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Crater Explorations 15 Aug 2013 | 01:49 am
Late July brought a climbing team to Mount Rainier that was looking to do something a little bit different. Their mission was to explore the summit crater and it's ice caves, with the Kautz Glacier as...
Honorary Junior Climbing Rangers 9 Aug 2013 | 02:55 am
This is a shout out to some pretty awesome kids and their family that came out to climb the end of July/early August. Here is a write up of their climb. "We flew in from Thailand on the 29th of July...
August Changes 2 Aug 2013 | 09:21 am
After a few weeks of nothing but sun we are starting to see a few clouds and showers in the forecast. It's pretty normal to get more thunderstorm activity and the occasional fall/winter storm rolling ...
Busy Busy 26 Jul 2013 | 12:16 am
Like the previous post stated, it's fully summer. Still. The sun has been out consistently during normal daylight hours and the stars have been seen most of the other time. The cloudy marine layer tha...
Fully Summer 10 Jul 2013 | 10:34 am
Optimal route condition and great weather systems are starting to line up with one another. Longer trail approaches on the West Side of the mountain are melting out which facilitates access to some r...
Happy Birthday America! 5 Jul 2013 | 05:21 am
Lots of sun and blue sky up here on Rainier are adding to our celebration of America's 237th year of existence. The forecast for the holiday weekend looks great, and conditions should be great for sum...
Weekend Update 27 Jun 2013 | 10:02 pm
Up on Rainier things have been a bit wintry lately. Recent storms have deposited enough snow to make one to three foot drifts on lee aspects. Not many people have been climbing above high camps the pa...
_____________________Nick Hall______________________ 21 Jun 2013 | 10:17 pm
It's been one long year since we lost you. We won't ever forget your friendship or your style. Thanks for the inspiration to do more, do it better. The mountains are still out there. We're still c...
Summer on Top 15 Jun 2013 | 11:59 am
During the past week of cloudy weather in the lowlands, rangers and others have been enjoying sunny skies and stellar climbing conditions on the upper mountain. Even with the forecast of snow and cold...
Mountain Getting Climbed 11 Jun 2013 | 05:37 am
We just got through a really busy weekend here at Mt. Rainier and thoroughly enjoyed all the people we met. Seems like everyone was in really high spirits. Don't know if it was the $20.00 people saved...
