Several of Mount Rainier’s glaciers are already gone, experts say, and others aren’t far behind. The News Tribune asked what ...

Brace yourself for the new math of Mount Rainier National Park’s northwest corner.

The river has changed drastically since his youth, he told The News Tribune. The water has grown increasingly warm and the ...

I t’s no secret that there are tons of great hikes in Mount Rainier National Park, but the Naches Peak Loop trail is easily one of the best.Not only does it afford hikers incredible views of the ...

At 4,392m, Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest. Situated just 95km southeast of Seattle, it has long beckoned climbers and adventurers. Today, we’ll ...

Mount Saint Helens, Mount Adams, Mount Baker, and Glacier Peak are four of the active volcanoes in Washington state. The fifth, located less than 70 miles from Seattle, is Mount Rainier.

Mt. Rainier is shorter than we all thought … 10 feet shorter. New GPS measurements measure the new peak, a rocky patch along the Southwest rim, at 14,399.6 feet. Rainier’s old ice cap peak ...

Finally came Eldorado Peak, just south of Diablo Lake. That one’s down 20 feet, Gilbertson said. Like Rainier, the ice cap is no longer the highest point on the mountain, and a rocky spot now ...

Mount Rainier is famous for its challenging peak, but this may be getting easier to climb as the mountain is smaller than it was before. Image credit: Bill Perry/Shutterstock.com DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION ...

JOHN WAECHTER. John Waechter reached the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 ft.) on May 25th, 2001. With the ascent of Mt. Everest, he successfully completed climbing the highest peak on each of the ...