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Check out this informative webinar hosted by Alpine Ascents senior guide Hannah McGowan, where she shares her insider knowledge on the Mexico Volcanoes expedition!  Hannah covers the logistics and itinerary of this high-altitude adventure, giving you a detailed look at what it takes to summit El Pico de Orizaba (18,491 ft / 5,636 m), the […]

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 […]

Greetings fellow climbers! Fall is in the air with a mixture of cooler temperatures and mountain snow. Over the past week our guides have reported new snow up high on the peaks of Mt Baker, Shuksan, and Mt Rainier. The long term forecast shows a cooler and more typically Cascade weather pattern with a mixture […]

Greetings climbers, Schools are starting up again and the mountains are quieting down as we approach the end of the busy season of Cascades climbing. We kicked off our final 6 Day course on Baker earlier this week, and we have teams of climbers spread across the state from Rainier, to Vesper Peak, to Shuksan, […]

Greeting fellow climbers! Summer has come back just in time for schools to start back up in the PNW. Today is a gorgeous day with temperatures in the mid 70’s and sunny! The cooler temps and precipitation over the past week  packed the mountains, with mountains in the North Cascades receiving snow above 7K and […]

Greetings follow climbers! We are entering the final week of August and it sure feels like the seasons have shifted.  We’ve seen all types of weather over the past week, from thunderstorms to sunny skies, to hail, to stellar conditions. Our teams have been climbing as the weather allows and others have had to pause […]

We’re thrilled to share the recording of our recent Aconcagua webinar, hosted by senior guide and Aconcagua expert Rachel Molstad. Whether you’re already signed up to climb or simply curious about the challenges of South America’s highest peak, this webinar offers valuable insights into what it takes to conquer Aconcagua. Standing at 22,841 feet, Aconcagua […]

Greeting fellow climbers! The temperatures have shifted and it feels like we are finally past the hot summer days. Across the Cascades we are seeing temperatures and freezing levels on par with seasonal averages for this time of year.  Over the recent week a few storms have impacted the state which has helped reduce wildfire […]

Greetings follow climbers! The third week of August is starting, and operations are in full swing with teams climbing across the Cascades and across the world! Our teams are checking in from Mt Olympus to Rainier to even Glacier Peak deep in the North Cascades. A cooling weather trend has set in this week, bringing […]

Greetings follow climbers! We are hitting the second week of August and summer is in full swing over in the Pacific Northwest. High pressure has dominated the Cascades this past week, and we can expect more of the same forecasted through the weekend. If you’re looking to find these conditions first hand, one of the […]