Mount Rainier’s Melting Summit Exposes New Highest Point

September 17, 2024

In September 2024, Eric Gilbertson arrived at Mount Rainier with a grant from the American Alpine Club and a simple mission— to find out if the summit was still where everyone thought. Gilbertson, an accomplished climber and surveyor, has sized up mountains all over the world, updating old elevation estimates by taking more exact measurements with modern technology. Gear Junkie