Tragedy has struck on two popular trails in Washington state, with four people dying in separate back-to-back accidents, including one at Mount Rainier National Park. Two longtime friends in their 70s ...

Exploring the areas around Mount Rainier by car lets you take in some of Washington’s most stunning natural landscapes. Whether you’re chasing mountain views, winding through forests, or cruising past ...

A snowshoer pauses on the way up Panorama Point to look back at the Tattoosh mountain range in Mount Rainier National Park. Jon Abbott The search for two missing climbers ended in tragedy Tuesday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A snowshoer pauses on the way up Panorama Point to look back at the Tattoosh mountain range in Mount Rainier National Park. (Jon ...

Jiri Richter and Ben Watson were drawn to the mountains — and they always wanted to help others reach the summit. Richter, 51, gave fellow climbers a pat on the shoulder and patiently told them to ...

The deaths of two experienced climbers on Mount Rainier this month have once again drawn attention to a hard truth about Washington’s most iconic peak and the West Coast’s tallest volcano: Even for ...

January 23 Update, 4:00 P.M. MDT: Officials have identified one of the climbers as 51-year-old Jiri Richter. Search and rescue personnel have recovered the bodies of two climbers on Mount Rainier.

Visitors heading to Mount Rainier National Park in 2026 will no longer need a timed entry reservati on to enter during peak summer hours, according to an announcement made last week. “The park will ...

Park rangers "initiated an inquiry" on Jan. 18, after identifying overdue climbing permits Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with ...

The bodies of two climbers were located on Tuesday, Jan. 20 after park rangers "initiated an inquiry" into overdue climbing permits, the National Park Service said Emergency contacts for the climbers ...