By:
PHUONG LE
01/23/12 1:30 PM
As the search for four people on Mount Rainier stretches into its second week, experts say the rewards for the hearty few who attempt the summit of the 14,411-foot heavily-glaciated volcano in winter are great — and so are the dangers.
Thousands head to the mountain in Washington state each winter to snowshoe, winter camp and take in the views. A few hundred of them attempt to summit the massive volcano in the winter.
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By:
MIKE BAKER
01/02/12 2:46 AM
Tactical teams searched Mount Rainier National Park's snowy terrain through the night for an armed gunman suspected in the shooting death of a park ranger, as other officers used the cover of darkness to evacuate dozens of tourists who had been kept for their safety at a visitors center.
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