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
Mount Rolo (8,096ft) and Wildcat Mountain (7,958ft) 24 miles, 7,000ft gain May 29-30, 2020, Eric Friday 6:45pm – Saturday 9:00am There was a tight weather window over the weekend with bad weather supposed to start saturday morning in most places, though latest in the northeast. Friday night was clear, though…. Continue reading
Shelokum Mountain (8,069ft) and Lamont Mountain (8,082ft) May 23-25, 2020 Eric and Katie Saturday morning we drove over the recently-opened highway 20 to Winthrop and started up the Wolf Creek trailhead in late afternoon. The parking lot was surprisingly overflowing with cars! The trail was essentially snow-free all the way… Continue reading
Buckskin Mountain (8,124ft) May 16, 2020, Eric 42 miles, 6,500ft gain, 12:00am – 3:45pm I had considered tagging Buckskin onto my trip last weekend but ran out of time. On that trip I approached the area on the Chiwawa River Road and skied nearby Chilly, Ice Box, and North Spectacle… Continue reading
Chilly Peak (7,960ft), Carne Mountain (7,080 ft), Ice Box (8,112 ft), North Spectacle Butte (8,080ft) May 8-10, 2020 51 miles, Eric (solo) Friday night – Bike and ski up Chiwawa River Road a few miles Saturday – Carne, Chilly, Ice Box, camp at upper Ice Lake Sunday – North Spectacle… Continue reading
Cloudcomb Peak (8,085ft) and Pyramid Mountain (8,243ft) May 2, 2020, 1am – 10:15pm (21 hours) 29.5 miles, 9,500ft gain Eric and Fred We were looking to hit some top 200 peaks as a day trip Saturday and Cloudcomb and Pyramid fit the bill. The route up Cloudcomb is a long… Continue reading
McLeod Mountain (8,099ft) and Sunrise Peak (8,144ft) April 26, 2020, 3:45am – 3:15pm, Eric 22 miles, 6,900ft gain Saturday afternoon I drove from the edge of snowline on the approach to North Navarre Peak down to Mazama, making it to the Goat Creek sno park around 5pm. I’d been out… Continue reading
North Navarre Peak (7,963ft) and Nelson Butte (6,267ft) April 25, 2020, 3am – 12:30pm, Eric 21 miles, 4,400ft gain, Biking: 5 miles, hiking 3 miles, skiing 13 miles Saturday looked to be rainy in eastern washington starting around 9am, but clear Friday night. I wanted to hit a few top… Continue reading
Choral Peak (7,960ft) and Gopher Mountain (8,001ft) April 18-19, 2020, Eric 36 miles, 7,000 ft gain 2 miles biking, 16 miles hiking, 18 miles skiing Friday night I drove out to eastern washington to hit some washington top 200 peaks in the entiat area. I’d climbed Cardinal, Saska, and Emerald… Continue reading