Cascade River Road Logout Nov 23, 2024 Eric and Paul A big wind storm hit Washington on Nov 19 and 22, bringing hurricane-force winds to areas on the west side of the state. Issaquah, where I live, was without power for about a week because so many trees had been… Continue reading
Blewett Pass Skiing – Lion Rock, Table Mountain, Diamond Head, Windy Knob, Tronsen Head November, 2024 7 miles skiing, 18 miles snowmobiling There’s finally enough snow in the cascades that it makes sense to use a snowmobile for approaches to peaks. I usually do one shake-down trip with the snowmobile… Continue reading
Arroyo Seco Packrafting Nov 10-11, 2024 Eric and Matthew 15 miles biking, 13 miles paddling/hiking Arroyo Seco is a creek in the Ventana Wilderness in west central California. It contains an interesting slot canyon called the narrows that people sometimes swim and cliff jump in during the summer. Matthew had… Continue reading
Chalangin Peak Attempt Nov 3, 2024 Eric, Ross, Peter 22 miles, 6500ft gain, 12am – 10:30pm I’d recently finished my survey project to determine an accurate list of the WA Top 100 peaks, and I was finally ready to finish climbing all the peaks on the list. Based on the… Continue reading
The Lidar/dGPS Washington Top 100 List Eric Gilbertson, Kyle Bretherton Aug 2017 – Oct 2024 Summary All peaks and contender peaks in WA for the Top 100 list have now been surveyed by either Lidar, dGPS, or both. It is now known exactly which 100 peaks are on the list. All… Continue reading
Big Craggy Double Summit Survey Eric Gilbertson October 22, 2024 Results West Summit 0.2ft taller than East Summit Big Craggy West Summit – 8473.3 ft +/-0.1ft NGVD29 Big Craggy East Summit – 8473.1 ft +/-0.1ft NGVD29 In mid October I finished my last dGPS survey to determine exactly which peaks… Continue reading
Surveying the Last Five Icecap Peaks of the Lower 48 States Eric Gilbertson Assisted by Ross Wallette, Josh Spitzberg, Alden Ryno, and Salius Braciulis Aug 27 – Oct 6, 2024 Summary There have historically been five icecap peaks in the lower 48 states, all in Washington. As of this year… Continue reading
Switchback Mountain Survey Oct 13, 2024 Eric, Branden, Daphne Results: 8321.1 ft +/-0.1ft NGVD29 Exact same height as Mt St Helens to nearest inch Now that I’m done surveying the five icecap or former icecap summits in WA, I’m focused on finishing an updated list of the WA Top 100… Continue reading
East Fury Survey Oct 5-6, 2024 54 miles, 15kft gain Eric Gilbertson, Ross Wallette, Saulius Braciulis Results: East Fury elevation 8321.5ft +/-0.1ft NGVD29 Icecap has melted 30ft since 1980 and is no longer the summit. The rocky outcrop SW of the icecap is currently the summit. I’ve been surveying icecap… Continue reading
Eldorado Peak Survey, Klawatti Col Survey, Tyee Crag, Eggplan/Torado Needle Sept 28, 2024 2am – 8pm Eric Gilbertson and Ross Wallette Results: Eldorado Icecap has melted 20ft since 1950 and is no longer the summit. The rocky outcrop 100ft west of icecap is summit at 8873.3ft +/- 0.1ft NGVD29 The… Continue reading