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[VIDEO] Summer Ski Trip on Mount Rainier, WA, Via Emmons Glacier

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 19, 2022
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Search Resumes for Hiker Missing for 2-Weeks on Mount Rainier, WA

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With an improved weather window, search teams in Mount Rainier National Park, WA resumed ground-based search operations early Sunday, Oct. 25 for missing hiker, Dr. Sam Dubal. Related: Search Continues for University of Washington Professor Missing on Mount Rainer, WA Since Friday Experienced search and rescue professionals from the National Park Service (NPS) and 10 partner search and rescue organizations began searching for […]

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CragBrains | October 26, 2020
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Body of Skier Missing Since Friday Found in Crevasse at Bottom of Liberty Ridge, Mount Rainier, WA

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The body of a missing climber was located today along the base of Liberty Ridge yesterday. Matthew Bunker, 28-years-old of Seattle, was reported missing on Liberty Ridge by the other member of his climbing party on Friday, June 26. Bunker was skiing behind his partner at approximately 10,400 feet in elevation, near Thumb Rock. As they were descending from Thumb […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 30, 2020
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Climber Survives 30-Foot Fall into Crevasse on Mt. Rainier, WA and Manages to Climb Out

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A mountain climber credits his quick thinking, and a lot of luck, helping him survive when he fell into a crevasse on Mount Rainier, WA. The incident occurred at the beginning of August, but Graham Parrington and his team are just now talking about it. Graham Parrington and his team had just summited Rainier and were heading back down to camp, […]

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CragBrains | September 19, 2019
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The World’s 5 Tallest Peaks and How Dangerous They Are To Climb

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Climbing big mountains is dangerous stuff. For most people, that’s just common sense (for others it’s not). Which of the world’s 5 tallest peaks is the deadliest? K2 is the second highest peak on Earth but stands as the most dangerous to climb. An insane 23% of people who attempt K2 never make it back alive. That’s almost one in […]

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Mike Lavery | September 13, 2019
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One Killed and Two Seriously Injured as Rockfall Hits Campsite on Mt. Rainier, WA

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One person was killed and two others were injured after a rockfall tore through a campsite on Mount Rainier Wednesday night, the National Park Service said. Mount Rainier National Park spokesman Kevin Bacher says a rescue team responded to six climbers caught in a rockfall at 10,400 feet 8 pm Wednesday. Bacher says a climber on the Liberty Ridge route […]

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CragBrains | May 31, 2019
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14,411′ Mt. Rainier, WA Kautz Route Trip Report

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Brandon Arrastia, 24 was born and raised in Miami and a love of the outdoors born from fishing and hiking in his local area led to his current passion. Coming from Florida, a life dedicated to mountaineering is probably as far from his childhood as he could imagine. A few years ago I took an interest in mountaineering being that […]

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Guest Author | August 25, 2018
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Monumental 5-Storey High Icefall on Mount Rainier, WA Would’ve Been ‘an Unsurvivable Event’

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Recent icefall on Mount Rainier, WA has rattled seismographs, and perhaps the nerves of a few climbers, after collapses on the Ingraham Glacier beginning last Friday. Ice blocks and debris tumbled at least 1,000 vertical feet and across the popular Disappointment Cleaver climbing route, according to the Seattle Times. “The large ice block tumbled in the middle of the night when […]

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CragBrains | July 17, 2018
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Mount St. Helens Experienced 40 Earthquakes in 3 Days

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Forty earthquakes occurred around Mount St. Helens in the first three days of the year, with the most powerful a magnitude 3.9 that occurred about 5 miles from Mount St. Helens and 23 miles from the town of Morton. The 3.9 magnitude earthquake was felt in Portland and Seattle but there were no reported injuries or damage. Since then there […]

Steven Agar | January 8, 2018
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Crystal Mountain Conditions Report | Return of Winter?

Something strange happened this past week in Washington. It snowed. Sure, the accumulation only stacked up to 6 inches, but after weeks of high pressure any snow is welcome. Snow is snow, you can tell because of the way it is (and sticks in the trees). It didn’t rain, it snowed, and that’s all that matters. Luckily stayed low through the end of the week, so the new snow didn’t immediately […]

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Chaz Diamond | February 22, 2015
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Crystal Mountain Conditions Report | Slush Crushing

The string of unseasonably warm weather continues in the Pacific North West. This week of warm dry weather was a welcome relief after the past few weeks that brought a mixed bag of rain and snow, and had riders in the Cascades holding their collective breath, hoping for the best. If January is the new June, February is looking like the new July. The forecast for clear skies with a high of 41. Even as the low tide year drags on, its damn hard to be upset when you get your a healthy dose of Vitamin D and Vitamin R (Rainier, the mountain With the dose of Vitamin D and Vitamin R today, the mood on the mountain was super positive. […]

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Chaz Diamond | February 15, 2015
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The Rainier 9000: Summit to Paradise Ski Descent

With the return of spring weather to Washington (no rain?!) the conditions in the mountains went from sketchy to primed. After allowing a few days for recent snowfall to settle or slide it was time. Ditching the 90 degree heat in Seattle, two buddies and myself decided to have a go at Rainier on Thursday Morning. We pulled out of Seattle at 6am on Wendesday and headed South to Rainier. After securing climbing permits and sorting out all our gear we left the lot around 10am. The temperature was easily in the 50’s as we worked our way up to Camp Muir. For anyone who has done that tour […]

Chaz Diamond | May 16, 2014
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Mount Rainier Speed Record Shattered on Skis Last Week

For a long time, Argentine mountain guide Willie Benegas owned the Mt. Rainier speed record.  It’s classically recorded from the Paradise parking (5,400 feet) lot to the summit (14,411 feet) and back via the Disappointment Cleaver route.  Willie ran up and ran down after being acclimatized to the Himalaya and did it in 4 hours and 40 minutes, which is insane. […]

Miles Clark | June 13, 2013
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Mt. Rainier Conditions Report: 3 Days on Rainier & 21,000’ of Skiing | Photo Tour

While the ski season is winding down for most folks this year, I decided to cram in a few last steep turns before packing my skis away for the months ahead. Tioga has been skiing great, but it’s days were numbered and the weather was for once telling me to go north and get some big mountain volcano skiing. After […]

Zeb Blais | May 12, 2013
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