Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. We look into its climbing history, spotlighting the pioneers who ...
A geologist from Eastern Washington State College returned from a research trip and warned that one of Washington’s volcanoes ...
A team of scientists explores the mysteries of Mount Rainier’s Ice Caves. Bill Lokey planted his ice axe in the crumbly slope and scanned the cavern with his headlamp. Counting all the ups and downs, ...
One of the world’s oldest national parks, Mount Rainier became part of the federal system in 1899, shortly after its last eruption. Park status was the culmination of a long campaign by John ...
In a discovery that has literally changed the landscape of the Pacific Northwest, Mount Rainier—Washington state's towering icon—has been found to be shorter than previously known. A local ...
On the summit of Mount Rainier are, from left, Scott Axelson, Marti Jordan, Jim Matheson, Brian Matheson, Andrea Arakelian and Keith Moore. The group accomplished the feat 20 years ago this month.