Mount Shuksan: North Face

I ascended the North Face of Mount Shuksan with Jesse today. I summited Shuksan two years ago via an easier route, the Fisher Chimneys. Today’s climb was spectacular with excellent weather and conditions. It took us 12.5 hours from our bivy on the ridge to climb the mountain and return to the car. Lots of…

A day off…

Ahhhh, it was good to sleep in this morning and get a good 9+ hours of sleep. This is the final installment of photos from the Mount Adams trip – enjoy! Adams and Adams Glacier from the road on the way out. The glacier looks steep doesn’t it? Sunset from campĀ  Hiking the trail on…

More nice photos!

Mountain climbing is a good thing for the blog because it results in many photos! If you haven’t already you should visit the Mount Adams trip report on Cascade Climbers. We camped near this glacial lake below the Adams Glacier. We stopped to take more photos of wildflowers on the way out. Ascending the Adams…

Adams Continued…

More Pictures of the Mount Adams – Adams Glacier climb on July 9-10, 2006: Alpenglow on the Adams Glacier Wildflower near camp First light on Rainier Cool looking silhouette shot on the Adams Glacier Marine layer and Mount Rainier Today was another good day at work. I had fun with phone interviews and declarations and…

Adams pictures

Check out some of these photos from the trip up Adams Glacier on Mount Adams July 9-10. The pictures today are from the approach. Each day I will add more photos chronologically. The Adams Glacier route goes straight up the tumbling glacier seen in these photos. Approaching Camp Adams Creek meadows Panorama of Mount Adams…

Mount Adams

I climbed Adams Glacier on Mount Adams with Bjorn today! Mount Adams is the second highest moutain in the state rising over 12,200 ft above sea level. Adams Glacier is a more difficult and classic route on Adams. We descended the north ridge. More details and photos to come! In the mean time, check out…

Back to nice!

The weather improved today with an idyllic 75 degree high temperature, sunny skies, but a nice breeze to keep the temps in check. The good weather is forecasted to continue this weekend with 80 degrees tomorrow and 78 Sunday before another cool-down into the upper 60’s next week and maybe some rain mid-week. I’m going…

A few more Goode photos

Sunrise alpenglow on the Mount Logan massif. Our bivy site below the Goode Glacier. With a clear forecast, this is all the gear we brought. South Face of Goode and the Southwest Couloir descent route. Accessing the Goode Glacier. Today was another normal day at work with another fun baby shower with good treats, including…

More Goode!

Sunrise alpenglow on the upper north face of Mount Goode; July 2, 2006 Glacial ice on the Goode Glacier and Mount Logan in the distance; July 2, 2006 The view from the summit of 9,206 foot Mount Goode looking northwest. From left to right: Sahale, Boston, Buckner, Forbidden, Eldorado, Baker. The weather in Seattle took…

Mount Goode Trip Report

Check out the trip report for my climb of Mount Goode from 7/1 to 7/3 here. Mount Goode is the highest point in North Cascades National Park standing at 9,206 ft (according to National Park Service map). The mountain is named after Richard U. Goode, pioneer geographer for the U.S. Geological Survey. The northeast buttress…