The Montana 12ers Eric Gilbertson August 8 – 15, 2020 Completion time: 6 days 23 hours (self supported speed record) Peaks: 27 (plus 6 bonus peaks) Distance: 135 miles Elevation gain: 60,000ft The Montana 12ers are the set of 12,000 foot peaks in montana with at least 300 feet of… Continue reading
The Wyoming 13ers Eric Gilbertson July 21 – August 7, 2020 210 miles, 77,500ft gain New Fastest Known Time: 16 days 17 hours The Wyoming 13ers are a set of 35 13,000ft peaks in Wyoming with at least 300 ft of prominence. Most of them, 30, are in the core… Continue reading
Colorado Hundred Highest Mountains / Centennials Eric Gilbertson June 16 – July 19, 2020 New Fastest Known Time: 33 days 23 hours (self-supported, incorrectly listed as “supported” on FKT website) Peaks: 100 (plus 20 bonus peaks) Miles hiked: 685 Elevation gain: 295,000ft Rest days: 1 Longest day: 49 miles, 18kft… Continue reading
Roaring Ridge (4,865ft), Tinkham Peak (5,398ft), Abiel Peak (5,365ft) June 12, 2020 It was a rainy day so I set out to hike some peaks below treeline. I drove the rough road up to Windy Pass and started southbound on the PCT late morning. After a few miles the trail… Continue reading
Mount Hardy (8,080ft) June 2020 Eric I left town around 4:15am hoping get back early enough to get some work done. Mount Hardy is a top 200 peak that is very close to the road, so a good candidate for a quick climb. By 7:15am I left the car at… Continue reading
Eightmile Mountain (7,996 ft) Eric Gilbertson June 7, 2020 I left Seattle early Sunday morning headed for the enchantments. I normally try to avoid the enchantments in the summer because of the crowds, but I had a top 200 peak there I needed to get and was hoping the rainy/snowy… Continue reading
Sasse Mountain (5,730ft) Eric and Katie June 6, 2020 We headed east of the crest Saturday morning in search of dry weather. We left the car in the late morning to head up the Howson Creek trail from the west. The trail started as an old road, then turned into… Continue reading
Mount Rolo (8,096ft) and Wildcat Mountain (7,958ft) 24 miles, 7,000ft gain May 29-30, 2020, Eric Friday 6:45pm – Saturday 9:00am There was a tight weather window over the weekend with bad weather supposed to start saturday morning in most places, though latest in the northeast. Friday night was clear, though…. Continue reading
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