Whether a first-time climber, or an experienced mountaineer, the time to prepare for your 2025 Mt. Rainier climb begins now.

Since its first ascent, thousands of mountaineers have climbed Mount Rainier, which now has over 20 climbing routes. To date, there have been 370,000-400,000 successful ascents.

Climbing Mt. Rainier requires proficiency in mountaineering skills including crevasse rescue, snow and ice climbing techniques, glacier travel, and rope work.

Climbing Mount Rainier in 2025. Your list of resolutions for 2025 includes climbing iconic Mt. Rainier. Our ‘Preparation Series’ focuses on Conditioning (), Gear and Equipment (), Climbing ...

Whether a first-time climber, or a seasoned veteran, preparation for this the Mt. Rainier journey begins now. The actual climbing season begins around late May and runs through September.

Dawes Eddy, 80, was reported missing after he began a solo climb of Mount Rainier on May 30 and failed to return home. By Staff Author. Published on June 7, 2023 01:59PM EDT.

Climbing Mount Rainier is something almost every serious outdoors person in the Northwest wants to do at least once. Especially for a native who hikes and backpacks, it is a quintessential ...

Mike Gauthier, who spent 19 years (1990-2008) as a climbing ranger at Rainier and has summited more than 180 times (“I lost count after 150”), says, yeah, if properly prepared, chase the dream ...

But it was in Washington, on Mount Rainier, where every climber in the Whittaker family earned their legs. Whittaker’s father brought him to the top of Rainier’s volcanic peak for his first big climb ...

People from all over the world climb Mount Rainier. Scott Borrillo, a property manager from St. Augustine, Fla., had a 2008 summit attempt foiled by bad weather, but reached the top in 2009 ...

Mount Rainier, located in Washington state's Cascade Mountains about 60 miles southeast of Seattle, is 14,411 feet high. It is 17th-tallest mountain in the United States, but the fifth tallest in ...