Pinnacle Mountain (8,400ft) and Emerald Peak (8,422ft) Eric Gilbertson September 1, 2018 30 miles I had just finished climbing the Bulgers on Mt Buckner on August 31, and after hiking back to my car at the Cascade Pass trailhead I started driving to eastern Washington. I was hoping to re-climb… Continue reading
Horseshoe Peak (8,480ft) and Mount Buckner (9,114ft) August 31, 2018 Eric Gilbertson Horseshoe and Buckner were some of my few remaining Bulger Peaks, and I had been waiting for a weather window in late August to climb them. Buckner is third class, but Horseshoe has a short section of 5th… Continue reading
Silver Star Mountain (8,876ft) Eric Gilbertson August 30, 2018, 8am-2pm I had just finished climbing Forbidden Peak with Katie, and Wednesday morning we hiked out and drove back to Seattle. I rested a bit in town, sorted out gear, then repacked for more peakbagging. I left town after dinner and… Continue reading
Forbidden Peak (8,815ft) via West Ridge (5.6) August 27-29, 2018 Eric and Katie August 27 – hike to base camp in Boston Basin August 28 – climb Forbidden Peak August 29 – hike out, drive back to Seattle I made it back to Seattle from Windy Peak Sunday night, and… Continue reading
Windy Peak (8,333ft) Eric Gilbertson August 26, 2018 I had just climbed Boston Peak and Sahale Peak as a day trip Saturday with Birkan, and we made it back to the car at 4:30pm in deteriorating weather. My original plan to climb more mountains around Boston needed to be modified…. Continue reading
Boston Peak (8,894ft) and Sahale Peak (8,680ft) Eric Gilbertson and Birkan Uzun August 25, 2018 I’ve read that Boston Peak is one of those peaks that sees very few repeat ascents. It indeed has quite a reputation for scary, exposed, loose rock, and there is no easy way up. I… Continue reading
Black Peak (8,970ft) Eric Gilbertson August 24, 2018, 3:15pm – 8pm I’d recently returned from climbing a bunch of country highpoints in Africa and Saudi Arabia, and did a quick day trip of Mt Stuart on Wednesday. Katie needed the car on Thursday and Friday, so I hung around town… Continue reading
Mount Stuart (9,415ft) Eric Gilbertson August 22, 2018, 5am – 12pm I’d just gotten back to the US from climbing a bunch of country highpoints (Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, DRC, and Saudi Arabia) over the past three weeks, and was eager to get into the wilderness of the Cascades on mountains… Continue reading
Mt Logan (9,087ft), Mesahchie Peak (8,795ft), Katsuk Peak (8,680ft), Kimtah Peak (8,600ft), and Cosho Peak (8,332ft) Eric Gilbertson July 29-30, 2018 Sunday: 3:30am leave car, climb Mesahchie, Katsuk, Kimtah, Cosho, descend to trail, hike to Junction Camp 10:30pm, bivy for a few hours (15 miles, 8kft gain) Monday: 3:30am leave camp,… Continue reading
Buck Mountain (8,528ft) and Fortress Mountain (8,760ft) Car-to-Car July 26, 2018 4:30am – 11:45pm ~50 miles, 10k ft gain, 100,000 steps The Chiwawa River road had recently opened after a washout was repaired, and I wanted to hit a few remaining Bulger mountains before fire season set in. I had… Continue reading