Mount Olympus (7,969ft) Eric and Katie May 26-28, 2017 I had tried to climb Mt Olympus in March 2008, but was thwarted by thick rime ice plastering the summit pyramid, and had to settle for the false summit. In May 2016 Katie and I tried to summit, but had to… Continue reading
Primus Peak (8,508ft), Austera Peak (8,334 ft), Eldorado Peak (8,868ft) May 19-21, 2017 Eric and Aaron A sunny weekend was in store, and we decided to get in one last ski tour before too much snow melted out. We arrived at the North Cascades visitor center Friday morning and easily… Continue reading
Yakima River Packrafting Eric and Katie May 13, 2017 We drove down to the town of Thorp Saturday morning and deposited our bikes at a bridge crossing on the Thorp Highway. We then drove back up to South Cle Elum, parked near a baseball field, and inflated our packrafts. There… Continue reading
Argonaut Peak (8,453 ft) Eric and Matthew May 5-7, 2017 Matthew flew up for the weekend to climb a hundred highest mountain, and the big blue hole of good weather happened to be located east of the crest. Coincidentally, the Wenatchee National Forest had just updated the road conditions page… Continue reading