Mount Defiance (5,584ft) Eric and Katie, December 2, 2018 We drove up to the Ira Springs trailhead Sunday morning and hiked up behind a bunch of other parties. Snowline started around 3,000ft but the trail was well stomped out so didn’t need any traction. We continued past Mason Lake up… Continue reading
Eric, Matthew, and family November, 2018 We went on some fun hikes in Kentucky, to Anglin Falls, Indian Fort Mountain West Pinnacle, and a bushwhack up the Garrard County highpoint.
Colfax Peak (9,440ft) Eric and Tyler November 17, 2018 I had just skied Baker and Sherman on Monday via the Squak Glacier, but still needed to climb Colfax. I decided to ski Colfax via the shorter Heliotrope Ridge approach, and Tyler was interested in joining. We met up at the… Continue reading
Mount Baker (10,781ft) and Sherman Peak (10,160ft) Eric Gilbertson and Jake Robinson November 11-12, 2018 A rare November weather window aligned with a weekend and Jake and I set out to ski Mt Baker. It had been snowing for the past few weeks, and appeared there may be fresh snow… Continue reading
Sunrise Peak (8,002ft) and Switchback Mountain (8,320ft) Eric and Matthew Gilbertson November 3-4, 2018 Matthew flew up from California for the weekend, and it appeared the only dry spot for hiking would be on the southeast side of Lake Chelan in Eastern Washington. There were some 8,000ft mountains and alpine… Continue reading
Castle Peak (8,306ft) Oct 27, 2018 5:20am – 5:40pm 29 miles (14 trail, 10 bushwhacking, 5 scrambling), 4,700ft gain Castle peak is one of the seven extra bonus Bulger peaks, so I had to bag it. My original plan was to do a relaxing backpacking trip to Castle over the… Continue reading
Packrafting on Blanca Lake Eric, Katie, Aaron, Ana October 21, 2018 Aaron had finished ascending 1,000,000 vertical ft over the past few years, and I had just finished climbing the Bulgers, so we decided to celebrate with a fun alpine paddling trip. Katie and I have packrafts and Ana and… Continue reading
Luna Peak (8,311ft) Eric Gilbertson October 20, 2018: 12:30am-4:59pm New fastest known time: 16 hours 29 minutes car to car (according to fastestknowntime.com) 48 miles, 12,200ft gain Luna peak is known as a top contender for having one of the best views in Washington state. It is also, according mountaineer… Continue reading
Mount Ballard (8,340ft) Eric, Steven, Trace, Jake October 14, 2018 I had recently finished climbing all the Bulgers in Washington, but there are seven mountains that would technically be on a list of 100 highest mountains in Washington given more recent elevation measurements and a strict 400ft clean prominence threshold… Continue reading
Reynolds Peak (8,512ft) Car to Car the Back Way 57 miles, 13,000ft gain October 6, 2018, 2:50am – 11:10pm New Bulgers Fastest Known Time: 1 year 1 month 15 days 20 hours 29 minutes I’d been waiting to climb Reynolds Peak since I got back to the US in late… Continue reading