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Last week was warm on the mountain - and the forecast is for record temps early next week. Climbing on the mountain has been heating up too. A former climbing ranger, Chad Kellogg, was seen mashing up and down the mountain - three times in a row. His...

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The Mount Rainier Climbing Rangers at both Camp Schurman and Camp Muir were honored to have a special guest volunteer with us over the past two weeks in Phu Nuru Sherpa. Not only is Phu Nuru a strong, talented climber with an extensive climbing resum...

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The first week of July has brought lots of action to the mountain. We've had three major rescues, a handful of carry-outs, and plenty of minor injuries to keep us busy.On Wednesday, July 1st, our co-worker and friend Sam was hurt while skiing on the ...

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With June upon us, we find ourselves at a crossroads of the season. Many early season routes are still seeing traffic (like Liberty Ridge), while later season routes (like Disappointment Cleaver) are beginning to get attention.Approaches are becoming...

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With the great weather and long weekend lots of climbers have been summiting. We've had successful summits via the Kautz Glacier Route, Tahoma Glacier, Liberty Ridge, Fuhrer Finger, Ingraham Direct, Emmons Glacier, and Gibralter Ledges. The daytime s...

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What a weekend! Although the wind blew a little more than I was hoping, I think a good time was had by everyone.Here's the rundown on the park's visitation over the weekend Cars Entering the Park Through Nisqually Entrance1/17 (Saturday) 532 cars1/...

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All right folks, this is it! You can ski 7,500 feet of vertical this weekend at Paradise!The Hype.Rarely during the winter does the weather turn so nice for so long! I made a rare run from just above Ingraham Flats (11,500') to Longmire (2,700'), tha...

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For those anxious readers interested in yet another story, of another climber, who has set another new 'unofficial' speed summit record...please read on. For the rest of you tired of hearing of such dribble, we suggest you continue reading anyway and...

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What do you get when you combine an unsatiable hunger for ski and snowboard turns all year (TAY), a slushy snow slope, a pond and some folks dressed up to the nine's in costumes resembling some of Stan Lee's worst superhero nightmares? Give up...Yo...

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This summer has seen a flurry of interest in climbing Mount Rainier FAST... Justin Merle set the pace by breaking the Chad Kellogg's record (4 hours 59 minutes) by 10 minutes on July 11th. His friend and colleague, Liam O'Sullivan, rose the bar a few...