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
Oval Peak 8,795ft September 30, 2018, 4:15am – 9:15pm Eric Gilbertson 50 miles (42 miles hiking, 8 miles mountain biking), 11,000ft gain I’ve been working on tightening my completion time window for the Bulgers, and just finished climbing Abernathy and the Gardners on Saturday evening. It was raining when I… Continue reading
Abernathy Peak (8,321ft), Gardner Mountain (8,898ft), and North Gardner Mountain (8,956ft) Eric Gilbertson September 29, 2018 5:30am – 6:30pm 34 miles, 8,000ft gain A portion of the Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness had just been reopened from fire closures, and that meant Abernathy and the Gardners were available for climbing. I’d… Continue reading
Eldorado Peak (8,868ft), Primus Peak (8,508ft) and Austera Peak (8,334ft) September 23-24, 2018 Eric, Colie, and Ethan It was the last weekend before the fall quarter started at Seattle University, and was hoping to reclimb a few more Bulger peaks to tighten my finishing time. Classes started Wednesday, and it… Continue reading
Colchuck Peak (8,705ft) and Dragontail Peak (8,804ft) September 18, 2018 – 6:30am – 3:30pm Eric Gilbertson I think Colchuck is the peak that has turned me around the most out of any of the Bulgers. In November 2015 Katie and I made it to the col above Colchuck Glacier but… Continue reading