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 ...

One Missoulian is training to be the first blind man to complete both Mount Rainier (Tahoma) and Baker (Koma Kulshan) in a ...

“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 ...

Eric Gilbertson climbed Crestone Peak carrying loads of geological survey equipment to measure the summit's true elevations. What he discovered changes how people will ...

A 78-year-old woman climbed the tallest mountain in Washington by “taking one step at a time.” Rose Vanderhoof’s July 10 feat made her the oldest woman to summit Mount Rainier, beating Bronka ...

Chinook Pass (SR 410) and Cayuse Pass (SR 123) will close for the winter season within Mount Rainier National Parkon Friday.

As Rose Vanderhoof trudged up Mount Rainier, the sun started coming up. Lightning and dark clouds dissipated in the distance. More than 12,000 feet above sea level, she’d layered up with a puffy down ...

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 ...