Search Under Way for Missing Climber on Mount Rainier
A search was under way Friday for a 57-year-old climber missing on Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park authorities said.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 2nd, 2010 1:15pm
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Sunrise Area of Mount Rainier National Park Open This Weekend, With Some Caveats
While the Sunrise area of Mount Rainier National Park will be open this weekend, not all services will be available due to the cool, snowy spring, say park officials.
Shuttle Service Back on the Road at Mount Rainier National Park
With the summer season officially under way the free shuttle bus service at Mount Rainier National Park is back on the road. Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga says park visitors can catch the buses from Ashford, Longmire and Paradise during the 2010 summer season.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 20th, 2010 2:15am
Woman Falls Into Snow "Sink Hole" At Mount Rainier National Park
A woman received multiple injuries when she fell an estimated 20 feet down into a sink hole created by melting snow at Mount Rainier National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 19th, 2010 9:22am
Avalanche Hits 11 Climbers on Mount Rainier, One Still Missing
Searchers were waiting for improved weather conditions to resume the hunt for one of 11 climbers who were hit by an avalanche while trying to summit Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 11th, 2010 7:48am
NPCA Wants FAA, National Park Service to Consider Banning Mount Rainier National Park Overflights
With the National Park Service and the Federal Aviation Administration sitting down to consider scenic overflights of Mount Rainier National Park, the National Parks Conservation Association wants the agencies to consider a broad range of options, including a ban on the overflights.
NPCA-Mount Rainier Overflights.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 28th, 2011 12:29pm
Two Climbers Lucky To Survive Ordeal On Mount Rainier
A pair of climbers who found themselves in white-out conditions on Mount Rainier are fortunate to have survived their ordeal, which included falling into a crevasse.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 28th, 2010 10:44am
Reader Participation Survey: How Much Local Control Should Be Exerted Over National Parks?
Should there be more uniformity across the National Park System when it comes to regulations pertaining to such activities as air tours, mountain biking, and personal watercraft use, just to name three sensitive issues?
What Do You Think About Sightseeing Tours Circling Mount Rainier National Park?
One of the increasingly thorny issues circling around the National Park System are sightseeing planes that circle national parks. Those tours have been debated at Grand Canyon, Crater Lake, and Grand Teton national parks, just to name three units of the system. Now you can add Mount Rainier National Park to the list.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 5th, 2010 3:15am
NPCA: Independent Review Shows Wolf Population Goals Too Low in Washington State
Wolf population targets laid out in a draft management plan by Washington Department of Fish and Game officials are too low to sustain a viable population, according to some independent scientists who reviewed the proposal.
Wash Wolf DEIS Peer Review.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 19th, 2010 2:15am
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