Mountaineering
- "Nature Coasting" at the Edge of Paradise Glacier - c. 1925As low as $5.00According to the description on the back of our original print, "Nature Coasting" was one of the principal summer-snow amusements in Rainier National Park. Learn More
- A Climbing Party Enters an Ice Cave on Mt. Rainier - c. 1927As low as $5.00The original print of this image includes the following description, "A party under the direction of guides entering an ice cave in Paradise Glacier, Rainier National Park." Learn More
- A Storm on the Summit - c. 1910As low as $5.00Beautiful clouds arch over the summit of Mt. Hood in an early photo of climbers approaching the summit. One climber towards the right appears to be sitting down, just taking it all in. Learn More
- Above the Clouds, Summit of Mt. Hood - c. 1915As low as $5.00Clouds can be seen below the climbers in this scene captured by photographer Weister with his bulky glass plate camera. Learn More
- Arriving at the Summit of Mount Hood - 1910sAs low as $5.00Two women and two men arrive at the summit of Mt. Hood on a beautiful day. Learn More
- At Great Crevasse, Mount Hood - c. 1900As low as $5.00This early photo features one of many places on Mount Hood that can make a climber feel really small. Learn More
- At the Summit of Mount Hood - c. 1900As low as $5.00A lone climber ponders the way he has just come, in this early photo of the summit of Mt. Hood. Learn More
- Cabins at Cloud Cap Inn, Mt. Hood - c. 1900As low as $5.00Cloud Cap Inn was opened on the north side of Mt. Hood in 1889, a project of William S. Ladd and C.E.S. Wood. These cabins were built at the front of the main Inn. Learn More
- Camping at Indian Henry, near Mt Rainier - c. 1915As low as $5.00A camping group awaits their meal in Indian Henry's Hunting Grounds, a meadow near the foot of Mt. Rainier. Learn More
- Climbers Overlooking a Crevasse at Nisqually Glacier - c. 1925As low as $5.00Guided trips to Nisqually Glacier were a big draw for visitors staying at Mt. Rainier's Paradise Inn. Learn More
- Cloud Cap Inn and Mt. Hood - c. 1895As low as $5.00Opened in 1889, Cloud Cap Inn was built on the north side of Mt. Hood at the 6,000 foot level - about the same level as today's Timberline Lodge. Learn More
- Cloud Cap Inn and Mt. Hood - c. 1935As low as $5.00Mount Hood is definitely the focus of this image by Ralph Eddy, though some details of Cloud Cap Inn can be clearly seen in the lower left. Learn More
- Cloud Cap Inn, Mt. Hood - c. 1900As low as $5.00A group of visitors demonstrate appropriate mountain attire while visiting Cloud Cap Inn on the northeast flank of Mount Hood. Learn More
- Coe Glacier at Barrett Spur, Mt. Hood - c. 1885As low as $5.00This early view about 2000 below the summit of Mt. Hood was taken by William H. Partridge, an Oregon photographer responsible for many boudoir cards - 4 1/2 by 8 inch card-mounted photos that were very popular in the 1880s. Learn More
- Crevasses and Ice Pinnacles on Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood - c. 1912As low as $5.00Three climbers survey a deep crevasse in this view of climbing Mount Hood a hundred years ago. Learn More
- Crossing the Crevasse at Crater Rock, Mt. Hood - 1916As low as $5.00The second of two photos showing a climbing party crossing a crevasse, the guide here is answering a question from Norma Reck, daughter of the photographer. Learn More
- Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood - c. 1895As low as $5.00This circa 1895 photo shows a much larger Eliot Glacier than we see today, especially at the lower end. Learn More
- Expedition at South Sister - Circa 1918As low as $5.00Photographer Fred Kiser clearly put a lot of planning into this photo of a pack train crossing in front of Green Lake, below the west face of South Sister. Learn More
- Exploring Newly Discovered Eden Park Glacier, Mt. Hood - 1923As low as $5.00At the time this photo was taken, Eden Park Glacier, on the northwest base of Mt. Hood, had recently been discovered (and named) and made accessible by the construction of a trail from the Hood River Valley. Learn More
- Glacier Trail, Mt. Rainier National Park - c. 1915As low as $5.00This evocative photo of a trail above a river may well be the work of photographer Asahel Curtis, as the National Photo Company had other images of Rainier by him in their collection. Learn More
- Interior of Cloud Cap Inn, Mt. Hood - 1905As low as $5.00Built in 1889 on Mount Hood's northeast shoulder, Cloud Cap Inn was reached by railroad from Hood River, and then a several hour stagecoach ride. It was designed by the same firm that designed the Forestry Building for the Lewis and Clark Exposition in 1905. Learn More
- Looking East along the Summit of Mt. Hood - 1910sAs low as $5.00This is the breath-taking view that awaited Mt. Hood climbers in the 1910s, and still awaits them today. Learn More
- Looking North from the Summit of Mt. Hood - 1905As low as $5.00One of the rewards of a long climb - the view from the rocky summit of Mount Hood. Learn More
- Looking Over Timberline Lodge Towards Mt. Jefferson - c. 1940As low as $5.00From behind Timberline Lodge, completed a couple years before this photo, we can see clearly to Mt. Jefferson, about fifty miles to the south. Learn More
- Lower Serac, at Mount Hood - 1910sAs low as $5.00A young woman pauses at Lower Serac, while climbing Mount Hood. Learn More
- Lunch at Mazama Camp - 1913As low as $5.00There are lots of fascinating details in this photo of the climbing club the Mazamas as they break for lunch, during a climb at Mt. Adams. Learn More
- Mazamas Descending a Glacier on the South Side of Mt. Hood - 1921As low as $5.00In addition to being a professional photographer, Fred Kiser was a dedicated mountaineer. The original print for this image is stamped with his name on the back. Learn More
- Mount Hood from Larch Mountain - circa 1917As low as $5.00The original for this image is a photo by Clarence Winter that was hand-tinted by Fred Luetters, one of the few tinting specialists whose name appeared on their work. Learn More
- Mountains of Ice -- Eliot Glacier on Mt. Hood - 1905As low as $5.00A lone climber experiences what it's like to feel small, standing near the ice blocks of Eliot Glacier. Learn More
- Mt. Hood Ski Patrol at Cooper Spur Warming Shelter - c. 1938As low as $5.00These are likely founding members of the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol, as the organization was formally incorporated in March of 1938. Learn More
- Nearing Summit of Castle Crest, Steel Excursion to Crater Lake - 1903As low as $5.00Some of the twenty-seven members of the Steel Excursion make their way to the top of Castle Crest, near where Crater Lake Lodge now stands. Learn More
- On Coe Glacier, Mt. Hood, Looking at Mt. St. Helens - c. 1940As low as $5.00Irving Lincoln was a talented amateur photographer, known for his images of Northwest mountains. Learn More
- On the Trail, Van Trump Park, Mt. Rainier - c. 1915As low as $5.00Mountain wildflowers are in bloom for this photo of men and women on horseback, making their way along a hillside with Mt Rainier in the background. Learn More
- Overlooking the Pinnacles at Mount Hood - 1910sAs low as $5.00A young woman pauses on her climb of Mount Hood to enjoy a view of the Pinnacles. Learn More
- Packing in to Timberline Lodge, Closed for WWII - c. 1942As low as $5.00This photo was taken in the winter of 1942-43 when Timberline Lodge was closed due to wartime conditions. Learn More
- Pondering a Crevasse at Mt. Hood - c. 1915As low as $5.00This photo is taken on the Elliot Glacier on the north side of Mt. Hood. The direct North Face route to the summit can be seen behind the woman's alpenstock. Learn More
- Ready to Climb Mount Rainier - circa 1930As low as $5.00This very happy group are all lined up in (mostly) matching outfits, ready for their climb of Mount Rainier. Learn More
- Rehearsing for the Summit, on Mount Hood - c. 1915As low as $5.00This good-humored photo was created by a photographer who was himself a mountaineer; George Weister was a founding member of the Mazamas. Learn More
- Riders on Indian Henry's Trail, Mt. Rainier - c. 1915As low as $5.00A group of well-dressed riders travel along Indian Henry's Trail on the way to Mount Rainier. Learn More
- Riders on the Tatoosh Range Trail, Mt. Rainier - c. 1931As low as $5.00These visiting riders are ascending the Tatoosh Range Trail, across the valley from Mt. Rainier and Paradise Inn. Learn More
- Search Party on Mt. Hood - 1938As low as $5.00The beauty of Mt. Hood has attracted climbers for hundreds if not thousands of years. For equally long people have sometimes found themselves in trouble while negotiating a climb. Learn More
- Silcox Hut, Mt. Hood, Shortly After Opening - c. 1939As low as $5.00Silcox Hut was built on Mount Hood by the WPA, finished in 1939, a year after Timberline Lodge opened. Learn More
- Summit of Mount Hood - 1894As low as $5.00A group of seven friends celebrates reaching the summit of Mount Hood in this 1894 image from an unknown photographer. Learn More
- The High Snow Fields of Mount Hood - 1938As low as $5.00This view of the upper slopes of Mt. Hood was captured by photographer Ralph Eddy in June of 1938, about four months after the opening of Timberline Lodge. Learn More
- The Last Pull to the Summit - 1904As low as $5.00Three men, in standard climbing garb for those days of suits and ties, reach the summit of Mount Hood in 1904. Learn More
- Triangle Club, Portland YMCA, Reaches Summit of Mt. Hood - 1896As low as $5.00Eight members of the Portland YMCA Triangle Club celebrate on the summit of Mt. Hood in 1896, two years after the Mazamas climbing club was formed. (Two other members were behind the camera taking the photo.) Learn More
- Triangle Club, Portland YMCA, Ready for a Climb of Mt. Hood - 1896As low as $5.00Eight members of the Portland YMCA Triangle Club get ready to head to Mt. Hood for a group climb. Two others who accompanied them are manning the camera. Learn More
- Wells Bennet Rides his Henderson 4 Up Mt. Hood - 1924As low as $5.00Wells Bennett was a leading racer, hillclimber and cross-country specialist of the 1910s and early 1920s. In this photo, he is attempting to climb Mount Hood. Learn More
- White River Crevasse on Mt. Hood - 1916As low as $5.00The first of two photos showing a climbing party crossing a crevasse, this view shows Norma Reck, the photographer's seventeen-year-old daughter facing the camera. Learn More