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We recently re-shared Mount Stuart – Rockfall Hits Solo Climber on Descent, a safety story from 2017 that details a Mountaineers climbing team supporting a solo climber after she was injured by significant rockfall. Our community responded with notes of support and reminders to always be prepared for the unexpected:

“Get-wrenching read! Thankful everyone is ok/had great rescue training!” -Thedirtbaugette

“Amazing rescue!!” -Sherrie Ann Colbert

“Great incident report. The lessons learned section with the takeaways is invaluable. Thank you for sharing this with us.” -Felipe Rocha

“So glad you were there to help her.” -Lenore Alicia

“Thanks for the good write up about the rescue. I went down Cascadian Couloir and a rock tumbled down about 2-3 feet above my head and it was the size of a microwave oven. It was on a Mazama climb and we managed to avoid downclimbing above each other which probably helped avoid anyone from getting hit.” -Doug Pratt

“Now this is a memory that I don’t often think about anymore! In hindsight I’m thankful that this happened relatively early on in my climbing career. It taught me valuable lessons that are still ingrained in me today. Thanks for sharing, The Mountaineers!” -Sherrie Trecker, 12-year member and co-leader on the climb

We frequently feature members and volunteers on our blog through pieces like "Mountaineer of the Week" or award recognition blogs. We love to see our community showing their support:

“Washington Trails Association - one of our ACLs! Such a fun woman to work with.” -Elizabeth Storm, responding to “Mountaineer of the Week: Louise Suhr”

“Jim, thanks for getting me into The Mountaineers. You are such an inspiration! I couldn't agree more about our obligation to conserve this beautiful place we call home.” -Kate Mruz, 1-year member, responding to “Jim French on his Service Award and Conserving our Public Lands”

In Trail Talk: Sourdough Mountain Magic, Mountaineers Books author Craig Romano shares the hike that made him fall in love with the North Cascades many years ago. Our readers shared his enthusiasm for the mountain:

“Just hiked it for the first time three weeks ago!” -Dana Meis

“This is a favorite hike of mine as well! It’s a beast but the payoffs are worth it. I led a hike up there in late August and there were so many delicious berries!” -Kate Schonberg-Hamar, 4-year member

In New Route Update: South Early Winter Spires (SEWS), we shared updates to the popular route after significant rockfall damaged the route, prompting North Cascade Mountain Guides to establish a new rappel route. Our community was thrilled with the changes:

“Kudos to Larry Goldie and his crew.” - Gregg Gagliardi

“Read the article, I used the newly-established descent route on SEWS this past weekend and it's still very loose and easy to send rocks down onto climbing parties. There is also some OK tat to rap off of to avoid some 5th class downclimbing. A single rap of 60M (read 30M rap) does not reach easier terrain and I rapped on a single strand that my much more experienced partner could downclimb.” - Sylvester Jakubowski

“Thanks to Larry Goldie and Joshua Cole at NCMG!” - Steve Smith

Trip reports are a favorite on our website, with comprehensive information on routes, weather, accessibility, and more. When a particularly exceptional report is published, readers often offer kudos:

“This is a masterpiece of a trip report. For anyone looking to climb this seldom-climbed one.” -Ananth Maniam, 5-year member, responding to “Intermediate Alpine Climb - Chimney Rock/East Face Route”

“Great job leading this hike and writing this trip report Jerry!! A most excellent day indeed!! Thanks again.” -Diann Sheldon, 13-year member, responding to “Day Hike – Bearhead Mountain”

“One of the best reports I’ve seen.” -Brent Hoover, guest member, responding to “Backpack - White Pass, Blue Lake & Bald Eagle Loop”