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
Forbidden Peak Attempt Eric and Duncan Dec 28-29, 2020 It looked like a good weather window shaping up early in the week so we made plans to try to climb Forbidden Peak as an overnight trip Monday and Tuesday. Forbidden Peak is generally an extremely popular climb, especially since the… Continue reading
Pinnacle Mountain (8,400ft) Eric and Fred Dec 23, 2020, 3am – 10:30pm 22 miles skiing, 25 miles snowmobiling Tuesday morning I was solo in Winthrop looking for a partner to climb Bulger peaks in the good weather window. Fred was available to come on short notice and we planned to… Continue reading
Buckaroo Mountain (3,784ft) Eric and Damon Dec 21, 2020 We woke up in the eightmile sno park outside winthrop Monday morning to 2 ft of fresh snow, much more than expected. So we aborted a bigger trip plan and decided to snowmobile around a bit and ski a peak. We… Continue reading
Hannegan Pass Skiing Dec 16, 2020 I was looking to scout out a winter approach for some upcoming objectives, so Weds morning I drove up towards the Baker ski resort, then turned off on NF-32. There were lots of cars racing to get to the resort but luckily I got… Continue reading
Colchuck Peak (8,705 ft) via South Face Dec 12-13, 2020 Eric and Damon 27 miles (10 miles snowmobiling, 12 miles skiing, 5 miles booting) I was looking to do a shakedown trip to test out my snowmobile with overnight and ski gear before bigger trips this winter. I’d previously climbed… Continue reading
Olallie Mountain (4,440ft) Dec 10, 2020 I wanted to test out a new pair of climbing skins for my skis so headed up to the Hyak area of Snoqualmie Pass, which had still not officially opened. The parking lot was empty and I skinned up the snow-covered road to tag… Continue reading
Rattlesnake Mountain West and Snoqualmie Highpoint Dec 9, 2020 I was running errands near North Bend and finished by early afternoon, so decided to squeeze in a hike. I parked just outside the gate at the Rattlesnake Mountain trailhead since it was likely I would be hiking after dark, and… Continue reading
Mt Washington (4,400ft) Dec 8, 2020 I was looking to get some exercise close to town, so drove up to exit 38 and started hiking up in the pouring rain. Not surprisingly I was the only person at the trailhead or on the trail. As I got higher the trail… Continue reading