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”
Tag: scrambling
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”
2018-05-20 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”
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”
2016-09-11 Naches Peak
Distance: 5.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 1500 ft. After backpacking inside Mount Rainier National Park the night before, we were poised to do another short hike before heading back…… Read more “2016-09-11 Naches Peak”
2016-09-10-11 Dege Peak, Brown Peak, (South) Slide Mountain, Palisades Peak, and Marcus Peak
Distance: 15.1 mi.Elevation Gain: 6100 ft. We got it in our heads that we wanted to spend the weekend on a peakbagging spree in Mount Rainier National…… Read more “2016-09-10-11 Dege Peak, Brown Peak, (South) Slide Mountain, Palisades Peak, and Marcus Peak”
2015-09-05 Esmeralda Peak
Distance: 8.0 mi.Elevation Gain: 3,300 ft. We were chased away from a trip to Wyoming early thanks to rain, but it looked relatively dry in the Teanaway Range…… Read more “2015-09-05 Esmeralda Peak”
2018-09-08-09 Wallowa Peaks Loop
Distance: 24.8 mi.Elevation Gain: 11,400 ft. After waiting for a better forecast and not getting it, I ended up abandoning plans to climb in the north cascades…… Read more “2018-09-08-09 Wallowa Peaks Loop”
2018-08-25 Labyrinth and Minotaur
Distance: 6.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 4000 ft. After significantly downsizing our plans due to rain and smoke forecasts, we landed on this hike near Lake Wenatchee. The hike…… Read more “2018-08-25 Labyrinth and Minotaur”
2015-08-01-02 Paddy-Go-North, Sherpani Peak, South Granite, and Granite
Distance: 16 mi.Elevation Gain: 8000 ft. This trip was one of my all-time Washington favorites, despite packing a whole lot of difficulty into 16 miles. First off…… Read more “2015-08-01-02 Paddy-Go-North, Sherpani Peak, South Granite, and Granite”