Mountaineering Links

We hope you'll find these climbing, mountaineering, and trekking links useful. Please let us know if one of our links is outdated, or if you'd like to suggest a site to be added to our list of adventure travel resources: office@mountainguides.com

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Sponsors & Partners

• JanSport
  Over 40 years of tradition on Mt. Rainier and we're proud to continue that tradition by carrying JanSport packs around the world.
• Eureka!
  The only tents you want for high camp on Mt. Everest.
• Outdoor Research
  These guys outfit our guides from head to toe.
• Adventure Medical Kits
  You hope to never need it, but when you do it's nice to have the best stuff on the market in your pack.
• CTT Destinations
  From Papua New Guinea to Kathmandu, CTT can book the flights you need. They know our programs and will take good care of you.
• Leave No Trace
  IMG is committed to preserving our world's natural areas through our partnership with Leave No Trace
• Sentinel Outdoor Institute
  IMG guide Peter Anderson's wilderness medicine training company.

Organizations

• American Foundation for International Mountaineering Exploration and Research (AFFIMER)
  Includes a photo archive of Mallory Artifacts
• Washington's National Park Fund
• Mt. Rainier National Park
• Nisqually River Basin Land Trust
• Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum
  Houses artifacts on loan from the 2001 Mallory & Irvine Research Expedition.

Health, High Altitude & Cold

• Center for Disease Control
  CDC international travel info: vaccinations etc.
• Learn About Altitude Sickness
• Wilderness Medical Society
  consensus guidelines for the prevention and treatment of acute altitude illness
• WMS Guidelines for Lightning »

Stats & Weather

• World's Highest Mountains
• Mountain Forecast
  Mountain weather forecasts for mountains around the world
• Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center (NWAC)
  Mountain weather forecasts and avalanche conditions
• Cliff Mass' Weather Blog
• UW's Mt. Rainier Recreational Forecast
• Mt. Rainier Live Cams »
• NOAA's Rainier Weather Report
• Washington Mountain Pass Information, with live cameras (WSDOT)

More Resources

• Mt. Rainier Climbing Blog
  Information on climbing and skiing in Mt. Rainier National Park. Maintained by NPS Climbing Rangers.
• NPS Denali Climber Terms and Conditions
• Learn to Tie Climbing Knots
• Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia
• Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset (MCADD) consists of a collection of books, journals and maps related broadly to the Himalayas.