Cardinal Peak (8,590ft), Emerald Peak (8,422ft), Saska Peak (8,404ft) (probable first winter ascents) Feb 22-23, 2020 Eric and Fred 46 miles, 9,400ft gain Saturday – 12:30am to 10pm, climb all peaks and camp at Grouse Creek Sunday – 6am – 1pm, ski 17 miles back to car I had attempted… Continue reading
Cardinal Peak Attempt Feb 15-16, 2020 Saturday – 12:30pm – 10pm, 17 miles Sunday – 3am – 1:30pm, 21 miles Eric Gilbertson (solo) I call this the Murphy’s Law trip because so many things that could go wrong did go wrong. After failing to find a partner for the weekend… Continue reading
Big Craggy (8,470ft), West Craggy (8,366ft), Sherman Peak (8,204ft) Eric and Fred, Feb 8-9, 2020 Saturday – 11 miles, 3,000ft gain, 11:45am – 7:45pm Sunday – 27 miles, 8,000ft gain, 3:45am – 12:45am Probable first winter ascent of West Craggy, Second winter ascent of Big Craggy We left Seattle Saturday… Continue reading
Enchantments: Cannon Mountain (8,638ft), McClellan Peak (8,364ft) 20 miles, 10,000ft gain 2:15am to 5:30pm, Eric Gilbertson (solo) Probable first winter ascent of Cannon My favorite time of year to visit the Enchantments region is the winter, when the views are great but the summer crowds are gone. On one trip… Continue reading