Elephant Butte (5,653 ft) – Highpoint of Arches National Park Eric and Katie March 26, 2015 Elephant Butte is one of the few technical National Park Highpoints in the lower 48 states, and is the first peak I’ve climbed that requires rappelling on the *ascent*. Katie and I had driven… Continue reading
Cathedral Butte Northwest (7,160ft) – Highpoint of Canyonlands National Park Eric and Katie – March 24, 2015 Katie and I had driven down to Utah for spring break to climb at Indian Creek, and after a few days of climbing we needed a rest day. It turned out the highpoint… Continue reading
Dragontail Peak and Little Annapurna March 3, 2015, 8am-5pm Eric Gilbertson The weather looked good on Tuesday, but I couldn’t find any takers to join me for a hike, so I set out solo. I left Seattle at 5am and made it to the base of Mountaineer Creek road by… Continue reading
Mt Shuksan (9,131ft) and Mt Baker (10,778ft) in a Winter Weekend Matthew and Eric Gilbertson Feb 20-21, 2015 Friday 12pm – Start hiking up Mt Shuksan. Camp on Sulphide Glacier Saturday – Climb Mt Shuksan summit, descend to car, drive to nearest gas station to eat a bunch of junk… Continue reading
Mount Rainier via Ingraham Direct February 14-16, 2015 Eric and Katie Feb 14 – Drive to Paradise, climb to Camp Muir Feb 15 – acclimation day at Camp Muir Feb 16 – Summit via Ingraham Direct and return to Seattle President’s Day weekend looked like it would have dry weather… Continue reading
Mt Saint Helens (8,320ft) January 11, 2015 Eric and Katie Katie and I had just officially moved all our stuff into a new apartment in Seattle after I got back from post-graduation travels, and decided to take a break from moving to climb a mountain. The weather wasn’t great, but… Continue reading
Mauna Load (13,679ft) Eric and Katie December 15-17, 2014 Katie and I were in Hawaii for a week before Christmas when flights were still cheap, and I had a few adventure goals for the trip. My primary goal was to ride a bike from sea level to the summit of… Continue reading
Mount Cleveland (10,466ft) – Highpoint of Glacier National Park Eric and Katie, Aug 30-Sept 2, 2014, attempt to 8,600ft We had just finished climbing Grand Teton and started driving north to try for Mt Cleveland, the highpoint of Glacier National Park. On August 29 we drove into Montana and camped… Continue reading
Grand Teton (13,770ft) via Upper Exum Ridge Eric and Katie August 27, 2014 Aug 18 – fly from Slovenia to Jackson, Wyoming. Aug 19 – hike to lower saddle camp Aug 20 – summit attempt, retreat in bad weather Aug 21 – hike back to trailhead Aug 22-25 climb Eagle… Continue reading
Eagle Peak (11,367) – Highpoint of Yellowstone National Park Eric and Katie – August 24, 2014 Aug 23 – hike to Eagle Creek Meadows Aug 24 – Summit, return to camp Aug 25 – hike out, drive to Grand Teton Katie and I had just attempted to climb Grand Teton… Continue reading