Ptarmigan Peak (8,614ft), First Winter Ascent Feb 27-28, 2021 Eric and Alden 40 miles skiing, 32 miles snowmobiling Ptarmigan peak is perhaps one of the most remote of the Bulger Peaks, nestled deep in the Pasayten Wilderness just a half mile from the most remote point in the Pasayten. I… Continue reading
Big Snagtooth (8,330ft) Probable First Winter Ascent Feb 20, 2021 9 miles skiing/climbing, 22 miles snowmobiling Eric, Chad, Mik Big Snagtooth is a Bulger peak that is known for its unique and tricky summit block. The final 20 vertical feet to the summit are guarded by a smooth block that… Continue reading
Silver Star Mountain (8,876ft) Feb 14, 2021 10 miles skiing, 14 miles snowmobiling Eric and Johnny I found myself in the Mazama area for the long weekend avoiding the heavy snows down south to find drier conditions and more stable snow for mountaineering. Saturday I had snowmobiled up to Washington… Continue reading
Washington Pass Birthday Tour Feb 13, 2021 I headed out to Mazama solo Friday night and camped out at the Early Winters Campground staging area. Saturday morning I planned to just snowmobile around scouting out approaches to trailheads. As I was loading up Saturday morning I started talking to Johnny,… Continue reading
Jolly Mtn (6,443ft), Humerus Hill (5,920ft), Elbow Peak (5,720ft), Yellow Hill (5,527ft) Feb 7, 2021, 5am – 9pm 27 miles, 6,500ft gain Eric and Fred We had to cancel a more ambitious trip after the weather and avy forecast deteriorated, so planned to ski some near-treeline peaks in the Wenatchee… Continue reading
Reynolds Peak (8,512ft) Probable First Winter Ascent Jan 30, 2021, 2:45am – 4:15pm 13 miles skiing, 17 miles snowmobiling Eric Gilbertson and Fred Newman Reynolds Peak is a pretty significant peak for me because it was my final Bulger peak in October 2018 when I was working on the Bulgers… Continue reading
Luahna Peak (8,400ft) and Clark Mountain (8,602ft) Probable First Winter Ascent of Luahna Eric Gilbertson and Ryan Stoddard Jan 22-23, 2021 22 miles by foot, 7 miles snowmobiling Clark and Luahna are two remote Bulger peaks in the Glacier Peak Wilderness. Back in December Ryan had climbed Clark Mountain but… Continue reading
Seven Fingered Jack (9,100ft) and Mt Maude (9,040ft) Probable First Winter Ascent of Seven Fingered Jack Eric and Fred Jan 18, 2021, 1am – 11pm 17 miles on foot, 46 miles snowmobiling A rare low-avy-danger day lined up with a sunny day and a holiday weekend day, so we decided… Continue reading
Abernathy Peak (8,321ft), Gardner Mtn (8,898ft), North Gardner Mtn (8,956ft) (possible first winter ascents) Jan 9-10, 2020, Eric, Ryan, Josh 30 miles skiing, 8 miles snowmobiling I couldn’t find any reports of anyone climbing these peaks in winter, so there was a bit of uncertainty in how to approach them… Continue reading
Mission Peak (6,876ft), Bentrim Hill (6,078ft), Mt Lillian South (6,191ft) Jan 2, 2020 Eric and Fred 18 miles skiing, 23 miles snowmobiling We loaded up the snowmobile and started up from Blewett Pass Saturday morning planning to tag a bunch of Backcourt 100 peaks. We were able to snowmobile up… Continue reading