June 7-9, 2019 Eric and Keith We left Seattle Friday evening and camped out in Capitol Forest State Park. Saturday we drove to the Hoh rain forest and hiked around admiring the huge trees. We then drove to Cape Flattery to see the northwesternmost point in the lower 48 states,… Continue reading
Peepsight Mountain (8,146ft) Eric and Katie June 1-2, 2019 We headed out of town Saturday morning and started up the Andrews Creek trail just before noon. A few miles up we met a trail crew working on cutting out logs up to Andrews Pass, so hopefully it’ll be all clear… Continue reading
Mount Columbia (12,274ft) – Highest Mountain in Alberta May 26, 2019 Eric, Mike, Terrance, Oakley, Steven, Merrick Friday – Leave Seattle after work, drive to RV lot at Icefields Discovery Centre Saturday – ski to saddle below Snow Dome Sunday – summit, ski back to car, drive south Monday –… Continue reading
Mount Rainier via Fuhrer Finger – Car to Car on Skis May 5, 2019 – 12am to 4:30pm Eric and Colie The longest continuous ski descent in the lower 48 states is generally considered to be from the summit of Mt Rainier to around the Nisqually bridge crossing nearly 10,500ft… Continue reading
Lincoln Peak (9,080ft) Second hardest peak in Washington Eric and Duncan, April 27-28, 2019 Saturday – leave Seattle 10am, push bikes up Rankin Creek road, ski/snowshoe to camp 6:30pm Sunday – 4:30am leave camp, 6am start route, 9am summit, 2:30pm back at camp, 5pm back to truck Lincoln Peak is… Continue reading
Mount Kitchener (11,417ft) and Snowdome (11,483ft), attempt on Mt Columbia Eric and Serge April 18 – Eric leaves Seattle after work, picks up Serge at Vancouver, camp near Hope, BC April 19 – Drive to Jasper, pick up permits, camp at Athabasca glacier trailhead April 20 – Ski to base… Continue reading
Taylor Mountain (2,600ft) and Wright’s Reach (2,030ft) ~15 miles April 16, 2019 I had some time Tuesday morning so squeezed in a hike before work. I was planning to hike up South Tiger Mountain, but when I got close I saw there was active logging on the summit, with chain… Continue reading
The Ark (aka Rooster Mountain) 5,339ft April 14, 2019 I had attempted to climb The Ark in January 2018, but turned around at a freshly corniced ridge I didn’t feel safe soloing. This time I figured later in the spring perhaps it would be safer conditions. I drove out the… Continue reading
Web Mountain (5,335ft) The weather was rainy and snowy everywhere Saturday so I decided to do a mostly-below-treeline peak a short drive from town. I left Seattle Saturday morning and parked at the Dirty Harry’s Peak trailhead at 9:30am. I started hiking in the rain and the precipitation didn’t let… Continue reading
Packrafting the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Matthew and Eric Gilbertson April 5-7, 2019 Friday – Hike up Granite Creek trail to Thompson Lake, descend to lower unnamed lake, paddle and camp near lake Saturday – Hike to Middle Fork Snoqualmie, put in packrafts, paddle down to river side camp Sunday… Continue reading