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”
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2020-03-01 Skiing Kendall Peak Lakes
Distance: 5.3 mi.Elevation Gain: 2640 ft. Craig and I decided that avalanche stability would allow for a two-person ski tour, so we headed out toward Snoqualmie Pass…… Read more “2020-03-01 Skiing Kendall Peak Lakes”
2020-02-09 Amazing Amabilis
Distance: 10.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 2200 ft. We were looking through our old 1990s-era ski tour book from Washington State and wanted to find something that was both…… Read more “2020-02-09 Amazing Amabilis”
2020-02-17 Skiing Smithbrook Road
Distance: 4.9 mi.Elevation Gain: 800 ft. My friendo Nancy is new to backcountry skiing so I though that Smithbrook Road would be an easy and accessible first…… Read more “2020-02-17 Skiing Smithbrook Road”
2019-12-30 Snow Lake Hike
Distance: 6.9 mi.Elevation Gain: 2100 ft. Although this hike can be super avalanche prone in the winter, Abby and I decided to take advantage of a day…… Read more “2019-12-30 Snow Lake Hike”
2019-10-27 Snoqualmie Mt. & Lundin Attempt
Distance: 7.3 mi.Elevation Gain: 3800 ft. Rodrigo had been looking to do this climb in wintery conditions for a while and we had some early season snow…… Read more “2019-10-27 Snoqualmie Mt. & Lundin Attempt”
2019-08-24 Mt. Daniel
Distance: 14.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 5500 ft. I had ascended Mt. Daniel as one of my first hike/climbs in Washington back in 2008. Unfortunately this meant it was…… Read more “2019-08-24 Mt. Daniel”
2019-08-18 Heybrook Ridge
Distance: 2.1 mi.Elevation Gain: 1000 ft. We were heading home from Leavenworth on a Sunday afternoon and decided that we wanted to get a short hike in.…… Read more “2019-08-18 Heybrook Ridge”
2019-11-01 Mount Washington
Distance: 8.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 3250 ft. I met Tasha at the Issaquah REI and we carpooled the rest of the way to the trailhead, which is tucked…… Read more “2019-11-01 Mount Washington”
2019-09-19 Bandera Mountain
Distance: 8 mi.Elevation Gain: 3400 ft. Bandera is a great climb for its accessibility from Seattle, alpine lake views, and fun off-trail boulder hopping options. The trail…… Read more “2019-09-19 Bandera Mountain”