Background
The Mount Rainier Climbing Incidents Map began as the final project for Geography 575, Animated and Web-based Maps at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the spring semester of 2008. Both professor Dr. Mark Harrower and TA Zachary Johnson encouraged students Sarah Bell Ferrare, Bert Spaan, Adam Hill and Andreas Stueve to spend the summer of 2008 refining the map. With immense support from Mount Rainier's Chief Climbing Ranger and Search & Rescue Coordinator Mike Gauthier the team of students had the opportunity to take the map further. A very special thanks to Mike Gauthier and the National Park Service at Mount Rainier National Park, without whom this map would not be possible.
The map was created by cartographers, computer scientists, and climbers. It's purpose is to educate future mountaineers of Mount Rainier, and other high country pursuits; it is not meant to be used as a climbing or hiking guide.
This map was produced with deep respect for those who have lost their lives on Mount Rainier.
Contact Us
Whether you have comments, questions, or you find that data on the map is wrong or incomplete, please do not hesitate to send us a message.
Credits
- Sarah Bell Ferrare - project manager and researcher
- Bert Spaan - design and development
- Adam Hill - data researcher and production assistant
- Andreas Stueve - data researcher
Data
Data collected for this map came from:- Mount Rainier National Park
- The Challenge of Rainer, 3rd edition, 2000, Dee Molenaar
- Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1963-2007, Jed Williamson, editor
- Mount Rainier: A Climbing Guide, 2nd edition, 2005, Mike Gauthier
Technical Information
- Interactive map - Adobe Flash with ModestMaps, PHP and MySQL
- Base map - Modified version of the digital Mount Rainier map from the NPS Mount Rainier website
