Question: I’m a 16-year-old student and I’m interested in getting into mountaineering. I wanted to take a trip to learn the basics and to do some climbing in the process. Adventure Adviser: Well, Dean ...

For longtime hikers and backpackers, the desire to tackle bigger, more technical mountains tends to come around eventually. Spend enough time staring at glaciated peaks from camp, and sooner or later, ...

There are a multitude of climbing opportunities within easy reach of the South Sound. From the top of 14,411-foot Mount Rainier, to the seemingly countless peaks of the North Cascades and Olympics, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The National Outdoor Leadership School of Lander, Wyo. recently announced that local resident ...