The Alaska Dispatch has an amazing investigation into the May 2011 death of Beat Neiderer on Mount McKinley. Neiderer had stayed at Denali Pass to award rescue on his guide’s instructions and wound up freezing to death while another injured climber Lawrence Cutler descended solo to base camp and survived.

Written on May 14th, 2012 , General Tags: ,


Repairs are being made to Mount Sunflower which was heavily vandalized last year.

Written on May 6th, 2012 , General Tags:

Stars at night Mt. Hood Timberline Lodge, Oregon USA. Time Lapse Video by Steven Koch Photography. from Steven Koch on Vimeo.

We’re always a sucker for time lapse videos. Above is a 13 second night timelapse (shot over 5 hours) behind Timberline Lodge.

Written on April 28th, 2012 , General Tags: ,


Timberline posted today plans to open at Water Park at Timberline Lodge. Let’s see. It’s April Fools, right?

Written on April 1st, 2012 , General Tags: ,


The UK Mail has some nifty photos of the lenticular clouds on Mount Rainier.

Written on March 28th, 2012 , General Tags: ,

MILE…MILE & A HALF (trailer) from The Muir Project on Vimeo.

A very nice nice documentary on hiking the John Muir Trail is out (Mile…Mile & A Half).

Written on February 16th, 2012 , General Tags: ,

Mount Rainier National Park is preparing to open bids to run the concessions in the park. Mount Rainier Guest Services currently operates the concessions including Paradise Inn and National Park Inn and has the contract since 1987. Its contract was to expire Dec. 31 but has been extended to December 31, 2012

Written on February 12th, 2012 , General Tags: ,

The body of 32-year-old Jared Townsley was found on February 7 at about 9,200-feet on Mount Hood. He had been reported missing on February 6 after not returning.

Written on February 9th, 2012 , General Tags: ,


Police in Patagonia, Chile have arrested a man for stealing 5 tons of ice from the Jorge Montt Glacier to be used for cocktail drink ice.

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Here’s Mauna Kea covered in snow.

Written on January 28th, 2012 , General Tags:

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