Ingalls Creek Backpacking May 30-31, 2021 Eric, Katie, and Lily Sunday afternoon we started at the Ingalls Creek trailhead and hiked up about five miles to an excellent campsite on an island in the creek. We had a big campfire and Lily didn’t get too scared. I got to test… Continue reading
Devils Peak (8,081ft) and Wallaby Peak (7,995ft) May 29, 2021 26 miles, 10kft gain I had one day free this weekend and was interested in visiting the Pasayten. I had a remaining top 200 peak, Devils Peak, near Slate Pass that I still needed to get, so that was a… Continue reading
Isolation Traverse in a Day Eric and Duncan May 22, 2021, 1:45am – 1:45am May 23 29 miles, 14kft gain This spring I’ve been wanting to do one of the classic ski traverses in the cascades to mix things up a bit from my standard peakbagging trips. I would say… Continue reading
The Temple (8,292 ft) May 16, 2021, 5am – 7:15pm 16 miles, 8,000ft gain Eric, Fred, Andrew I was packrafting the Yakima River Saturday and looking for a top 200 peak sort of nearby to climb Sunday. The Temple is a top 200 peak in the enchantments that sounded like… Continue reading
Yakima River Packrafting May 15, 2021 Eric, Katie, Andrew, Grace, and Lily (the dog). We dropped a car at the Thorp bridge then drove up to the baseball field at Cle Elum to put in around 11am. We had a fun paddle down the river and Lily (the dog) did… Continue reading
Holliway Mountain (8,000ft) Probable First Ski Descent May 8, 2021, 5am – 7pm Eric, Fletcher, Damon, Josh 15 miles, 8,500ft gain Highway 20 had just opened on Wednesday so we decided to go for a top 200 peak in that area. Holliway Mountain makes a good day trip from highway… Continue reading
Horsemans Pack (8,152ft) May 2, 2021, 4:30am – 7:30pm, 19 miles, 7700ft gain Eric and Andrew Horsemans Pack is an 8,000ft peak sticking out of the Neve Glacier in the North Cascades. I’d been near it several times climbing Snowfield Peak, but hadn’t yet made the sidetrip to climb it…. Continue reading
Mt Adams (12,276ft) April 25, 2021, 2am – 5:30pm Eric, Andrew, Branden, Cody I’ve climbed Mt Adams a few times before, but had never yet skied it. There’s potential for a 7,000ft+ ski descent, which is one of the longer descents possible in Washington. The best time to get the… Continue reading
Tricouni Peak (8,105ft) April 17, 2021, 1am – 8 pm Eric and Andrew 21 miles, 8,300ft gain The weather was looking hot and sunny for the weekend so we looked for a peak that had a north-facing route. Tricouni Peak is one of the top 200 peaks in Washington I… Continue reading
Jack Mountain Circumnavigation by Packraft and Ski 12am April 11 – 12:30am April 12 (24.5 hours moving) 35 miles (25 hiking/skiing, 10 packrafting) Last November I did a big hiking and packrafting loop around the Prophet Massif, hiking up to Little Beaver and paddling back down Ross Lake. At the… Continue reading