Ten climbers from Whitefish, members of Venture Crew 2917, climbed Mount Rainier in Washington state on an Aug. 1-4 expedition. Venturing is an offshoot of the Boy Scouts organization. Pictured here, from the front of the line to the back, are Mike McNamara, Chris McNamara, Jessie Mazur, Matt Kennedy and Ben Conard as they make their way up "Disappointment Cleaver." Conard, one of the adult organizers of the trip for youths aged 15-20, said the expedition went &quo…

August 13, 2009