Colfax Peak Spring Survey 2026 April 26, 2026 Eric Gilbertson and Elijah Gendron 10 miles skiing, 4 miles snowmobiling. 4:30am – 2pm I’m measuring seasonal snow accumulation on the remaining icecap peaks every spring, and had just finished measuring Eldorado a few days earlier. The timeframe late April to early… Continue reading
Eldorado Peak Spring Survey April 23, 2026 Eric Gilbertson Eldorado Peak used to be one of the five icecapped peaks of the contiguous US, but I discovered it lost its status as an icecapped peak around 2020. Now by late summer every year the highest point is rock. However, there… Continue reading
Dirtyface Peak, Dirtyface Benchmark, Dirtyface Lookout, and Peak 5860 April 12, 2026 Eric Gilbertson 7 miles hiking, 16 miles snowmobiling I stayed at John’s awesome cabin Saturday night, then Sunday morning drove to nearby Pole Ridge road, where the north facing aspects still held some snow. My goal was to… Continue reading
Argyros (8,149ft), First Ascent Route – Silver Sliver (1000ft, steep snow and snice) April 3-5, 2026 44 miles boating, 4 miles biking dragging boat, 18 miles hiking/climbing Eric Gilbertson and Nick Roy There still possibly exist unclimbed peaks in the remote corners of Washington, and one of them happened to… Continue reading