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
Crater Peak (8,128ft) Eric Gilbertson Sept 28, 2019 I thought the northwest cascades were supposed to be sort of rain shadowed starting Saturday morning, though the weather might still be questionable. So I set out to hike an 8,000 ft peak, Crater Peak. It supposedly had a trail to the… Continue reading
Packraft – Biking on Point Reyes Eric and Matthew Sept 22, 2019 40 miles biking 2.5 miles packrafting 4.8 miles hiking I flew down to California for the weekend and we embarked on a multi-sport biking+packrafting+hiking overnight trip Matthew had been planning for a while. We started in the morning… Continue reading
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
Jabal ash Shaykh/Mt Hermon – Syria Highpoint Attempt to 2350m Eric Gilbertson Sept 14, 2019 The highest point in Syria, Jabal ash Shaykh/Mt Hermon, has been on my radar for a while, but I’ve always thought I’d have to wait until the political situation improves significantly in Syria to attempt… Continue reading
Pidurutalagala – 8,281ft Matthew and Amanda, September 25, 2016 Eric, September 10, 2019 (attempt) Eric’s trip: Mt Pidurutalagala is a peak that is either very easy, or nearly impossible to summit, depending on the month. This is not due to extreme weather or technical difficulties, but due to red tape. The… Continue reading
Bukit Pagon (6,070ft/1850m) Highpoint of Brunei Eric and Serge Sept 6-7, 2019 Bukit Pagon is a peak on the southern tip of the country of Brunei, straddling the border with Malaysia. On the Brunei side is a vast expanse of virgin jungle off limits to all but scientists. On the… Continue reading
Kartala (7,746ft) – Comoros Highpoint Sep 5-6, 2019 “Cette terre est la plus haute aux Comores,” I said, pointing to the peak on the far side of the gigantic 1-km wide volcanic caldera that spread before us. I was desperately trying to tell my guide, Nabhane, that I wanted to… Continue reading
Mt Kinabalu (13,435ft) Highpoint of Malaysia Eric and Serge Sept 4-5, 2019 Mount Kinabalu is considered by some sources to be the tallest mountain in southeast Asia. It is a huge granite peak sticking up above treeline out of the Malaysian jungle on the island of Borneo. It is the… Continue reading
Mt Ramelau (9,721ft) Highpoint of Timor Leste/East Timor Eric and Serge Aug 31, 2019 I was in southeast Asia bagging country highpoints, and next on the list was Timor Leste (formerly known as East Timor). Timor Leste is one of the newest countries in the world, gaining independence from Indonesia… Continue reading