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Snowboarders stranded on Mount Rainier- from KIROTV.com

Monday, November 12, 2012

Two snowboarders are stranded on Mount Rainier. The two, ages 20 and 21, called 911 around 4:30 p.m. Sunday to report they were stuck in blizzard-like conditions. The men had winter gear a smart phone and a compass but no overnight gear. They hunkered down for the night and called Mt. Rainier again Monday morning and described local landmarks. Twenty-eight searchers are on the mountain looking for them, including members of Tacoma Mountain Rescue and several search dogs. The snowboarders are likely near an area called Panorama Point, near Paradise, at about 7,500 feet. Mount Rainier officials... 

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Berndt Bittlingmaier approaching Camp Muir on an MRA Patrol

Muir Snowfield Search- Mission Report

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Berndt Bittlingmaier approaching Camp Muir on an MRA PatrolTMRU Mission Report August 16, 2012 Mark Cooksley, STL We were contacted early in the week of August 13, 2012 by Mt. Rainier Nat. Park to participate in an ongoing search for climbers/campers missing since January 2012. Increased search efforts had been initiated following the early August discovery by a private party of one of the four missing individuals (midway down the Muir Snowfield). I assumed the STL role and Randy Brake joined me as we drove to MRNP early on the morning of 8/13. I left from my house with the TMR truck at 0430... 

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Mt. Adams from Pikers Peak. Photo Andy Knell

Lost Hiker on Mount Adams- Mission Report

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Mt. Adams from Pikers Peak. Photo Andy KnellMission Number: 12-2398 TMRU was contacted by Pierce County DEM to assist in the search for a missing hiker on Mt. Adams. Peter Baciewicz, a 55-year-old cardiologist from Seattle, had separated from a friend near the Lunch Counter during a ski trip on Sunday, July 8. He was due back at the car that night but never arrived. Alan Givotovsky (STL) and Jeremy Link responded in the rescue truck the evening of July 10. Upon arriving at Trout Lake late that night we received notification that the had been found in good condition near the Morrison Creek area... 

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Why am I involved in Mountain Rescue?

Morning Star Peak

The following article was written by Alan Givotovsky in January 2000. All the incidents he mentioned were all actual TMRU missions. Two climbers are overdue from a winter ascent of Mt. Rainier. You are on a search team halfway up to Camp Muir on a perfectly rotten evening in whiteout conditions. A stinging sleet is pelting your face as you stop to check compass headings. Teammates only five feet away are barely visible by the glow of their headlamps. And you ask yourself,... Read More

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Recent Mission Report

MRNP Search- Mission Report

TMRU Mission Report August 16, 2012 TMRU was contacted early in the week of August 13, 2012 by Mt. Rainier Nat. Park to participate in an ongoing search for climbers/campers missing since January 2012. Increased search efforts had been initiated following the early August discovery by a private party of one of the four missing [...]

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News and Education

Editorial: Behind the happy smiles on Mount Rainier

A special thanks to the Seattle Times for taking the time to post an editorial recognizing the work put in by all of the volunteers who dedicated time and effort into the rescue of two lost snowboarders on Mt. Rainier in November 2012. Editorial: Behind the happy smiles on Mount Rainier

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