A dangerous climb is renewing the focus on Mount Rainier's extreme hazards.

Crews recovered the bodies of two climbers from the Wilson Glacier area of Mount Rainier, at an elevation of about 9,600 feet, the National Park Service said Thursday.

Ben Watson, a newlywed who lived in Seattle and worked in environmental science, and Jiri Richter, a software architect and ...

Authorities have recovered the bodies of two climbers who died near Wilson Glacier in Mount Rainier National Park.

The two climbers who were found dead on the mountain this Tuesday were far from the first to die at Mount Rainier National ...

Winter climbing in Mount Rainier National Park is technical and, when paired with extreme weather conditions, can turn deadly ...

The men were avid outdoorsmen who are remembered as passionate and kind.

Park rangers "initiated an inquiry" on Jan. 18, after identifying overdue climbing permits ...

The National Park Service said the search and rescue operations concluded after they found the hikers' remains on Tuesday.

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