Seattle, 1971, 1st edition. 332 pp, photos. The standard and most popular history of Mount Rainier. It covers geology, glaciology, and climate; the discovery and early climbs before 1900; the pioneering efforts on over 35 routes, winter and summer; notable summit climbs and mountain tragedies on the steep slopes; and the guides who have led summit-seekers over the years. Summit guide and ranger in Mount Rainier National Park for many years, Dee Molenaar reached the summit of Mount Rainier fifty times via over a dozen routes, including first ascents, prior to writing this comprehensive, profusely illustrated historical record of mountaineering on the Northwest's greatest mountain. DJ, Fine.
