Rainier and the North Cascades




This year Alpine Ascents was awarded one of three permits granted by the National Park Service for guiding on the mountain. This made our summer very busy.


We guide three main routes on Mt. Rainier; The DC, The Emmons and the Kautz. All climbs on Rainier have a 2 to 1 client to guide ratio, which improves the chances of each individual to safely reatch the 14,410 ft summit of this Cascade giant.