Colfax Peak Survey Sept 3, 2024, 5am – 7pm Josh Spitzberg, Eric Gilbertson, Ross Wallette Results (NGVD29 datum): Colfax summit: 9,439.9 ft +/- 0.1ft Key Col: 8,966.7 ft +/- 0.1ft Colfax summit is 2.1 ft taller than 2022 Lidar measurement. Colfax Key Col has melted 16.3 ft since the 2022… Continue reading
Mount Davis, PA State Highpoint Survey Sept 9, 2024, Eric Gilbertson Results: Mt Davis traditional summit is still the state highpoint Traditional summit: 3213.3 ft +/- 0.2 ft Davis North: 3210.0 ft +/- 0.1 ft Davis South: 3209.8 ft +/- 0.1 ft (NGVD29 datum, same as the quad uses) The… Continue reading
Mt Rainier Elevation Survey Aug 27-28 and Sept 21, 2024 Eric Gilbertson, Josh Spitzberg, Ross Wallette, Alden Ryno Summary of Results (NGVD29 Datum): Columbia Crest has melted 21.8 ft since 1998, revealing a new summit location on the SW Rim Columbia Crest: 14,389.2 ft +/- 0.1 ft (lat/lon 46.852950, -121.760572)… Continue reading
First SE-NW Traverse of Greenland Isortoq to Qaanaaq. June 27-Aug 5, 2024 1539 miles (1420 snow kiting, 119 manhauling) 4 first ascents Biggest day: 218 miles kiting Fastest speed: 33mph kiting Eric Gilbertson and Branden Joy June 10-26 fly/boat to Tasiilaq in SE greenland, get delayed 16 days waiting for… Continue reading
Mount Fuji (12,388 ft) Highpoint of Japan May 12, 2024 I was heading to Japan for the ICRA robotics conference so I figured I’d tag the highpoint, Mt Fuji, on the side. The conference started on Monday and the soonest flight I could get on arrived in Tokyo at noon… Continue reading
Choral Peak First Ascent of North Face (WI3 M3 Steep Snow, 300m) May 5, 2024, 12:30am – 6pm 18 miles, 5kft gain Nick and Eric In late April 2020 I was skiing Choral and Gopher, two top 200 peaks in the Entiat River drainage, and I noticed a big ice… Continue reading
Andrew Peak Survey April 27, 2024, 1am – 5pm Results: Elevation 8,293.5 ft +/- 0.1ft (NGVD29 datum, same as quad uses) There are still some remaining peaks in Washington that are within error bounds of inclusion in the WA Top 100 list and haven’t yet been surveyed accurately enough to… Continue reading
Pemberton Icefield Snowkiting April 20-21, 2024 Eric and Branden The Pemberton Icefield has some of the largest terrain for snow kiting in the pacific northwest. With low-elevation snow melting out now I’m seeking out high-elevation glaciers for snowkiting. In late March I’d snowmobiled solo up to the Appa Glacier on… Continue reading
Whistler Snowkiting April 6, 2024 Eric, Kyle, Stan, Frank 20 miles, 3,300ft gain I’m trying to find good snowkiting locations in the pacific northwest to train for upcoming expeditions, and by now with low-elevation snow melting out it is kind of difficult to find places in Washington. It needs to… Continue reading
Appa Glacier Snowkiting March 31, 2024 Saturday night I drove up to British Columbia to the Rutherford Creek FSR and parked at the big pullout 3 miles up the road. It’s apparently been a low snow year in BC and it looks like the Pemberton Valley Snowmobile Club is done… Continue reading