Big Snagtooth (8,330ft), Big Craggy (8,470ft) and West Craggy (8,366ft) June 27, 2018, 6:30am – 8:15pm ~25 miles, 10,000ft gain Eric Gilbertson and Steven Song (for Big Snagtooth) We originally planned to climb Forbidden Peak, but the weather looked iffy so switched to Big Snagtooth at the last minute out… Continue reading
Mt Fairweather (15,325ft) June 22, 2018 Eric Gilbertson, Steven Song, Greg Slayden ~24 hours Haines to Haines June 19 – Flight Seattle to Haines, too windy to fly to glacier June 20 – Attempted flight to glacier, snow too slushy to land, wait in Haines, hike Mt Ripinsky June 21… Continue reading
Cathedral Peak (8,601 ft) and Amphitheater Mountain (8,358ft) 40 miles solo car-to-car day trip June 16, 2018, 7:45am – 11:45pm Eric Gilbertson I didn’t plan on hiking these mountains as a day trip. In fact, I hauled overnight gear with me the whole way. It just seemed like I was… Continue reading
Jack Mountain (9,066ft) Eric and Birkan June 2, 2018 The standard route in the guidebook for Jack Mountain is the south side route, which is long, involves loose 4th class rock, and is generally done later in the summer when all the snow has melted out. I was surprised this… Continue reading