Mount Rainier Climbing Guide 3E: A Climbing Guide

Mike Gauthier is an expert about Mt Rainier. His knowledge of the mountain and climbing all routes is unsurpassed. The book is a fantastic teaching tool and guide, the best I’ve seen.

Great book, easy read. I would highly recommend.

All the beta that is needed for successful ascents of Rainier. Excellent seller too!

The author of this book is brilliant. Great photos and route updates!

Great

Very detailed!

Finally the long awaited third edition! Time has changed many routes significantly over the last ten years, this new addition portrays the changes with accurate aerial pictures taken recently. Pictures are what I need the most from this type of guide and Mount Rainier a Climbing Guide delivers beautiful images of "the mountain". As a third editon it seems the author has had time to refine his message without losing track of his original intention of helping independent climbers choose the right route for their skill level so they can more fully enjoying the paths less traveled. Thanks to the Mountaineers press for finally getting how important this book is to NW climbers and improving its form (compares more to the form factor of the Cascades Alpine Guides by Becky). This book will help us get out and climb many more moderate routes that see less travel. If you love Rainier then the new addition is a "must have". The old additions are great but they show the Rainier of many years back. This book is a timely contubution to Rainier climbers .

Mike Gautier is a legend and this book improves on the already great previous editions. The first 90+ pages give all the key information you need before you even start climbing (especially Mike Gauthier's awesome personal climbing gear list)! Everything from driving approaches to remote routes, mountain weather specific to Rainier, avalanche precautions for the maritime snow pack are all clearly presented in common language that a normal climber will understand. Then, once you actually make it to the route descriptions, the pictures are clutch! The dedication and attention to detail make the images actually useful. There's extensive information beyond the most popular routes to give experienced climbers the information they need to take on the harder lines. Plus, the new ski mountaineering section gives a whole new way to experience the "mountain", which has gotten all my friends psyched. This book is awesome, and we're deep in planning our next adventure. Just get it!

This book is very descriptive with great pictures. It shows you all the routes on Rainier and certainly help guide us to find our way up to the summit via Kautz Glacier. The digital version isn't as good for some reason and recommend getting the hard copy.