Colin Abercrombie and I climbed Mount Fury in 25 hours roundtrip from the Big Beaver Landing at Ross Lake on August 5th. Mount Fury is located in the Picket Range, an extremely rugged subrange within the Cascade Mountains, and entirely within North Cascades National Park. While the elevation of the primary summits is modest (8,000…
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Mount Fury Speed Ascent
I returned from a speed ascent of Mount Fury in the Picket Range in North Cascades National Park yesterday. Stay tuned for photos and a story of this amazing (and exhausting) experience.
Bonus Williamson Photos!
Here are couple shots that didn’t make my trip report from the Williamson climb. Be sure to check out the trip report. I met these two climbers near the top who had climbed from Shepard’s Pass. They were extremely generous to lend me a gauze pad a duct tap for a scraped knee. View down…
Mount Williamson Trip Report
The trip report for the fantastic climb of Mount Williamson via the North Fork of Bairs Creek is now posted. Enjoy!! Williamson is just north of the famous Mount Whitney, but is considered by many climbers to be a more impressive and superior massif. The peak is the second highest summit in California and the…
Mount Williamson
Mount Williamson rocked!!! Stay tuned for trip report and photos!
High Sierra
Tomorrow morning I head out to the high Sierra to climb Mount Williamson on Sunday. Williamson is the second highest point in California at 14,375 ft and is considered one of the most impressive mountains in the range. The route will be via the North Fork of Bairs Creek, which has a really scenic cirque…
2008 Adventure Run Ideas – CA
Here is the list of potential adventure runs in California’s High Sierra! Bar exam studies will likely preclude getting to most of these this summer, but I’ll be living in California so there will be plenty of time in the coming years to run through these peaks (and more) in the high Sierra. See Washington…
2008 Adventure Run Ideas – WA
As I sit here with a strained groin and a healing process that is proving painstakingly slow, I can’t help but think about potential mountains for adventure running. What is adventure running? Find out here. In traditional mountaineering, it would take a long time to get through the list below (2-5 days for each), but…
La Sportiva Clean and Green
La Sportiva is a very environmentally conscious company with a superlative sustainability mission and programs. The company is clean and green with 100% of their energy received from wind power since August 2005. Morevoer, La Sportiva is an industry leader in promoting clean and green practices. I have a deep respect for nature and the…
2007 Mountain Photography Highlights
The 2007 Mountain Photography Highlights page is now online!! Check it out! Also, here are quick links to highlight pages from past years: 2006 2005 Enjoy!!
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