Mount Rainier (Tahoma)
Autumn is in full swing with cool night and sunny days in the Pacific Northwest. Our climbing operations are slowly closing for the summer climbing season. On Mount Rainier (Tahoma), the route to the summit has become broken and more challenging over the weekend with the continued unseasonable warm temperatures. Our last trip wrapped up on September 25 as a training skills seminar based out of Camp Muir and Ingraham Flats (High Camp). This week, our guides are up at Camp Muir closing operations and storing equipment till spring of 2023.
Photos by Morgan McGonagle
North Cascades
Over the weekend our last Mount Baker (Komo Kulshan) trip finished up with 100% success. The route to the summit is still in good climbing condition and other teams are continuing to make ascents of the Easton glacier. We look forward to returning to the Easton and Coleman Deming Glacier in 2023 for our summit climbs and training seminars. The Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest has announced the road to Heliotrope Ridge trailhead (Northside of Mount Baker) will likely stay closed for next summer as they continue to repair the FS road access.
It’s been a wonderful summer with consistent sunny skies over the Cascades. A local article highlighted that this was one of the warmest summers on record for Seattle. Our teams certainly enjoyed the ample amount of sunshine and dry conditions as they have allowed for a high summit success rate.
We are already excited for 2023 spring and can’t wait to return to the Cascade summits!
Happy Climbing,
Alpine Ascents Team
