Big Craggy Double Summit Survey Eric Gilbertson October 22, 2024 Results West Summit 0.2ft taller than East Summit Big Craggy West Summit – 8473.3 ft +/-0.1ft NGVD29 Big Craggy East Summit – 8473.1 ft +/-0.1ft NGVD29 In mid October I finished my last dGPS survey to determine exactly which peaks… Continue reading
Surveying the Last Five Icecap Peaks of the Lower 48 States Eric Gilbertson Assisted by Ross Wallette, Josh Spitzberg, Alden Ryno, and Salius Braciulis Funding provided by a research grant from the American Alpine Club Aug 27 – Oct 6, 2024 Summary There have historically been five icecap peaks in… Continue reading
Switchback Mountain Survey Oct 13, 2024 Eric, Branden, Daphne Results: 8321.1 ft +/-0.1ft NGVD29 Exact same height as Mt St Helens to nearest inch Now that I’m done surveying the five icecap or former icecap summits in WA, I’m focused on finishing an updated list of the WA Top 100… Continue reading
East Fury Survey Oct 5-6, 2024 54 miles, 15kft gain Eric Gilbertson, Ross Wallette, Saulius Braciulis Results: East Fury elevation 8321.5ft +/-0.1ft NGVD29 Icecap has melted 30ft since 1980 and is no longer the summit. The rocky outcrop SW of the icecap is currently the summit. I’ve been surveying icecap… Continue reading
Eldorado Peak Survey, Klawatti Col Survey, Tyee Crag, Eggplan/Torado Needle Sept 28, 2024 2am – 8pm Eric Gilbertson and Ross Wallette Results: Eldorado Icecap has melted 20ft since 1950 and is no longer the summit. The rocky outcrop 100ft west of icecap is summit at 8873.3ft +/- 0.1ft NGVD29 The… Continue reading