March 16-17, 2019 Katie needed to go to the Friday Harbor UW labs for some work so I did some biking around San Juan Island. I biked up Mt Grant Saturday in the middle of the island, then Mt Finlayson Sunday morning before taking the ferry back.
Round Top (10,381ft) Eric and Matthew Gilbertson March 9-10, 2019 I flew down to California Friday night and we immediately started driving out of Oakland into the mountains. The sierras had just gotten a few feet of fresh snow, so sounded like great backcountry skiing conditions. The plan was to… Continue reading
Golden Horn (8,366ft) First Winter Ascent Eric and Tyler March 2-3, 2019 Saturday – 3:30am leave Yellowjacket Sno Park, ski 19.5 miles to camp at upper snowy lake by 3:30pm. Sunday – Summit Golden Horn at 7am, ski back to car (22 miles total) Golden Horn is a technical peak… Continue reading
Palmer Mountain (5,043ft) Feb 24, 2019 Eric and Jake We left town Sunday morning and drove just past Baring to turn off at the bridge to Money Creek campground. Just past the campground we turned right on a snowed-over forest service road. Luckily another vehicle had driven in before us…. Continue reading
Yodelin Backcountry Skiing Feb 23, 2019 Eric, Kurt, Colie We drove up to Stevens Pass Saturday morning and continued another mile or so to the Yodelin parking lot. From there we skinned up an old road for about an hour and reached open glades that are popular with backcountry skiers…. Continue reading
Star Peak (8,690ft) and Courtney Peak (8,392ft) First Winter Ascents Eric Gilbertson (solo) Feb 17-18, 2019 Feb 17 – Ski from Twisp River Sno Park to West Fork Buttermilk trailhead, snowshoe to Star Lake, climb Courtney Peak, camp at Star Lake (19 miles, 3:30am – 6:30pm) Feb 18 – Climb… Continue reading
Kawaikini (5,243′) – Highest Point of Kauai Matthew Gilbertson | Feb 13, 2019 2 h mountain biking (12 mi), 8 h hiking (21.6 mi) 2.4″ of rain recorded by Wai’ale’ale rain gauge I began driving from our hotel near the Lihue Airport at about 5 am and headed west on… Continue reading
Alpental Falls Ice Climbing Eric, Tyler, Patrick, Erin Feb 10, 2019 It was the coldest day of the season so excellent conditions for ice climbing. We left the Alpental parking lot at 8:30am and the temperature was 9F. There were a few good ice routes on Alpental Falls, very close… Continue reading
Revolution Peak (5,454ft) Feb 9, 2019 14 miles, 5,000ft gain Eric Gilbertson Seattle had just gotten a few inches of snow Friday night, and when I drove out of town Saturday morning the roads were in tough shape. Even I-5 and I-90 interstates were covered in packed snow. I wanted… Continue reading
West Tiger Mountain Feb 7, 2019 Eric Gilbertson It looked like the last sunny day for a while, so after work Thursday evening I hiked up West Tiger Mountain (#3, #2, and the main summit). I managed to catch sunset from the top.