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Sherpa Peak North Ridge 5.8
Sherpa Peak – 8605′ – North ridge class 5.8August 2015 Long time no post for me on this site but I figure since my summer is winding down, better start getting TR’s written. Jacob and I finally got schedules to work at a time when I was back in WA from whichever other state I […]
Alpine Lakes High Route
Iron Cap Mountain – 6351′ – West ridge class 3Mount Hinman – 7497′ – west ridge class 2Mount Daniel – 7959′ – Lynch Glacier class 3september 2021 Trip Stats38 miles on foot16,000 feet elevation gain11.3 miles on bike The map below shows the route we took (note the route line is approximate…not a tracked gpx). […]
Chimney Rock
Chimney rock – 7731′ – Direct East Face class 5.6August 2021 Kelly and I enjoyed a fantastic weekend on Chimney Rock last weekend in what was a smoke free endeavor with 9 pitches of rock climbing. On Saturday morning we grabbed a quick breakfast in Seattle and were on our way to the Pete Lake […]
McClellan Butte
Mcclellan Butte – 5161′ – SE Face Class 3March 2019 I hiked up McClellan Butte last Monday with my friend Ariana, and we hit the trail at about 9:30am after a quick stop at a lovely cafe in North Bend. The road to the trailhead was still closed but only added about a quarter mile […]
Mount Index
Mount Index – 5991′ – Hourglass Gully Class 3 & AI2March 2019 Chris and I were throwing around a bunch of ideas of what to climb for the beautiful weather weekend we were about to have on Friday; ideas including the triple couloirs on Dragontail, Gibralter Ledges on Rainier, and Mount Index. With the weather […]
Lichtenburg Mountain
Lichtenburg Mountain – 5844′ – South Slopes SkiJanuary 2019 For New Years, I took Josh and AJ to Stevens Pass for some backcountry skiing, of which both Josh and I are terrible skiers but we were able to work our way up to the summit of Lichtenburg Mountain with skins on our skis without much […]
Chair Peak NE Ridge
Cashmere Mountain
Dragontail Peak
Dragontail Peak – 8840′ – aasgard pass class 2+October 2012 Yesterday I climbed Dragontail Peak with my friends Josh and Amy. We hiked up to Colchuck Lake Friday in the dark and camped. Woke up to a light falling snow but it soon became partly cloudy with some fantastic views that got better and better […]