Chimborazo (20,561 ft/6267m) – Highpoint of Ecuador Farthest point from center of Earth December 27, 2019 Eric I was in South America climbing mountains and had just finished climbing Volcan Sajama, the Bolivia highpoint, with Matthew. After a few rest days at sea level in Arica, Chile I flew to… Continue reading
Sajama (21,463ft/6542m) – Highpoint of Bolivia via NW ridge (5.4 M1 WI2 in conditions we encountered) Dec 14 – 20, 2019 Eric and Matthew Dec 14 Matthew arrives Arica, Chile (0ft), bus to Sajama village, Bolivia (13,900ft) Dec 15 Eric arrives Arica, climbs 15,000ft peak, returns to Arica, Matthew in… Continue reading
Mount Adams (12,267ft) Summit Bivy Dec 7-8, 2019, Eric I needed to preacclimate for an upcoming high altitude mountaineering trip to the Andes, so wanted to get as high as possible for as long as possible over the weekend. I considered climbing Rainier, but with bad weather forecast Saturday it… Continue reading
Mount Defiance (5,584ft) Dec 1, 2019, Eric My flight landed mid morning Sunday coming back from Thanksgiving in KY, and I had a few hours of daylight in the afternoon to squeeze in a hike. I was meaning to test out two pairs of 8,000m boots for an upcoming high-altitude… Continue reading
Mailbox Peak (4,841ft) Nov 24, 2019, Eric, ~9 miles I got up super early and hiked up Mailbox Peak in the dark. Snowline started around 2,000ft as I took the steep Old Trail up. I hit treeline around sunrise and postholed through fresh powder to the summit. I quickly hiked… Continue reading
Gilbert Peak (8,184ft), Goat Citadel (8,000ft), North Gilbert (7,527ft) 31 miles, 6,500ft gain November 23, 2019, 4:30am – 5:30pm Eric The big blue hole for the weekend appeared to be in southern Washington Saturday, and there was a top 200 peak down there I’d been meaning to hit – Gilbert… Continue reading
Tiffany Mountain (8,245ft), Middle Tiffany Mountain (7,967ft), Rock Mountain (7,971 ft) November 17, 2019 Eric and Katie Saturday afternoon after I got done with a quick hike up Granite and Tusk O’Granite Mountains we loaded up the car and drove out east in search of dry weather. The snow and… Continue reading
Tusk O’Granite Mountain (5,566ft) and Granite Mountain (5,629ft) Nov 16, 2019 I had Saturday morning to get a quick hike in before heading east of the crest, so decided to hit a few peaks on I-90. I hiked up Granite Mountain first, encountering snow above 5,000ft. Microspikes were helpful. From… Continue reading
Longs Peak (14,255ft) – highpoint of Rocky Mountain National Park Eric and Jake, Nov 11, 2019 We were in Colorado for the long Veteran’s Day weekend, with the goal to hit some national park highpoints. Longs Peak was high enough to warrant acclimation since we were both coming from sea… Continue reading
Poison Spring Hill (9,040ft) – highpoint of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Eric and Jake, Nov 10, 2019 We left the trailhead in Great Sand Dunes National Park at sunset Saturday night and drove out the rough sandy road. We had deflated the tires to make it through… Continue reading