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
Switchback Mountain, Martin Peak, Bigelow Peak, Hoodoo Peak, Raven Ridge September 15, 2018 42.5 miles (40 miles hiking, 2.5 mile mountain biking) 5:30am-11:55pm Eric Gilbertson A few trails had just been reponed from fire closures in the sawtooth mountains in eastern Washington, and it looked like I could hit five… Continue reading
Cashmere Mountain (8,501ft) and Colchuck Peak Attempt September 8, 2018 Eric Gilbertson Aaron and I finished climbing Snowfield Peak on September 7 and headed back to Darrington that evening. Aaron headed back to Seattle, but I headed back east to climb some more peaks. I drove through pouring rain and… Continue reading