Distance: 13.7 mi.Elevation Gain: 7600 ft. Although I really wanted to do Mount Shuksan, the Fisher Chimneys route wasn’t necessarily my preference since it’s considered the more…… Read more “2020-07-25-26 Mount Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys”
Author: mountainflamingo
2020-07-13 Church Mountain Attempt
Distance: 8.9 mi.Elevation Gain: 4,000 ft. Craig and I have a word for any mountain after two failed attempts….NEMESIS! And Church Mountain is now a nemesis for…… Read more “2020-07-13 Church Mountain Attempt”
2020-07-18 Dewey Peak and Seymour Peak
Distance: 10.1 mi.Elevation Gain: 3200 ft. We reached Chinook Pass at 9 AM and took the Pacific Crest Trail south. There were still several patches of steep…… Read more “2020-07-18 Dewey Peak and Seymour Peak”
2020-07-20 Banshee Peak and Main and Central Cowlitz Chimneys
Distance: 16.3 mi.Elevation Gain: 4700 ft. Although Craig had already climbed Banshee and Main (South) Cowlitz Chimney, he had to go back to the area for Central…… Read more “2020-07-20 Banshee Peak and Main and Central Cowlitz Chimneys”
2020-07-11 Sauk Mountain
Distance: 4.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 1500 ft. Although we had attacked Sauk Mountain in 2017, we had to leave the true summit for another day because the route…… Read more “2020-07-11 Sauk Mountain”
2020-07-03-05 North Navarre, Sunrise, Old Maid, and Switchback
Distance: 24.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 7500 ft. We were hoping to avoid crowds and rain over 4th of July weekend, so we headed east! Grade Creek Rd to…… Read more “2020-07-03-05 North Navarre, Sunrise, Old Maid, and Switchback”
2020-06-27 Three Way Peak, Crystal Mountain, Crystal Peak & Chinook Peak
Distance: 10.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 4600 ft. Craig and I have both been working on the Guide to 100 Peaks at Mount Rainier since our first date in…… Read more “2020-06-27 Three Way Peak, Crystal Mountain, Crystal Peak & Chinook Peak”
2020-06-14 North Ridge, Mt. Clifty & Lookout Mt.
Distance: 14.9 mi.Elevation Gain: 4000 ft. Once again the weather over the weekend was looking much worse than it had been all week. I had planned to…… Read more “2020-06-14 North Ridge, Mt. Clifty & Lookout Mt.”
2020-05-23 Tatoosh Peak
Distance: 10.8 mi.Elevation Gain: 4500 ft. We actually tried this peak (from another the north trailhead) in November but had to bail due to difficult postholing losing…… Read more “2020-05-23 Tatoosh Peak”
2020-05-16 Joker, Jester, Iron Bear, and Roughhouse
Joker, Jester, Iron BearDistance: 7.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 2600 ft. Roughhouse Mt.Distance: 1.7Elevation Gain: 400′ With rainy weather on the west side of the mountains, we thought that…… Read more “2020-05-16 Joker, Jester, Iron Bear, and Roughhouse”