Truckee, CA Man Among 6 Dead Climbers on Mt. Rainier The bad news on Mt. Rainier has now hit home. Matt Hegeman of Truckee, California is among the deceased climbers who most likely fell 3,000 vertical feet off the Liberty Ridge route on14,411-foot Mt. Rainier. Matt was working as a guide for Alpine Ascents International when the accident occurred this week. The last known whereabouts of […] Miles Clark | June 2, 2014 2 Comments
Six Climbers Dead on Mt. Rainier After 3,000-Foot Fall | 2 Guides & 4 Clients Two guides from Alpine Ascents International and their four clients are missing on 14,411-foot Mt. Rainier in Washington State today. They reportedly fell 3,000 vertical feel down a steep rockfall on the challenging Liberty Ridge route. They were reported missing by Alpine Ascents International on Friday at 4:30pm. “There is no viable way they could have […] Miles Clark | May 31, 2014 0 Comments