Rainier, the most glaciated mountain in the lower-48 states, in 2007. They are gearing up for the calendar-year climbing season, and recently found great success in Antarctica on 'Seven Summit ...

Rainier in Washington State I’m excited for ... John Waechter reached the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 ft.) on May 25th, 2001. With the ascent of Mt. Everest, he successfully completed climbing ...

Still, though, many people decide to make the trek and do the dangerous hike to summit Mount Rainier– even during the winter season. According to the study, the park sees 8.55 winter deaths per ...

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The earliest description of Rainier’s summit caves comes from the first documented ascent. Gen. Hazard Stevens and Philemon Van Trump crested the crater late in the day on August 17, 1870. A bitter ...