Death in Mount Rainier National Park: Stories of Accidents and Foolhardiness on the Northwest's Most Iconic Peak

by Tracy Salcedo

Overview

Each year almost two million visitors come to Mount Rainier National Park. If they don’t follow safety warnings, they may find themselves victims of a climbing accident, or face-to-face with a mountain lion, or stuck in the fog and snow on the Muir Snowfield, a place that is continually rated as one of America’s most dangerous hikes. Death in Mount Rainier National Park gathers some of the most dramatic stories of the more than 400 deaths that have occurred in the park’s history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493026944
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2018
Series:	Death in the National Parks
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Tracy Salcedo is the author of fifteen Best Easy Day Hikes guides, including four to the San Francisco Bay area, as well as Best Rail Trails California (all FalconGuides).

Table of Contents

Introduction vi

A Brief History of Peak and Park ix

Part 1 To the Summit 1

Chapter 1 The Ranger and the Guide 4

Chapter 2 No Safety in Numbers 12

Chapter 3 Experience Is No Guarantee 17

Chapter 4 The Crevasse 24

Chapter 5 Going It Alone 31

Chapter 6 Tales from the Routes 36

Chapter 7 Remembering the Summiter's 53

Part 2 Elsewhere in the Park 61

Chapter 8 On the Trail 62

Chapter 9 On a Climb 83

Chapter 10 In the Air 89

Chapter 11 On the Job 101

Chapter 12 On the Water 110

Chapter 13 On the Road 119

Chapter 14 Snow and Ice 132

Chapter 15 Of Natural Causes 145

Chapter 16 Of Unnatural Causes 154

Epilogue: Surviving Mount Rainier 163

Safe Travels 166

Acknowledgments and Author's Note 175

Appendix A List of Deaths 1888-2016 177

Appendix B References and Resources 187

Index 205

About the Author 218