Mount Rainier’s Nisqually Cleaver has been the site of some spectacular, major rock avalanches recently. Three major rock falls and several smaller ones occurred in just the past week, reports the Seattle Times. The newspaper quotes Stefan Lofgren, lead climbing ranger for Mount Rainier National Park, saying: “From my standpoint of looking at the mountain for 20 years, we’ve probably had rockfalls like this once every five or 10 years.” Continue reading Video of Mount Rainier Rock Avalanche