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Each year, we will be choosing an expedition somewhere in the world to explore. This year, the Tracker Foundation founder, Chris McAmis traveled to Mount Rainier in the State of Washington. The expedition was comprise of a five day summit attempt of the mountain.

Chris wore a personally wearing a GPS tracking device that reported back to this web site and allow the visitors to track the progress via Live Google Maps and GPS Satellite Technology. From this site... you will be able to view, LIVE Tracking of the climb via Google Maps. Daily updates will be fed to this site from the mountain. The link provided below will become active when the expeditions starts.

[ Click Here for: Live GPS Tracking ]


Click here to read more about what type
of gear will be carried on this expedition.


2010 Pledge-A-Thon

Each year... the expedition we choose will direct attention to our Charity Partner. Our Pledge-A-Thon's will allow you to make generous donations based upon our goals of the current expedition.

Please check out what's happening this year and find it in your hearts to make a donation for our Charity Partner. 100% of all pledges and donations, will be given.

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Mount Rainier: www.nps.gov/mora


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Reaching the summit requires a vertical elevation gain of more than 9,000 feet over a distance of eight or more miles. Climbers must be in good physical condition and well prepared. Proper physical conditioning can offset the effects of fatigue that lead to mistakes and injuries.

Weather, snow, and route conditions can change rapidly, making the difference between a pleasant and rewarding experience or tragedy. Before beginning a climb, obtain a current weather forecast. During your climb, turn back if weather conditions deteriorate. Severe winter-like storms on the mountain are not uncommon during the summer.

About the Mountain:

Mount Rainier National Park encompasses 235,625 acres on the west-side of the Cascade Range, and is located about 100 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area. Mount Rainier National Park is approximately 97 percent wilderness and 3 percent National Historic Landmark District and receives approximately 2 million visitors per year.

At 14,410 feet, Mount Rainier is the most prominent peak in the Cascade Range. It dominates the landscape of a large part of western Washington State. The mountain stands nearly three miles higher than the lowlands to the west and one and one-half miles higher than the adjacent mountains. It is an active volcano that last erupted approximately 150 years ago.

The park is part of a complex ecosystem. Vegetation is diverse, reflecting the varied climatic and environmental conditions encountered across the park’s 12,800-feet elevation gradient. Approximately 58 percent of the park is forested, 23 percent is sub alpine parkland, and the remainder is alpine, half of which is vegetated and the other half consists of permanent snow and ice. Forest ages range from less than 100 years old on burned areas and moraines left by receding glaciers to old-growth stands 1,000 or more years. Some alpine heather communities have persisted in the park for up to 10,000 years.

Species known or thought to occur in the park include more than 800 vascular plants, 159 birds, 63 mammals, 16 amphibians, 5 reptiles, and 18 native fishes. The park contains 26 named glaciers across 9 major watersheds, with 382 lakes and 470 rivers and streams and over 3,000 acres of other wetland types. Of these vertebrates, there are 4 federally listed threatened or endangered species known to occur in the park, including 3 birds and 1 fish. Four other species historically occurred in the park, but their present status is unknown including: gray wolf, grizzly bear, Canada lynx, and Chinook salmon.

 

2010 Pledge-A-Thon

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