The first documented attempt to climb Mount Rainier took place in August 1857. U.S. Army Lieutenant Augustine Kautz led a team that included Dr. Robert Orr Craig and several Nisqually guides.

Emma Smith, Seattle magazine’s social media manager, decided to climb Mount Adams in July, giving herself just a few weeks to ...

Glacier loss on Mount Rainier accelerates, altering ecosystems and traditions. Tribal members report shrinking salmon runs and warming rivers Artists and climbers document visible glacier retreat ...

Thirty years ago, my friend Jeff and I set off to climb the north face of Mount Rainier (14,411 feet) via Liberty Ridge — a narrow rib of snow and ice more than 5,000 feet tall. Our divergent ...

The High Rock Trail is a 1.6-mile climb with over 1,300 feet of elevation gain. Its narrow, rocky route is unsuitable for vehicles and too impractical to transport construction materials by foot.

Several of Mount Rainier’s glaciers are already gone, experts say, and others aren’t far behind. The News Tribune asked what that means for visitors.

At the same time, Kentucky is pouring $50 million into new scholarships and athlete benefits with no new revenue to offset it ...

Several of Mount Rainier’s glaciers are already gone, experts say, and others aren’t far behind. The News Tribune asked what that means for visitors.

Mount Rainier was experiencing "the most significant seismic activity" at the volcano in more than 15 years as an "earthquake swarm" hit the site starting on Tuesday, according to the U.S ...

Mount Rainier hasn't had a major eruption, with strong geologic evidence, in the past 1,000 years, Weiss-Racine said. This story has been updated to fix a typo.

The hundreds of Mount Rainier earthquakes detected Tuesday marked the largest seismic swarm at the active stratovolcano since 2009, the USGS said.