Buttermilk, Courtney, Gray, Finney, Cheops, Beefhide, Seance

Buttermilk Ridge (8,267ft), Courtney (8,392ft), Gray (8,082ft), Baldy (7,810ft), Finney (8,110ft), Cheops (8,270ft), Beefhide (8,030ft), Seance (8,067ft) 48 miles 14,500ft gain 12:15am – 10:15pm (22 hours moving) I had Saturday free to go for a hike, but needed to be back in town by Saturday night. I was excited to… Continue reading

Truck Summit, McClellan Butte South

Truck Summit (4,120ft), McClellan Butte South (5,045ft), Pt 4787, Pt 4701 October 19, 2019, 12:15pm – 8:15pm 18 miles, Eric Gilbertson This trip ended up ranking very high on the character-building scale, much higher than I anticipated. That was probably due to the 8 continuous hours of being soaked from… Continue reading

Apex, Pope, Wolframite, Bauerman Ridge, Arnold, and Horseshoe Mountains

Six Washington Top 200 Mountains car to car: Apex Mountain (8,297ft), The Pope/Chewuch (8,264ft), Wolframite Mountain (8,137ft), Bauerman Ridge (8,044ft), Arnold Peak (8,091ft), Horseshoe Mountain (7,956ft) October 12, 2019 Eric Gilbertson 59 miles, 11,000ft gain, 3:30am Saturday to 7:20am Sunday (28 hours moving) Trailhead – 3:30am Apex – 10:15am Pope… Continue reading

Andrew, Amos, Fred, Sheep, Two Point, Bauble, Skeptical, Fool Hen, Fool Hen SE

Nine Washington Top 200 Peaks in a weekend: Andrew (8,301ft), Amos (8,259ft), Fred (8,080ft), Sheep (8,274ft), Two Point (7,955ft), Bauble (8,025ft), Skeptical (7,949ft), Fool Hen (8,168ft), Fool Hen SE (8,055ft) Oct 5-6, 2019 Eric Gilbertson Saturday – 38 miles, 13,000ft gain, 4am – 10pm Sunday – 38 miles (31 hike,… Continue reading

Little Saint Helens, Humpback, Gardner, Scout Patrol Peaks

Little Saint Helens (4,582ft), Humpback Mountain (5,174ft), Gardner (4,453ft), Scout Patrol Peak (4,693ft) Sept 16, 2019 Eric Gilbertson 20 miles It was a rainy weekday before classes started so I decided to hike some peaks below treeline close to town. I started with humpback, hiking up the trail on the… Continue reading