Mt Adams (12,276ft) April 25, 2021, 2am – 5:30pm Eric, Andrew, Branden, Cody I’ve climbed Mt Adams a few times before, but had never yet skied it. There’s potential for a 7,000ft+ ski descent, which is one of the longer descents possible in Washington. The best time to get the… Continue reading
Tricouni Peak (8,105ft) April 17, 2021, 1am – 8 pm Eric and Andrew 21 miles, 8,300ft gain The weather was looking hot and sunny for the weekend so we looked for a peak that had a north-facing route. Tricouni Peak is one of the top 200 peaks in Washington I… Continue reading
Jack Mountain Circumnavigation by Packraft and Ski 12am April 11 – 12:30am April 12 (24.5 hours moving) 35 miles (25 hiking/skiing, 10 packrafting) Last November I did a big hiking and packrafting loop around the Prophet Massif, hiking up to Little Beaver and paddling back down Ross Lake. At the… Continue reading
Harts Pass Skiing April 4-5, 2021 Saturday night after getting back from climbing Camels Hump I drove to Mazama and met up with a crew of snowboarders planning to head into the Pasayten wilderness. Marissa, Jackson, Caleb, Jordan, and Sam were planning to spend a week riding new lines on… Continue reading
Camels Hump (8,015ft) April 3, 2021 Eric and Luke I’m working on climbing top 200 peaks now that winter is over and I’m no longer working on Bulgers. Luckily there’s still enough snow coverage on many roads to use the snowmobile for approaches. Luke and I both still needed Camels… Continue reading
Rainier Attempt via Emmons April 2, 2021 Eric and Duncan With good weather, stable snow, and good low-elevation snow coverage we decided to try a car 2 car ascent of Rainier on Friday. The south side routes from Paradise are limited by the gate closure hours at night, but the… Continue reading
Eastern Washington Birding March 24-27, 2021 Katie and I drove out to eastern washington for a road trip hitting a bunch of good birding locations. We started at Twin Lakes recreation area Weds night with a good campfire then hiked around and packrafted Thursday. We then drove to Crab Creek… Continue reading