Cascades Conditions Report 9/18/24

Cascades Conditions Report 9/18/24

 

Greetings fellow climbers,

Autumn is in full swing with cool nights in the mountains and a mixture of sunny and rainy days keeping us on our toes. Our summer climbing operations here in the PNW are slowly winding down for the summer climbing season. On Mount Rainier (Tahoma), our final trip of 2024 summited on Monday, September 16th. Since then, our guides have removed all the seasonal adjuncts off the mountain and broken down our fixed camps at both Ingraham Flats and Camp Muir. Our 2025 climbing dates are live on the website and we recommend booking sooner than later as the season fills up fast! In the North Cascades and Mt Baker (Kulshan) we have a few remaining trips in the field, with teams on Mt Shuksan, Ingalls Peak, and Mt Baker.

With this being our final update for the Cascade blog for 2024 we want to send a special thank you to all our guides for their hard work this season. Our guides worked tirelessly to make 2024 a memorable and safe climbing year. We would also like to thank our climbers for joining us and we hope to share the rope with you all soon.

Until next summer season, happy climbing!

 

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