Cerro Vicunas – 19,905ft Eric Gilbertson December 29, 2017 I had one more free day left in Chile before I needed to start the long journey back to the US, and decided to climb one final 6000m peak. Cerro Vicunas was the next closest peak to the Murray Hut that… Continue reading
Cerro Barrancas Blancas – 20,075ft Eric Gilbertson December 28, 2017 After climbing Cerro San Francisco I drove down to spend the night at the Murray Hut to be closer to my next climbing objective, a 20,000ft mountain nearby named Barrancas Blancas. A guide had told me people sometimes use this… Continue reading
Cerro San Francisco – 19,744ft Eric Gilbertson December 27, 2017 I had just summitted Ojos del Salado, the highest mountain in Chile, and found myself with an extra three days in the area. I was very well-acclimated, having recently climbed two 22,000ft+ mountains (Aconcagua a bit earlier), so decided to… Continue reading
Camp Muir Backcountry Skiing Eric December 2-4, 2017 I was trying to acclimate for an upcoming mountaineering trip to South America, and Camp Muir, on the slopes of Mt Rainier, is one of the best places to do this in the wintertime. The road to the trailhead is plowed every… Continue reading
Cowboy Mountain (5,853 ft) Eric and Greg November 26, 2017 A string of warm, rainy days had caused most of the ski resorts in the cascades to temporarily close, and Sunday was supposed to be more of the same weather. But Greg and I wanted to get in our first… Continue reading
The Pinnacles, Indian Fort Mountain, and Eagle’s Nest Eric and Keith November 23, 2017 We did a classic hike near Berea, Kentucky, one I’ve probably done at least 100 times, but it’s still always fun. We hiked and scrambled up to the West Pinnacle for a great view of town,… Continue reading
Kentucky Peakbagging – Robe Mountain (1,527ft) and Joe Lick Knob (1,483ft) Eric and Keith November 22, 2017 We hiked into the woods near Blue Lick Creek, and up to the side of Basin Mountain until it started getting really steep. Then we traversed on an old logging road grade, and… Continue reading
Snoqualmie Pass Overnight Matthew and Eric November 18-19, 2017 Matthew flew up for the weekend, and on Saturday morning we started hiking out of Snoqualmie Pass. There was a lot of snow, but luckily the trail was broken for the first few miles. Eventually, however, whoever had broken trail had… Continue reading
Olympic Coast and Cape Alava (Westernmost point in continental US) Eric and Katie Nov 10-12, 2017 We headed west out of Seattle on Friday morning and tried to stop off at Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, but snow had already closed the road. We continued west and reached Cape… Continue reading
Pratt Lake Eric, Ethan, Cleo, Annajoy, Eric November 7, 2017 A group of 5 former MITOCers joined up Tuesday morning for a snowy hike up to Pratt Lake. Ethan and I broke trail in snowshoes through a surprising amount of snow, to the edge of Pratt Lake, about 5 miles… Continue reading