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Greetings follow climbers! Summer is moving along quickly and we’re already feeling the shorter days. This last week the Cascades and the PNW got hit with a strong seasonal storm that produced heavy rain from Mt Rainier to Mt Baker.  Teams on the mountains, especially on Rainier, were impacted by the adverse conditions and paused […]

Submission by Steve House, founder of Uphill Athlete. Training for a Mount Everest expedition demands a meticulous blend of physical, mental, and technical preparation. While our book, Training for the New Alpinism, delves deeply into these topics, this guide provides concise, actionable advice underpinned by essential theories to help you understand the “why” behind an […]

Submission by Jess, Alaska Operations. When I touched down in Talkeetna this year, greeted by sunny skies and perfect weather, I couldn’t help but feel hopeful for a smoother forecast for Denali climbing season compared to the previous year’s relentlessly poor weather. Julia was clearly on the same wavelength because just a few weeks before, […]

Mt Rainier, Muir route update – At the end of last week, the Muir route was adjusted due to conditions on the mountain around 12,800ft. The route “fell out” for a few days and we are proud to say that the route is back in. Our team yesterday (July 29th) had 100% summit success on […]

Greetings follow climbers! Summer is here and these sunny PNW days are pretty fantastic. We’ve wrapped up another glorious week of sunny and hot weather in the Cascades with above average seasonal temperatures across the region.  The upcoming forecast  shows a a cooling trend with more seasonally average temperatures on deck. Regardless, don’t forget to […]

Greetings follow climbers! Summer is in full swing in the PNW. The Paradise snotel has officially hit 0” of snow on the ground!  This past week has been another glorious week of sunny and hot weather in the Cascades.  The forecast for the next week looks to be more of the same, so be sure […]

Mt Rainier, Muir route update – At the end of last week, the Muir route had a large crevasse collapse at around 12,800’.  This collapse has caused climbers to not be able to reach the summit. Over the weekend our Director of Operations along with senior guides have been on the Muir Route working on […]

Greetings follow climbers! The sunshine is here and just like that the switch has flipped post July 4th!   Those living in the PNW have swapped their rain jackets for t-shirts and sandals. Since last week high pressure has dominate the PNW with hot and sunny days across the region. Seattle experienced its first heat wave […]

Greetings follow climbers! Summer has finally arrived! PNW long time locals know that our summer doesn’t start until July 4th…. and that’s exactly what we saw in 2024. High pressure has moved over the region and allowed for sunny skies all along the Cascade Crest.  This weekend is forecasted to be the warmest days of […]

Greetings follow climbers! The Pacific Northwest continues to have its classic weather pattern of sunny days coupled with stormy patches. With the summer solstice behind it is hard to imagine days are slowly getting shorter. Similar to last week, teams have taken advantage of the beautiful weather windows and have had success all over the […]