Olympic Coast and Cape Alava (Westernmost point in continental US) Eric and Katie Nov 10-12, 2017 We headed west out of Seattle on Friday morning and tried to stop off at Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, but snow had already closed the road. We continued west and reached Cape… Continue reading
Pratt Lake Eric, Ethan, Cleo, Annajoy, Eric November 7, 2017 A group of 5 former MITOCers joined up Tuesday morning for a snowy hike up to Pratt Lake. Ethan and I broke trail in snowshoes through a surprising amount of snow, to the edge of Pratt Lake, about 5 miles… Continue reading
Thompson Point (5,124ft) Eric Gilbertson November 5, 2017 I drove out into the mountains on a rainy, snowy Sunday morning, aiming to get up a below-treeline mountain. Thompson point is very close to Seattle, only 45 minutes away, and I started up the trail at 9am. It was raining at… Continue reading
Clark Mountain (8,602ft) and Luahna Peak (8,400ft) Eric Gilbertson October 28-29, 2017 I had attempted these mountains on Tuesday with Duncan, but had to turn back at the edge of treeline because our progress was too slow in the deep crusty snow. Luckily there was another weather window during the… Continue reading
Clark Mountain (8,602ft) Attempt to 5,000ft Eric and Duncan October 24, 2017 The Tuesday weather forecast was warm and sunny, so Duncan and I drove out of town Monday night to the White River trailhead. The previous weekend was extremely wet, with 5-10″ of water equivalent, which translated to up… Continue reading
Silver Peak (5,605ft) Eric and Birkan October 22, 2017 Birkan and I decided to get some exercise in on Sunday despite all the rain and wind, so we drove up to Snoqualmie Pass in the morning, then along a rough forest service road to the PCT junction and Windy Pass…. Continue reading
Remmel Mountain (8,685 ft) Eric and Katie October 14-15, 2017 The fires in the Pasayten had finally died down with the fresh snow, so we headed out Friday night to try to climb Remmel Mountain, one of the Washington Hundred Highest peaks that’s farthest away from Seattle. The original plan… Continue reading
October 8, 2017 We hiked a 7-mile loop starting at Rainy Pass, up to Heather Pass in North Cascades National Park, and back on Sunday afternoon. On this trip Aaron hit 500,000 ft of vertical hiking since arriving in Seattle!
Five Mountains in the Enchantments Enchantment Peak (8,520ft), Cannon Mountain (8,638ft), Mclellan Peak (8,364ft), Little Annapurna (8,440ft), Dragontail Peak (8,840ft) Eric Gilbertson October 7, 2017, 4:30am – 7:30pm 35 miles, 12,000ft elevation gain. Another snowstorm was set to hit the cascades on Saturday, but east of the crest looked potentially… Continue reading
Bandera Mountain (5,241ft) Eric and Katie October 3, 2017 We left town Tuesday afternoon to take advantage of the sunny weather. After a few hours hiking we hit the summit of Bandera with excellent views of Rainier, and got back to the car just after sunset.