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Graham Zimmerman has scaled some of the tallest peaks in the world, but recently he's taken on a new challenge — advocating for action to turn back the effects of climate change.
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One of the premier peak bagging objectives in the Pacific Northwest is to scale the 100 highest mountains in Washington state. That challenge is called the Bulger List. Two years ago, an Oregon man became the first to conquer all 100 peaks in a single season. Just in the past few days, a duo from Ellensburg, Washington, repeated the feat — not quite as fast, but with an extra-hard twist.
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Two climbers were rescued by helicopter after one fell into a crevasse the day before on Mount Rainier. The climbers were on the Kautz Glacier climbing route below the Wapowety Cleaver and had planned to descend the Disappointment Cleaver route when one of them fell into the crevasse on Thursday.
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The big day has arrived for Bruce Stobie, the blind mountain climber featured in a KPLU story last month. Stobie flew to the base camp of Denali Thursday…
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Searchers have found the body of a missing Colorado climber on Mount Baker. Bellingham and Skagit mountain rescue teams spotted the body Sunday in a hole…
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The priceless experience of climbing Mt. Rainier will cost you an extra $13 this year. Rainier National Park officials are now charging $43 for a climbing…