Climbing Mount Rainier is a popular but challenging endeavor. The mountain claims lives each year due to its unpredictable weather and difficult terrain. Spring is the most popular time to climb the easier routes, before major crevasses open. For more technical routes it also reduces the chances of snow or rockfall. Winter climbing freezes more rocks in place allowing climbs such as Gibraltar which are unsafe even in the spring.
Mount Rainier with fresh snow and low clouds, aerial view, Washington
Green conifer forest on steep hillside in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Green conifer forest on steep hillside in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Detail, Glaciers on Mount Rainier with crevasses and icefal, National Park, Washington
Volcano Mt Rainier mirrored in Reflection Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Rainbow formed under Narada Falls in Mount Rainier National Park
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Summit of Mt Rainier rises above conifer forested hills in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
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