Chalangin Peak Attempt Nov 3, 2024 Eric, Ross, Peter 22 miles, 6500ft gain, 12am – 10:30pm I’d recently finished my survey project to determine an accurate list of the WA Top 100 peaks, and I was finally ready to finish climbing all the peaks on the list. Based on the… Continue reading
The Lidar/dGPS Washington Top 100 List Eric Gilbertson, Kyle Bretherton Aug 2017 – Oct 2024 Summary All peaks and contender peaks in WA for the Top 100 list have now been surveyed by either Lidar, dGPS, or both. It is now known exactly which 100 peaks are on the list. All… Continue reading
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
Mount St Helens Survey 2024 Sept 23, 2024 Eric Gilbertson Summary of results: Elevation remains unchanged from last year at 8,321.1ft +/-0.1ft NGVD29 Last year I discovered that Mount St Helens has been slowly losing elevation at a very constant rate of 4 inches per year since 1989. This is… Continue reading
Liberty Cap Survey Sept 21 12:00am – Sept 22 10am Eric, Ross, Alden Results (NGVD29 datum, same as quad uses): Liberty Cap has melted 26.3 ft since 2007. New elevation 14,090.7 ft +/-0.1 ft Liberty Cap key col has melted 13 ft since 2007. New elevation 13,610ft +/-5ft Liberty Cap… Continue reading
Mt Washington and Franconia Ridge Sept 6-7, 2024 Eric, Matthew and Jake Matthew and I flew to Boston Friday morning, rented a car, and we all drove up to Franconia Notch. We had a fun hike up the Franconia Ridge loop. I hadn’t done this in about 10 years. We… Continue reading