Shelokum Mountain (8,069ft) and Lamont Mountain (8,082ft) May 23-25, 2020 Eric and Katie Saturday morning we drove over the recently-opened highway 20 to Winthrop and started up the Wolf Creek trailhead in late afternoon. The parking lot was surprisingly overflowing with cars! The trail was essentially snow-free all the way… Continue reading
Buckskin Mountain (8,124ft) May 16, 2020, Eric 42 miles, 6,500ft gain, 12:00am – 3:45pm I had considered tagging Buckskin onto my trip last weekend but ran out of time. On that trip I approached the area on the Chiwawa River Road and skied nearby Chilly, Ice Box, and North Spectacle… Continue reading
Chilly Peak (7,960ft), Carne Mountain (7,080 ft), Ice Box (8,112 ft), North Spectacle Butte (8,080ft) May 8-10, 2020 51 miles, Eric (solo) Friday night – Bike and ski up Chiwawa River Road a few miles Saturday – Carne, Chilly, Ice Box, camp at upper Ice Lake Sunday – North Spectacle… Continue reading
Cloudcomb Peak (8,085ft) and Pyramid Mountain (8,243ft) May 2, 2020, 1am – 10:15pm (21 hours) 29.5 miles, 9,500ft gain Eric and Fred We were looking to hit some top 200 peaks as a day trip Saturday and Cloudcomb and Pyramid fit the bill. The route up Cloudcomb is a long… Continue reading