Thompson Point (5,124ft) Eric Gilbertson November 5, 2017 I drove out into the mountains on a rainy, snowy Sunday morning, aiming to get up a below-treeline mountain. Thompson point is very close to Seattle, only 45 minutes away, and I started up the trail at 9am. It was raining at… Continue reading
Clark Mountain (8,602ft) and Luahna Peak (8,400ft) Eric Gilbertson October 28-29, 2017 I had attempted these mountains on Tuesday with Duncan, but had to turn back at the edge of treeline because our progress was too slow in the deep crusty snow. Luckily there was another weather window during the… Continue reading
Clark Mountain (8,602ft) Attempt to 5,000ft Eric and Duncan October 24, 2017 The Tuesday weather forecast was warm and sunny, so Duncan and I drove out of town Monday night to the White River trailhead. The previous weekend was extremely wet, with 5-10″ of water equivalent, which translated to up… Continue reading
Silver Peak (5,605ft) Eric and Birkan October 22, 2017 Birkan and I decided to get some exercise in on Sunday despite all the rain and wind, so we drove up to Snoqualmie Pass in the morning, then along a rough forest service road to the PCT junction and Windy Pass…. Continue reading
Remmel Mountain (8,685 ft) Eric and Katie October 14-15, 2017 The fires in the Pasayten had finally died down with the fresh snow, so we headed out Friday night to try to climb Remmel Mountain, one of the Washington Hundred Highest peaks that’s farthest away from Seattle. The original plan… Continue reading
October 8, 2017 We hiked a 7-mile loop starting at Rainy Pass, up to Heather Pass in North Cascades National Park, and back on Sunday afternoon. On this trip Aaron hit 500,000 ft of vertical hiking since arriving in Seattle!
Five Mountains in the Enchantments Enchantment Peak (8,520ft), Cannon Mountain (8,638ft), Mclellan Peak (8,364ft), Little Annapurna (8,440ft), Dragontail Peak (8,840ft) Eric Gilbertson October 7, 2017, 4:30am – 7:30pm 35 miles, 12,000ft elevation gain. Another snowstorm was set to hit the cascades on Saturday, but east of the crest looked potentially… Continue reading
Bandera Mountain (5,241ft) Eric and Katie October 3, 2017 We left town Tuesday afternoon to take advantage of the sunny weather. After a few hours hiking we hit the summit of Bandera with excellent views of Rainier, and got back to the car just after sunset.
French Cabin Mountain (5,724ft), Kachess Ridge (5,525ft), Hard Knox (5,841ft) Eric Gilbertson October 1, 2017 It was a rainy and snowy weekend, so I decided to hike some below-treeline mountains not too far away. I left town Sunday morning and reached the trailhead north of French Cabin Mountain around 11am. … Continue reading
Mt Formidable (8,325ft) Eric and Matthew September 23-24, 2017 Matthew flew up for the weekend from Palo Alto, CA, and we started driving north from the airport at 6:30pm Friday evening. Summer had just ended in the Cascades, with intermittent snow blanketing the summits over the past week, but we… Continue reading