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Mount Rainier park honors its top Meadow Rovers
Mount Rainier National Park officials recently honored their Meadow Rovers of the Year. Read more...
• Stranded snowboarders rescued on Mount Rainier
• Snowboarders to spend second night stuck on Mount Rainier in storm
• Denali vet takes chief of interpretation post at Mount Rainier
• Winter has arrived at Rainier: Roads starting to close in national park
• Body recovered below Ricksecker Point at Mount Rainier
• Board: Mount Rainier ranger's shooting death not preventable
• Traps at Mount Rainier part of gypsy moth monitoring
• Work set to close SR 123 at Mount Rainier for 2 days, beginning Monday
• Man sentenced for Mount Rainier park car break-ins

History

14,410 or 14,411: The true measure of the Mountain
Eight hours after we stood on the roof of Washington last summer, our guides rewarded us with certificates that read "Mount Rainier, 14,410 feet."
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• Hazard Stevens climbed Rainier first. Or did he?
• The ski resort that wasn't
• Rainier Timeline
• Origins of landmark names
• How Mount Tacoma became Mount Rainier

Recreation

Climbing

Mount Rainier's Camp Muir might get overhaul
The structure that sticks out most as climbers approach the architectural smorgasbord of Camp Muir, the backcountry campground on the southeastern flank of Mount Rainier, is a black box that looks a bit like an oversized semi-truck container.

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• Bad weather means ranger's body may remain on Mount Rainier until midweek
• Break allowing Rainier rangers to recover body could be imminent
• Man who died on Rainier a Kent parishioner, Green River teacher
• Mount Rainier rangers hope weather will clear, allowing recovery of man who fell a half-mile
• George Dunn becomes first to summit Mount Rainier 500 times
• Climber’s body pulled off Rainier
• Rainier rangers: A sharp eye on the slopes
• When The Mountain was angry

Bad weather means ranger's body may remain on Mount Rainier until midweek
The body of a Mount Rainier ranger who tumbled a half-mile down a glacier to his death Thursday may remain on the mountain for another three days as weather continues to hamper the recovery effort. Read more...
• Businessman, humanitarian dies from biking accident injuries
• Break allowing Rainier rangers to recover body could be imminent
• Man who died on Rainier a Kent parishioner, Green River teacher
• Mount Rainier rangers hope weather will clear, allowing recovery of man who fell a half-mile
• Climber’s body pulled off Rainier
• Weather conditions halt search for climber on Mount Rainier

Science

‘Brain freeze’ comes from misread signal
What causes a “brain freeze”? Why do we get them? —S.F., Pleasantville, N.J. Read more...
• Unearthing secrets of the ancient Cascades

People

U.S. to honor 2 leaders of risky Rainier rescue attempt
Two leaders of one of the most challenging rescue attempts Mount Rainier has ever seen will be honored Wednesday in Washington, D.C., by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Read more...
• Happy trails: After 45 years, Rainier trail foreman to retire

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