Rainier Muir Climb summits & reports good conditions!

Our Rainier climb made the top yesterday, & had great weather. They reported amazing views of the Puget Sound region as well as the North Cascades! Congrats team!

The weather looks reasonable this week, as temperatures begin to cool & we see more marine layer clouds over the region, this is typical of late season weather.

Weather holding steady for Rainier & North Cascades!

The weather in the Pacific North West has been incredible for the month of August! We've had great climbs & mountaineering schools throughout the month. This week concludes our 13 day, 6 day, & private mountaineering school programs for the summer, while our 3 day Rainier climb on the Muir route will continue through September. We still have some space for privates in the North Cascades through September, if this awesome weather holds out it will be a fantastic time to climb!

Fred Hutch climbers summit on August 20!

Here is a great photo of our recent Rainier climb where climbers who raise funds for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center stood at the summit of Mt. Rainier, a beautiful day indeed!

Rainier climbs continue to summit!

Our Rainier climbs have continued to make the top recently. We have had a minor low pressure system yesterday & today which brought some clouds, wind & rain, but it looks like weather will improve tonight for tomorrow's summit attempt. We will keep our fingers crossed for good weather into September.

Sunset Climb

The lastest 3 Day Muir just completed a beautiful sunset climb! All was well!

Rainier climb summits!

Our 3 day Muir climb summitted yesterday & reported excellent route conditions. Weather should hold over the weekend for more Rainier summits!

Alpine Ascents Guide Stuart Robertson makes 100th summit of Rainier!

Stuart Robertson, Alpine Ascents International Guide, reached the summit of Mt. Rainier via the Emmons route making it his 100th summit of Rainier! Way to go Stuart! This concluded our final Emmons climb of the year on Mt. Rainier, a great season all around.

More Rainier summits!

Our Rainier climbs of the last few days have all had good success, with route & weather conditions holding steady. Our climb that summitted on Friday ended up topping out Friday evening, and watched the sunset from the top of Rainier. More good weather & conditions expected for this week.

This photo is of our recent Fred Hutch climb on the summit of Rainier. Pictured are climbers Alpine Ascents guide Lee Lazzara, climber Janet Chung & Alpine Ascents guide Peter Moore (at right). Congrats!

Rainier teams continue to summit with great weather!

Our recent Rainier climbs have all made the summit, reporting great weather & excellent route conditions for this time of the year. We hope the good weather will continue to hold throughout the weekend and into next week! The last few weeks have seen some of the finest conditions of the year for climbing North West glaciated peaks!!

Route Conditions & Weather great on Rainier!

The recent high pressure in the north west has made for great weather on our recent summit climbs. The Rainier Emmons, Kautz & Muir routes all saw summits last week as a result of great route conditions, perfect weather, and strong climbers! Our last Emmons climb will depart tomorrow for Rainier, while the Kautz is wrapped up for the season. Our Muir climbs will continue to launch every other day until late September. With the still high levels of snow on Rainier we hope for continued high pressure through August & September, allowing us more great views from the top of Washington's highest peak!