Washington Season Concluded

We have now finished our Washington climbing season. We had a great season with many climbs of Mt. Rainier, Mt. Baker, & numerous peaks throughout the North Cascades, as well as many great mountaineering schools. We look forward to another great season in 2012!

more summits amid changing conditions

Our Rainier climb made the summit this week, as the changing weather has created some new challenges on our climbing route such as new snow, icy layers, & increased clouds & precipitation. We hope to finish our last 2 climbs of the year with success, the forecast looks okay the next few days, we'll keep our fingers crossed!

Cooler conditions bring ice layer to Rainier

The warm & wet precipitation above 10,000' this weekend coupled with the cool down & freezing temperatures has created a icy layer on much of Rainier above the 10,000' level. Due to these ice conditions our last Muir climb deemed the route conditions too icy for a safe summit attempt, & decided to turn around on their summit bid at 12,300'. However, with the warm weather we are having today we expect this ice layer to warm up & for conditions to permit a summit by our group tomorrow.

9/11 Summit of Mount Rainier

The American Flag on the Summit of Mount Rainier on September 11, 2011. Team departed 9/9 and carried the flag to the summit as a tribute. Photo sent in by one of our climbers, Mark.

Photo taken by Seth Timpano

Changing weather in the NW, route work completed

There is a low pressure system on the way, so we will be expecting some precipitation beginning later this week & for the weekend. It will likely be cloudy for our next 2 Rainier climbs as they ascend up to Camp Muir.

We've had a few guides doing route work to maintain our climbing route on the upper mountain, attached is a recent photo of them in action. Our route is still in quite good condition for this time of year.

Rainier climbs keep summitting!

It's cloudy in Seattle as the "marine layer" of clouds keep the sun at bay, but our Rainier climb just called in from Camp Muir and said that they are above the clouds & have clear skies! They also reported great route conditions. The weather should remain much the same through the weekend.

Rainier climbs continue to summit in September

Our climbs on Mt. Rainier have had great success with the awesome weather & good route conditions. More good weather forecasted through the week!

Washington weather best of the season!

The last week of weather in Washington has been sunny & warm, this is perhaps the best weather of our whole summer season. Our Rainier climbs have continued to summit, with the route conditions remaining in good condition, and the forecast is for continued high pressure throughout the weekend.

More Rainier summits!

Our climbs of the Muir route on Rainier have been successful with great weather and awesome route conditions! We hope September will also yeild great weather for another month of fantastic views from the top.