The Alpine Ascents May 30 3-Day Rainier climb reached camp Muir this afternoon, with climbers taking between 4.5 and 5 hours to reach camp. Guides are making burritos while the rest of our climbers relax in the Gombu drinking hot tea and electrolyte beverages.
I’ll attach a photo of the group as they left the parking lot, and a photo of the current view from Muir as we sit above the clouds in calm weather.
Hello climbers, It felt like the switch to fall happened in the mountains this week! Cool temperatures and precipitation have returned to the mountains. New snow returned to mid and upper elevations over the last couple days, and a handful of inches is expected over the next few days and leading into the weekend as […]
Summer keeps on rolling and climbing in the Cascades is still going strong. Forecasts for the next week look promising. There will be a slight dip in the freezing levels over the weekend which should help keep things nice and cool higher up in the mountains. There’s also a slight change of picking up some […]
Hello climbers, It’s hard to believe, but the first week of August is almost finished! Climbing conditions throughout the state haven’t changed much since last week. Smoke has moved in the last couple of days throughout the area, but thankfully hasn’t impacted trips or teams up high. We expect a lot of the smoke to […]
