This document discusses options for a graduate climbing trip in the Cascade Range as an alternative to climbing Mt. Rainier. It recommends that students who have not climbed Rainier do so with instructor approval first. The document states that the alternative peaks of Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Hood, and others will be more technically challenging climbs than Rainier. The Cascade climbing trip will likely take 5-9 days and occur around the start of the July 4th weekend, with the specific peaks and dates still to be determined. Photos show examples of the terrain on Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson.