Klawatti Peak (8505ft), Austera Peak (8371 ft), Eldorado Peak (8878 ft) First Winter Ascent of Austera Second Winter Ascent of Klawatti Jan 11-12, 2025 16 miles, 9kft gain Eric and Nick Weekend conditions looked good west of the crest so we decided to bag some Bulger peaks in the North… Continue reading
Mount Lago (8,748ft) First Winter Ascent Jan 3-5, 2025 32 miles skiing, 24 miles snowmobiling Eric and Peter Mount Lago is one of the hundred highest peaks in Washington and is located deep in the Pasayten Wilderness. The peak is typically accessed in the summer and fall from the Slate… Continue reading
Pico Bolivar (5720.42m) Official Country Highpoint of Colombia Eric Gilbertson, Ginge Fullen, Jonathan Suarez Dec 12 – Depart Seattle Dec 13 – Arrive Santa Marta 0m Dec 14 – Buffer day 0m Dec 15 – Drive 4×4 to San Pedro 1400m Dec 16 – 4×4 to Yerbabuena village, meet indigenous… Continue reading
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 Funding provided by a research grant from the American Alpine Club Aug 27 – Oct 6, 2024 Summary There have historically been five icecap peaks in… Continue reading