Yakima River Packrafting Eric and Katie August 29 We drove to a bridge over the Yakima river near Thorpe on Saturday morning and stashed our bikes in the woods, then drove back to Cle Elum. We put in near the baseball field and had a fun 4-hour paddle down. There… Continue reading
West McMillan Spire (8,000ft) August 26, 2020, 6:55am – 6:45pm 19 miles, 9500ft gain I had been taking quite a few rest days after my big summer push to climb all the Colorado hundred highest, Wyoming 13ers, and Montana 12ers. After about a week I was ready to test my… Continue reading
Rocky Mountains Slam – Colorado 14ers + Wyoming 13ers + Montana 12ers June 16 – Aug 15, 2020 Completion time: 60 days, 9 hours, 20 minutes (new FKT for this route). 1,030 miles, 432,500ft gain, 205 peaks (all over 12,000ft) Awarded #3 Fastest Known Time of the Year (FKTOY) award… Continue reading
The Montana 12ers Eric Gilbertson August 8 – 15, 2020 Completion time: 6 days 23 hours (self supported speed record) Peaks: 27 (plus 6 bonus peaks) Distance: 135 miles Elevation gain: 60,000ft The Montana 12ers are the set of 12,000 foot peaks in montana with at least 300 feet of… Continue reading
The Wyoming 13ers Eric Gilbertson July 21 – August 7, 2020 210 miles, 77,500ft gain New Fastest Known Time: 16 days 17 hours The Wyoming 13ers are a set of 35 13,000ft peaks in Wyoming with at least 300 ft of prominence. Most of them, 30, are in the core… Continue reading
Colorado Hundred Highest Mountains / Centennials Eric Gilbertson June 16 – July 19, 2020 New Fastest Known Time: 33 days 23 hours (self-supported, incorrectly listed as “supported” on FKT website) Peaks: 100 (plus 20 bonus peaks) Miles hiked: 685 Elevation gain: 295,000ft Rest days: 1 Longest day: 49 miles, 18kft… Continue reading
Roaring Ridge (4,865ft), Tinkham Peak (5,398ft), Abiel Peak (5,365ft) June 12, 2020 It was a rainy day so I set out to hike some peaks below treeline. I drove the rough road up to Windy Pass and started southbound on the PCT late morning. After a few miles the trail… Continue reading
Mount Hardy (8,080ft) June 2020 Eric I left town around 4:15am hoping get back early enough to get some work done. Mount Hardy is a top 200 peak that is very close to the road, so a good candidate for a quick climb. By 7:15am I left the car at… Continue reading
Eightmile Mountain (7,996 ft) Eric Gilbertson June 7, 2020 I left Seattle early Sunday morning headed for the enchantments. I normally try to avoid the enchantments in the summer because of the crowds, but I had a top 200 peak there I needed to get and was hoping the rainy/snowy… Continue reading
Sasse Mountain (5,730ft) Eric and Katie June 6, 2020 We headed east of the crest Saturday morning in search of dry weather. We left the car in the late morning to head up the Howson Creek trail from the west. The trail started as an old road, then turned into… Continue reading