I climbed the Northeast Buttress of 9,200 foot Mount Goode in North Cascades National Park with Blake Herrington this weekend. I hiked the final 15 miles back to the car this morning and now I am back home. Here is a shot of me on the summit. This climb was absolutely amazing with perfect weather…
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A few more
Here are a few more photos from the Rainier trip: The photo above is of Andrew ascending the glacier as the sun rises creating alpenglow on the Emmons Glacier (click on pics for larger versions). The image below is of Little Tahoma peak at sunrise. Notice the large group of climbers at the top of…
A restful day
Check out the official trip report and more photos of yesterday's climb of Mount Rainier here. Below is a panorama from high on the slopes of the mountain with 12,200+ foot Mount Adams (I like to call it mini-Rainier) in the distance. I got a great opportunity to relax and rest today. I watched…
Mount Rainier!!
Today Andrew and I ascended 14,411 foot Mount Rainier in a 12.5 hour car-to-car effort. We arrived at 6 pm yesterday evening to register and rested in the visitor center lounge until our departure, which was just before 11 pm last night. The route was virtually entirely snow from parking lot (elevation around 5,500 feet)…
Marymoor Rock
Today was the summer solstice. It's almost 10 pm here in Sammamish and still plenty of light outside. Summer is just getting started in Western Washington with warm temps and bluebird days forecasted for this weekend. The mountains will finally be free of the persistant marine layer so it should be fun! I met up…
View from Eldorado Peak
This photo is from a trip last July to the Eldorado Ice Cap in North Cascades National Park. The rugged ridge with rock and snow ribs above Moraine Lake connects Mount Torment and Forbidden Peak and is known as the Torment-Forbidden Traverse. The route features over a mile of knife-edge ridge walking that is super…
Mount Si
An amalgamation of factors, including the need for sleep, precluded a "real" climb today. Instead, I went for a conditioner and a close objective that I have not done in many years (at least ten). The target was Mount Si, elevation 4,167 feet. With 3,600+ vertical and 4 miles of consistent incline (there is literally…
New La Sportiva’s
I am a proud new owner of La Sportiva Trango S EVO GTX mountaineering boots (enlarged photo). I drove out to Seattle REI to pick them up today. La Sportiva has been making quality mountaineering boots and rock climbing shoes in Italy for decades. Specifically, the Trango GTX boot was the Backpacker's Magazine editors choice…
Mount Olympus
I'm talking about Mount Olympus of Olympic National Park in Washington State, not the Greek Mount Olympus. The spectacular scenery and remoteness of the Olympus in WA makes it the "home of the gods" in my book. This is one mountain that is high on my list of climbs this summer. See the photo below…
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