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 Emmons Glacier. The Emmons Glacier is a longer, more physical route than the popular regular route up to the summit. It involves detailed navigation up the huge glacier passing deep crevasses along the way - on a beautiful side of the mountain. It is an excellent route and provides climbers with a great mountaineering experience.

A rough itinerary would be:

Day 0 Arrive in Seattle - meet and review gear, questions etc.
Day 1 Drive to Mount Rainier N.P., hike into Glacier Basin Campsite
Day 2 Climb up to Emmons Flats
Day 3 Glacier skills review, camp at Emmons Flats
Day 4 Summit attempt in early morning
Day 5 Second summit attempt if needed, hike out, drive to Seattle
Day 6  Depart

Trip is open for all ability levels to a total of three guests and provides 1 - 2 guides.. For those with no previous glacier experience, we require a 2 - 3 day training session that we can do the week 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 August 8-12, 2010 - FULL!
Rates: $1300 per person

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)
 • Storage unit for gear not taken during climb
 • 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 registraion 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 had a great trip in 2008 and 2009 - for pictures, please visit our Rainier 2008 page.