Mount Rainier National Park, WA

Alpine Endeavors has become a recipient for another special use permit for Mount Rainier! Join us for a memorable climb on an incredible mountain.

Our route of choice is to summit Mt Rainier via the Kautz Glacier.

A rough itinerary would be:

Day 0 Arrive in Seattle - meet and review gear, questions etc.
Day 1 Drive to Mount Rainier N.P., climb up Wilson Glacier and camp
Day 2 Climb up camp below Camp Hazard
Day 3 Summit Attempt
Day 4 Alt weather day
Day 5 Pack up, hike out, drive to Seattle

Trip is open for all ability levels to a total of four guests and 2 guides.. For those with no previous glacier experience, we require a 2 - 3 day training session that we can do the days before in the North Cascades National Park. We will do a one-day glacier skills and crevasse rescue refresher on the glaciers as well as a pre-trip meeting and training day in the Shawangunks sometime prior to our trip.

Join us: June 4-8, 2012
Rates: $1,645.00 per person w/ lodging

Rates include:
 • all guiding fees
 • dinners on the mountain
 • technical & group equipment (such as ropes, tents and cooking gear)
 • ground transportation (to and from Sea Tac)
 • *lodging the first and last night of the trip (based on double occupancy)

Rates do not include:
• air transportation
• off-mountain meals
• breakfast and lunch in the mountains
• gratuities
• any additional expenses in the event of early departure for you and your guide
(evac fees, transport, extra hotel nights, etc)
• Trip cancellation insurance
• Climber registration and Mount Rainier NPS permit ($30pp)
• any other expenses not listed in the included list

Please contact us with more questions.

Looking up the Emmons Glacier (actual route is left of center) from Camp Sherman, Mount Rainier, WA

     We have had great and successful trips in 2008, 2009, and 2010- for pictures, please visit our Rainier 2008 page.