Zion Peakbagging – Lambs Knoll (6,353ft), Bobbie Knoll (6,217ft), Firepit Knoll (7,265ft), Cave Knoll (6,495ft), Spendlove Knoll (6,895ft), Tianja Knoll (6,360ft), Pocket Mesa (7,528ft), Windy Peak (7,888ft), Leeds Benchmark (5,185ft) Eric Gilbertson March 24-25, 2020 I had plans to climb some country highpoints in africa over spring break but had… Continue reading
Glacier Peak (10,520ft) Eric Gilbertson (solo) March 20-22, 2020 48 miles, 11,000ft gain Last weekend I’d attempted Glacier Peak via the standard North Fork Sauk route with Ryan and Westy. We’d parked about 6 miles from the north fork sauk trailhead at a road washout and skied in all the… Continue reading
Glacier Peak Attempt Eric, Westy, Ryan March 14, 2020 32 miles, 7,000ft gain, 3:45am – 9pm It looked like clear weather over the weekend, though windy and very cold for March. We were all interested in skiing Glacier Peak so headed out Friday evening. I had snowshoed Glacier peak on… Continue reading
Cascade Pass BC Skiing Eric and Matthew, March 6-8, 2020 Matthew flew in to town for the weekend and by Friday afternoon we made it to the start of the snow at mile 13 on Cascade River Road. It was too deep for the forester so we loaded up plastic… Continue reading
Orcas Island Feb 29 – March 1, 2020, Eric and Katie Saturday morning we took the ferry out to Orcas Island and drove up Mt Constitution to admire great views of the San Juan islands from 2,407 ft up. We then set up camp at the Mountain Lake campground and… Continue reading
Cardinal Peak (8,590ft), Emerald Peak (8,422ft), Saska Peak (8,404ft) (probable first winter ascents) Feb 22-23, 2020 Eric and Fred 46 miles, 9,400ft gain Saturday – 12:30am to 10pm, climb all peaks and camp at Grouse Creek Sunday – 6am – 1pm, ski 17 miles back to car I had attempted… Continue reading
Cardinal Peak Attempt Feb 15-16, 2020 Saturday – 12:30pm – 10pm, 17 miles Sunday – 3am – 1:30pm, 21 miles Eric Gilbertson (solo) I call this the Murphy’s Law trip because so many things that could go wrong did go wrong. After failing to find a partner for the weekend… Continue reading
Big Craggy (8,470ft), West Craggy (8,366ft), Sherman Peak (8,204ft) Eric and Fred, Feb 8-9, 2020 Saturday – 11 miles, 3,000ft gain, 11:45am – 7:45pm Sunday – 27 miles, 8,000ft gain, 3:45am – 12:45am Probable first winter ascent of West Craggy, Second winter ascent of Big Craggy We left Seattle Saturday… Continue reading
Enchantments: Cannon Mountain (8,638ft), McClellan Peak (8,364ft) 20 miles, 10,000ft gain 2:15am to 5:30pm, Eric Gilbertson (solo) Probable first winter ascent of Cannon My favorite time of year to visit the Enchantments region is the winter, when the views are great but the summer crowds are gone. On one trip… Continue reading
Windy Peak (8,333ft), Horseshoe Mountain (7,956ft), Armstrong Mountain (8,117ft), Arnold Mountain (8,091ft) Probable second winter ascent of Windy Peak, First winter ascents of Horseshoe, Armstrong, Arnold Sat Jan 25 12:45am to Sun Jan 26 8:15am (31.5 hours continuous moving) Eric and Fred, 53 miles, 10,000ft gain Back in October I’d… Continue reading