Distance: 27.3 mi.Elevation Gain: 7500 ft. My brother scheduled to visit town and I decided to take Friday off as a result. He had a bad skiing…… Read more “2019-08-16-17 Lemool, Bulls Tooth & Doughgob”
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2019-07-01 Hawkins Mountain
Distance: 8.7 mi.Elevation Gain: 4200 ft. Rachael and I were hoping to go backpacking on the 1st and 2nd but the weather didn’t cooperate, so we decided…… Read more “2019-07-01 Hawkins Mountain”
2019-06-30 Hibox Mountain
Distance: 7.1 mi.Elevation Gain: 4000 ft. For 3 out of the past 4 weeks Rodrigo and I had wanted to do a big trip in the Cascades…… Read more “2019-06-30 Hibox Mountain”
2019-05-18 Middle and North Chiwaukum
Distance: 12.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 5500 ft. We were spending the weekend in Skykomish and thought this would be a fun nearby ascent with good weather and (hopefully)…… Read more “2019-05-18 Middle and North Chiwaukum”
2015-12-31 Tronsen Head Ski
Distance: 7.0 mi.Elevation Gain: 2350 ft. Three short years ago I was brand new to backcountry skiing, and Craig thought that Tronsen Head would be a nice…… Read more “2015-12-31 Tronsen Head Ski”
2018-10-24 Bandera Mountain West Peak
TR to the true summit here Distance: 6.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 3500 ft. My friend Jenna (founder of Get Outside Adventures) was in town from Canmore, Canada, and…… Read more “2018-10-24 Bandera Mountain West Peak”
2018-10-13 Kaleetan Peak
Distance: 11.1 mi.Elevation Gain: 5000 ft. We got started a bit after 8 AM. It was a pleasant hike with a pretty steady uphill climb, except for…… Read more “2018-10-13 Kaleetan Peak”
2016-10-09 Miller Peak
Distance: 8.1 mi.Elevation Gain: 3500 ft. We had a slim weather window of opportunity but wanted to see some pretty, golden larches, so we decided to go…… Read more “2016-10-09 Miller Peak”
2018-10-04 Bills Peak
Distance: 7.7 mi. Elevation Gain: 3400 ft. I was spending a couple days in Wenatchee, so I decided to take advantage of a great hiking day and…… Read more “2018-10-04 Bills Peak”
2018-09-29 Frigid, Big Slide, and Big Lou
Distance: 10.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 6200 ft. After spending the night at James and Viginia’s place in Leavenworth and driving past the insanely busy parking area at Snow…… Read more “2018-09-29 Frigid, Big Slide, and Big Lou”