Big Jim will have a big send-off. The Mountaineers are hosting a celebration of life for Jim Whittaker, the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on June 14 at their headquarters in Magnuson Park. The Seattle-born-and-raised climber died Ap... See more
A big chunk of prime Snoqualmie Valley land is going on the auction block. Campbell Global, a Portland-based subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, is unloading 4,833 acres of timberland spread across four parcels collectively known as the Twin Peaks... See more
Advantage, pickleball. Nearly two months after Seattle Parks and Recreation announced a plan to convert 36 courts with pickleball lines back to tennis only, the change is on hold. On Monday, the parks department posted an online update to its Outdoor Racq... See more
SEATTLE — There's a new king of the mountain. On May 9, mountain guide Simon Kearns stepped onto the asphalt at Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park — just 3 hours, 43 minutes and 52 seconds after setting off earlier that morning. In the time it takes ... See more
There’s a new king of the mountain. On May 9, mountain guide Simon Kearns stepped onto the asphalt at Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park — just 3 hours, 43 minutes and 52 seconds after setting off earlier that morning. In the time it takes a well-tra... See more
