In September 2024, Eric Gilbertson arrived at Mount Rainier with a grant from the American Alpine Club and a simple mission - to find out if the summit was still where everyone thought. Gilbertson ...

Colleen O’Brien: Mount McKinley became Denali; will Mount Rainier’s name also change ... question almost every snow-covered summit and glacier globally. According to a study published in ...

This hike ends with an absolutely incredible 360 degree view from Mount Rainier to Mount Adams and north to Glacier Peak. It’s breathtaking! Pair this trail with the Frozen Lake and Shadow Lakes ...

Washington State’s towering Mount Rainier has lost about ten feet of ... mountains since 1984 also warned the state’s high-up glaciers have been losing 40% of their volume.

The melting of glaciers triggered by such local weather phenomena has brought trouble to not only the Himalayas but mountains all over the world. Mount Rainier, for example, has traditionally ...