[PDF] Mount Rainier eBook

Author : Mike Gauthier
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,83 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781594858420

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Many of the most accomplished U.S. alpinists have learned their skills on Mount Rainier. And many of the rest of us dream of one day standing on its majestic summit. Whether you're one of these dreamers or an aspiring pro, you need Mount Rainier: A Climbing Guide, written by Mike Gauthier, the park's former Lead Climbing Ranger. This new edition is a major upgrade of the bestselling guidebook, which remains a standard for other climbing guides. New features include an expanded section on glaciers, including how to understand and surmount them, as well as new information on search-and-rescue and additional historical details throughout. Gauthier has also added beta on all major ski routes, as this sport has become a favorite on the mountain.

Author : Bette Filley
Publisher : Dunamis House
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 17,24 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Rainier, Mount (Wash.)
ISBN : 9781880405062

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A compendium of information and trivia about Mount Ranier and the surrounding national park, with fun facts and statistics in sections on early exploration, the human and natural history of the area, the park service, colorful characters, Indian tribes, park facilities, glaciers, landmarks, events, spiritual aspects, trails, roads, wildlife, activities, and volcanology. Includes b&w photos and maps. c. Book News Inc.

Author : Molly Hashimoto
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 28,59 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.)
ISBN : 9781680513349

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Unique and charming gift book about iconic Mount Rainier National Park from a beloved artist's perspective

Author : Tim McNulty
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 24,85 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :

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Home to more than 120 alpine plant species, three of which are found nowhere else in the world, Mount Rainier remains a refuge for a diversity of flora and fauna. It is also a magnet for the hundreds of thousands of people who live within sight of its snowy slopes and for millions of visitors who arrive from around the world each year. O'Hara and McNulty explore the conflict this presents as park managers attempt to balance protection of the mountain's fragile ecosystems with the desires of the many who wish to seek solitude in its vast forests or challenge themselves on its daunting glaciers.

Author : Bryan Knedler and Jimmy Tarlau
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 24,31 MB
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 1467116726

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Mount Rainier began its history as an incorporated town in 1910, with the merging of several subdivisions that straddled Bunker Hill Road, a major route between the ports of Georgetown and Bladensburg. Before the Civil War, Thomas and Anna Clemson owned a 100-acre farm that fronted on that important road. Their family letters provide some of the earliest writings about the area. In 1891, Elizabeth and Estcourt Sawyer purchased the Clemson farm and named their subdivision Mount Rainier. In 1899, the real estate became especially attractive to commuters when the District of Columbia's streetcar system was extended through the heart of the present-day city; that route, now known as Rhode Island Avenue, later became part of US Route 1.

Author : Theodore Catton
Publisher :
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 37,65 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN :

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Looks at the evolving relationship between the mountain and its surrounding residents, from the late 1890s when the Pacific Forest Reserve became Mount Rainier National Park. Catton tells the history of the park and examines the many controversies that affected its development, from proposals to develop a chairlift for downhill skiers to environmental degradation from overuse of popular areas.

Author : Jeff Antonelis-Lapp
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 46,24 MB
Release : 2019-03
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 9780874223736

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"A natural and environmental history of Mount Rainier National Park and its watersheds and surrounding human communities, with emphasis on Native American people and their millennia-long association with the mountain"--

Author : Donald M. Johnstone
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 15,23 MB
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1439643180

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Mount Rainier rises 14,410 feet above sea level and can be seen on any given day by over three million people and from over 100 miles away. It is Americas fifth national park, established in 1899. The mountain is an active but currently dormant volcano. With 25 named glaciers, 50 smaller unnamed glaciers, and numerous perennial snowfields, Mount Rainier boasts the largest glacier system in the continental United States. In addition to the glacier zone, the park has alpine and subalpine forest and subtropical rain forest. Each zone has its own unique ecology of plants and animals. The vistas of and from the mountain are some of the most spectacular in all of the park system.