| 1854 - |
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| 1854 - |
Attempted ascent by B.F. Shaw, Sidney Ford and an unknown companion.
However this is unrecorded and subject to dispute. See "Snow Sentinels
of the Pacific Northwest" by Joseph Hazard, pages 144-145 |
| 1857 - |
July 15th. via the "Kautz Route". First attempted ascent
made by Lieut. A.V. Kautz, U.S.A., Dr. O.R. Craig, an Army doctor,
Private Carroll and Dogue and a Nisqually Indian guide by the name of
Wapowety. Kautz was forced back at approximately 12,000 feet. |
| 1870 - |
Aug. 17th. via the Gibraltar Route by Hazard Stevens and P.B. Van
Trump. The first ascent of Mt. Rainier. |
| 1870 - |
In October by S.F. Emmons and A.D. Wilson of the U.S.G.S. in
connection with their work of laying the foundation for a map of the
region. Ascent made from Cowlitz Park across Cowlitz Glacier to base of
Gibraltar Rock and thence by Gibraltar Router. |
| 1883 - |
By P.B. Van Trump, Geo. B. Bayley and James Longmire. Via the
Gibraltar Route. |
| 1885 - |
August. By Theo. Garrish and two unknown companions. Ascent
attempted from Spray Park but were turned back. The party then crossed
the Carbon and Winthrop Glaciers and after one unsuccessful attempt
reached the summit via the Emmons Glacier. See "Life in the World's
Wonderland" - Garrish, pages 185-208. |
| 1886 - |
In fall of this year by A.L. Brown and party of Yakima Indians who
were hunting in vicinity of th Cowlitz Divide. Ascent made via Ingraham
Glacier. |
| 1888 - |
August 11th by P.B. Van Trump, E.S. Ingraham, John Muir, D.W. Bass,
A.C. Warner, N.O. Booth and C.V. Piper. Ascent via Gibraltar
Route. |
| 1890 - |
Aug. 10th by Miss Fay Fuller, Rev. E.L. Smith, Len Longmire and two
others. The first ascent by a woman. Via the Gibraltar route. See
letter in historical files, Park Museum, Longmire. |
| 1891 - |
Van Trump and Riley. Via North Tahoma Glacier. |
| 1892 - |
P.B. Van Trump and Geo. B. Bayley. Via No. Tahoma
Glacier. |
| 1896 - |
July 24th by I.C. Russell, Bailey Willis, Otis Smith and two others
via the Winthrop Glacier. This party crossed over the mountain
descending via the Gibraltar Route - the first party to do
this. |
| 1905 - |
July 27th by John Glascock and E. Dudley via Success Cleaver.
Descent made via Gibraltar Route. |
| 1906 - |
(Possibly in 1905 - exact date uncertain) By Lee Pickett and another
man via the Spray Park-Ptarmigan Ridge Route. |
| 1920 - |
June 26-28 by Roger Toll, Harry Meyers, Hans and Henry Fuehrer via
the Van Trump and Kautz Glacier. |
| 1920 - |
On July 2nd by Joe Hazard, P. M. Farrar, T. Hermans, Hans and Henry
Fuehrer. Via the Nisqually Glacier. |
| 1924 - |
Final check and re-construction of the Kautz Route to determine
elevation achieved by Lieut. Kautz in 1857. By Joe Hazard and party of
Mountaineers. |
| 1933 - |
Sept. 4, by Wendel Trosper and Hans Grage. Via Spray Park-Ptarmigan
Ridge route. |
| 1934 - |
July 4th by A. E Roovers and Hans Fuehrer via the Tahoma Glacier
from Klapatche Park. |
