Isolation Traverse in a Day Eric and Duncan May 22, 2021, 1:45am – 1:45am May 23 29 miles, 14kft gain This spring I’ve been wanting to do one of the classic ski traverses in the cascades to mix things up a bit from my standard peakbagging trips. I would say… Continue reading
The Temple (8,292 ft) May 16, 2021, 5am – 7:15pm 16 miles, 8,000ft gain Eric, Fred, Andrew I was packrafting the Yakima River Saturday and looking for a top 200 peak sort of nearby to climb Sunday. The Temple is a top 200 peak in the enchantments that sounded like… Continue reading
Yakima River Packrafting May 15, 2021 Eric, Katie, Andrew, Grace, and Lily (the dog). We dropped a car at the Thorp bridge then drove up to the baseball field at Cle Elum to put in around 11am. We had a fun paddle down the river and Lily (the dog) did… Continue reading
Holliway Mountain (8,000ft) Probable First Ski Descent May 8, 2021, 5am – 7pm Eric, Fletcher, Damon, Josh 15 miles, 8,500ft gain Highway 20 had just opened on Wednesday so we decided to go for a top 200 peak in that area. Holliway Mountain makes a good day trip from highway… Continue reading
Horsemans Pack (8,152ft) May 2, 2021, 4:30am – 7:30pm, 19 miles, 7700ft gain Eric and Andrew Horsemans Pack is an 8,000ft peak sticking out of the Neve Glacier in the North Cascades. I’d been near it several times climbing Snowfield Peak, but hadn’t yet made the sidetrip to climb it…. Continue reading