Mt. Rainier has lost its status as a year-round ice-capped peak, according to a new survey that shows the iconic mountain is ...

Researchers believe that melting ice and snow shifted the true summit of the iconic peak from a frozen ridge to a pile of ...

A new study shows that all five ice-capped peaks in the Lower 48 have shrunk, including Mt. Rainier, which has lost 10 feet ...

In September 2024, Eric Gilbertson arrived at Mount Rainier with a grant from the American Alpine Club and a simple mission — to find out if the summit was still where everyone thought. Gilbertson, an ...

“I went up there on August 28 the first time and I measured Columbia Crest and the southwest rim and I found that Columbia Crest has melted about 22 feet since the last ground survey in 1998 and it’s ...

The top of Mount Rainier is no longer the top of Mount Rainier. The frozen ice cap on top of Washington’s iconic mountain — recognized for generations as the tippy top — is melting as the atmosphere ...

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 ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Rose Vanderhoof, 78, became the oldest woman to summit Washington’s Mount Rainier on July 10. Courtesy of Rose Vanderhoof A 78-year-old woman climbed the tallest mountain in Washington by “taking one ...

At 4,392m, Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest. Situated just 95km southeast of Seattle, it has long beckoned climbers and adventurers. Today, we’ll look ...

Mount Rainier experienced its largest earthquake swarm since 2009 on Tuesday. USGS reported hundreds of small quakes under the surface near the stratovolcano's summit . The agency said there was no ...