Windy Peak (8,333ft), Horseshoe Mountain (7,956ft), Armstrong Mountain (8,117ft), Arnold Mountain (8,091ft) Probable second winter ascent of Windy Peak, First winter ascents of Horseshoe, Armstrong, Arnold Sat Jan 25 12:45am to Sun Jan 26 8:15am (31.5 hours continuous moving) Eric and Fred, 53 miles, 10,000ft gain Back in October I’d… Continue reading
Mount Bigelow (8,440ft), Switchback Mountain (8,321ft), Martin Peak (8,375ft) Possible First Winter Ascents Fred and Eric, Jan 19-20, 2020 32 miles, 9,000ft gain I’m working on climbing Bulgers in the winter and it looked like a weather window in the Sawtooth area of eastern washington for the weekend. Interestingly, as… Continue reading
Mt McCausland (5,747ft) Backcountry Skiing Eric, Tyler, Colie, Kayla, Birkan, Kurt Jan 11, 2020, ~10 miles, 2,600ft We left the Smith Brook pullout Saturday morning 8:30am on skis and splitboards. Luckily it is permitted to park in this pullout even when plowing is going on, though cars might get buried… Continue reading
Northern Lights in Yukon Dec 31, 2019 – Jan 5, 2020, Eric and Katie 2700 miles driving Dec 31 – Seattle to Prince George, BC Jan 1 – Prince George to Muncho Lake, BC Jan 2 – Muncho Lake BC to Watson Lake, YT Jan 3 – Watson Lake to… Continue reading