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”
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2019-05-11-12 Little Tahoma and Whitman Crest
Distance: 15.9 mi.Elevation Gain: 9100 ft. Knowing that there are only two walk-up campsites available for the Little Tahoma Zone in Mount Rainier National Park, we got…… Read more “2019-05-11-12 Little Tahoma and Whitman Crest”
2019-05-04-05 Jack Mountain – Nohokomeen Headwall
Distance: 25.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 8000 ft. For a few years, I had been eyeing Jack Mountain, as it was one of the highest peaks of the north…… Read more “2019-05-04-05 Jack Mountain – Nohokomeen Headwall”
2018-05-20 Dixon Mountain
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 “2018-05-20 Dixon Mountain”
2015-05-30 Stawamus Chief
Distance: 3.7 mi.Elevation Gain: 2800 ft. We were in Squamish to do some climbing with friends, but decided we also wanted to check out this popular hike.…… Read more “2015-05-30 Stawamus Chief”
2015-05-23-25 Mount Olympus Attempt
Distance: 40.8 mi.Elevation Gain: 8600 ft. Due to the low snow year, conditions were appropriate for a Mount Olympus attempt over Memorial Day. We weren’t the only…… Read more “2015-05-23-25 Mount Olympus Attempt”
2016-05-21 Black Butte
Distance: 4 mi.Elevation Gain: 1600 ft. We were intending to do some fun climbing at Smith Rock on this day but we woke up at the campground…… Read more “2016-05-21 Black Butte”
2016-05-07 Naches Peak Ski
Distance: 4.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 1800 ft. We parked at Cayuse Pass, which had just opened up for the summer, at 9:15 AM and walked up the road…… Read more “2016-05-07 Naches Peak Ski”
2012-05-19 Argonaut Peak (NE Couloir)
Distance: 12.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 6700 ft. Favorable spring conditions and a recently opened Eightmile Road led Jim and I to try to get into the Enchantments area…… Read more “2012-05-19 Argonaut Peak (NE Couloir)”
2018-05-13 Three Brothers
Distance: 11.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 5,500 ft. We arrived at the Stafford Creek Trailhead at 9:30 AM and backtracked from the parking area past the privy a bit…… Read more “2018-05-13 Three Brothers”