Mount Pilchuck (5,340ft) Eric and Aaron March 26, 2017 We hit the trailhead at 7:30am on a rainy sunday morning, and ended up walking in our ski boots for a few miles on the closed gravel road until we reached snow. We put our skis on, but unfortunately the snow… Continue reading
Lassen Peak (10,457 ft) March 18-19, 2017 Eric and Matthew I flew down to CA for the weekend on Friday night, and Saturday morning Matthew and I drove north from Palo Alto to Lassen Volcano National Park. We checked in with the rangers and started skinning up the road towards… Continue reading
Driveway Butte – 5,982 ft February 26, 2017 Eric and Katie The original plan was to climb a Washington Hundred Highest mountain – Silverstar Peak (8,800ft). But when we arrived at Mazama in eastern Washington friday night, we discovered the road was closed an extra 7 miles from the trailhead…. Continue reading
Mt Washington – 4,400ft Feb 18, 2017 Eric and Katie We were looking for a short hike in the rainy/snowy weather, and Mt Washington is about the closest 4,000ft mountain to Seattle. We hit the trail by noon, ran into another group of Mitocers on they way up, and were… Continue reading
Oval Peak (8,795ft) – Probable Second Winter Ascent Eric and David February 11/12, 2017 We left the Twisp River Sno Park at 6am Saturday morning and skinned up about 9 miles to the west buttermilk trailhead. After following the trail for about 3 miles we cut up into the woods… Continue reading
Osceola Dog Leg Slide Alpine Ice Climbing February 4, 2017 Eric, David, Kevin, Kyle, Mike, Ana, John, Donald, Greg, Nicholas We parked at Greeley Ponds trailhead, and walked down the Kanc for 1 mile to the East Pond trailhead, which is currently unplowed. From here we hiked up the east… Continue reading
Mt Lowell, Unnamed route on SW face (WI 3) Eric and Dave February 3, 2017 We left Boston at 5:30am Friday morning, seeking an ice climbing place where there would be no crowds. That weekend was the annual New England Ice Fest, and all the usual places would likely have… Continue reading
Robinson Mountain (8,726 ft) Eric and Birkan January 28-29, 2016 Robinson Mountain is one of the few Washington Hundred Highest mountains with a trailhead that is reasonably accessible in the winter. With a good weather forecast, we drove out to near Mazama Friday night and camped out in the car… Continue reading
Keechelus Ridge (5,151 ft) Eric, David, Birkan, Julia January 22, 2016 Keechelus Ridge is one of the few mountains near Seattle that you can count on to have a broken trail. This is because most of the route is on a popular groomed snowmobile trail. With snowy weather predicted, we… Continue reading
Gold Mountain (1,761ft) Eric Gilbertson January 16, 2017 I headed out to the Olympic Peninsula on Monday and hiked about 4 miles up to the summit of Gold Mountain. There were great views of the Olympic Mountains just to the west, and an awesome lenticular cloud was forming on Rainier… Continue reading