In September 2024, Eric Gilbertson arrived at Mount Rainier with a grant from the American Alpine Club and a simple mission — to find out if the summit was still where everyone thought. Gilbertson, an ...

“I went up there on August 28 the first time and I measured Columbia Crest and the southwest rim and I found that Columbia Crest has melted about 22 feet since the last ground survey in 1998 and it’s ...

At 4,392m, Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest. Situated just 95km southeast of Seattle, it has long beckoned climbers and adventurers. Today, we’ll look ...

The REI store in Redmond Town Center invites new and experienced climbers alike to attend a free class, "The Basics of Climbing Mount Rainier," from 7-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. The class will be ...

The top of Mount Rainier is no longer the top of Mount Rainier. The frozen ice cap on top of Washington’s iconic mountain — recognized for generations as the tippy top — is melting as the atmosphere ...

Rose Vanderhoof, 78, became the oldest woman to summit Washington’s Mount Rainier on July 10. Courtesy of Rose Vanderhoof A 78-year-old woman climbed the tallest mountain in Washington by “taking one ...

Hunter and his brother Ethan pose with Ron and Don, confirming Hunter did make it to the top of Mount Rainier. (MyNorthwest.com) After only a few hours of sleep, months preparing, and thousands of ...

MOUNT RAINIER, Wash. A few puzzling clues have been left behind for searchers as they look for a missing climber on Mount Rainier. Eric Lewis, 57, and his fellow climbers were attempting to go up the ...

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. — An injured climbing ranger has been airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after falling into a crevasse while skiing from the summit. Rainier spokeswoman Lee ...

Dawn Brown used to be addicted to crack. “Addiction has been a problem for me for years. In the end I was all by myself, driving around in a car, smoking crack and drinking alcohol, 24/7. I just could ...