Most Remote Point in Baker Wilderness Complex Sept 27, 2026 38 miles, 10kft gain, 6am – 6:30pm I’m interested in visiting remote places in the Washington, and one objective measure of remoteness is distance from the nearest road or location where a road can legally be built. Roads are not… Continue reading
Eldorado Survey + Dorado Needle Sept 19, 2026 14 miles, 8300ft gain Eric, Comma Eldorado Peak is a former icecap peak that still has a remnant ice summit, so I’m surveying it twice a year in mid spring and late summer to track elevation change of the remnant ice summit…. Continue reading
Alaska Fishing Sept 5-13, 2026 Eric Gilbertson, Matthew Gilbertson, Jacob Gilbertson Sept 5 – Fly to Anchorage Sept 6 – Fish at Peters Creek, Edmonds Lake, fly to Barrow/Utqiagvik, swim in Arctic Ocean Sept 7 – Drive to northernmost point, see polar bear tracks and freshly caught whale, fly to… Continue reading
Rainier and Liberty Cap Temperature and Elevation Measurements Aug 20, 2026 Eric Gilbertson, Olly Cohen, Greg Scruggs, Alex Canizaro Results: -Rainier summit had 29 days above freezing June 13 – Aug 20 (42% of days were above freezing) -255 hours were above freezing (16% of time) -Max summit temp 41F,… Continue reading
Colfax Peak Survey Aug 18, 2026 Eric, Olly, Joshua Results: Summit melted down 2.6ft since last summer measurement in 2024. Current elevation 9441.8ft +/-0.2ft NAVD88. Still an icecapped peak, but ice summit only 3.3ft higher than nearby rock summit. Colfax Peak is one of only two remaining icecapped peaks in… Continue reading
Eldorado + Tepeh Tower Aug 24, 2026 We left Cascade River Road at 4am Monday morning and made good time up to Eldorado, reaching the summit by 9:30am. The remnant ice summit looked a lot taller than I remembered it in previous summers, and that may be because I’d always… Continue reading
Highpoints of the Americas Eric Gilbertson May 26, 2010 – July 27, 2026 The Highpoints of the Americas is a challenging peakbagging objective consisting of climbing 35 country highpoints – the 23 country highpoints of North America plus the 12 country highpoints of South America. Nobody had previously completed this… Continue reading
Huascaran Sur – Peru Highpoint July 27, 2026 Eric Gilbertson, Nate Heald Survey results: 6754.9m +/-0.1m EGM2008 Summit has melted down 1.8m since 2017 I’ve now climbed all 35 country highpoints of the Americas, the first person to complete this list. July 18 – flight to Huaraz, drive to 4700m… Continue reading
Pico Bolivar – Venezuela Highpoint July 11-15, 2026 4980m Eric, Juan, Giovanny July 9 – flight Puerto Ordaz to El Vigia, taxi to Merida July 10 – buffer day in Merida July 11 – hike to Pedro’s house, 3200m July 12 – hike to Mezo camp, 4200m July 13 –… Continue reading
Mt Roraima – Guyana Highpoint June 26 – July 2, 2026 50 miles, 10kft gain Eric Gilbertson and Andres Rodriguez Survey results: I determined the true highpoint of Guyana is at location (5.210989, -60.739325) with elevation 2805.8m +/-0.1m EGM2008. This is also the true summit of Mt Roraima which, contrary… Continue reading