This page is a supplement to Climbing The Cascade Volcanoes
, my guide to summit routes up the high volcanoes of the Cascade Range. This page will list route updates and access and permit information for Mount Rainier and its
satellite peak, Little Tahoma, as well as links to
trip reports, photos, and other online Mount Rainier climbing resources.
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Mount Rainier
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At 14,411' elevation, Mount Rainier is Washington's highest summit, and the
highest of the Cascade Range volcanoes. It is a challenging ascent via any route.
Several popular glacier "walk-up" routes are popular, including Disappointment
Cleaver, Emmons Glacier, Kautz Glacier and Tahoma Glacier. The Liberty Ridge route is
the classic "hard" route up Mount Rainier.
Reference: Climbing Washington's Mountains,
Adventure Guide to Mount Rainier.
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Little Tahoma Peak
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Little Tahoma Peak is a satellite peak of Mount Rainier. At 11,138' elevation, it is the
third-highest summit in Washington, and one of the highest volcanic peaks of the Cascade Range.
Some feel this is not a distinct summit worthy of classification as a Cascade volcano, and
although it is merely a peak on a ridge of a volcano proper, it is a unique summit with a
popular climbing route. The route from Summerland, via the Fryingpan and Whitman Glaciers, is a simple but
spectacular glacier climb with exposed, loose Class 3 scrambling to the summit.
Reference: Climbing Washington's Mountains,
Adventure Guide to Mount Rainier.
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