A dangerous climb is renewing the focus on Mount Rainier's extreme hazards.

Park rangers "initiated an inquiry" on Jan. 18, after identifying overdue climbing permits ...

Authorities have recovered the bodies of two climbers who died near Wilson Glacier in Mount Rainier National Park.

The two climbers who were found dead on the mountain this Tuesday were far from the first to die at Mount Rainier National Park.

Two climbers were found dead in the Wilson Glacier area of Mount Rainier after going missing late last week. Rangers were searching for them since Saturday, The Seattle Times reported. The search for ...

The men were avid outdoorsmen who are remembered as passionate and kind.

Crews recovered the bodies of two climbers from the Wilson Glacier area of Mount Rainier, at an elevation of about 9,600 feet, the National Park Service said Thursday.

TACOMA – The swarm began shortly before 1:30 a.m. near Mount Rainier’s summit, with the largest earthquake being a 1.7 magnitude, the USGS said on X just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. “Currently, there is ...

Over 300 minor earthquakes have been detected under the surface of Mount Rainier since the morning of Tuesday, July 8. The swarm is the first of its kind since 2009, and, according to Pacific ...

Ben Watson, a newlywed who lived in Seattle and worked in environmental science, and Jiri Richter, a software architect and ...

Mount Rainier has lost glaciers due to the warming climate. Glacier melt threatens rivers, salmon habitats and hydropower across Washington state. South-facing glaciers without high-elevation ...

Winter climbing in Mount Rainier National Park is technical and, when paired with extreme weather conditions, can turn deadly ...