Yodelin Backcountry Skiing Feb 23, 2019 Eric, Kurt, Colie We drove up to Stevens Pass Saturday morning and continued another mile or so to the Yodelin parking lot. From there we skinned up an old road for about an hour and reached open glades that are popular with backcountry skiers…. Continue reading
Star Peak (8,690ft) and Courtney Peak (8,392ft) First Winter Ascents Eric Gilbertson (solo) Feb 17-18, 2019 Feb 17 – Ski from Twisp River Sno Park to West Fork Buttermilk trailhead, snowshoe to Star Lake, climb Courtney Peak, camp at Star Lake (19 miles, 3:30am – 6:30pm) Feb 18 – Climb… Continue reading
Kawaikini (5,243′) – Highest Point of Kauai Matthew Gilbertson | Feb 13, 2019 2 h mountain biking (12 mi), 8 h hiking (21.6 mi) 2.4″ of rain recorded by Wai’ale’ale rain gauge I began driving from our hotel near the Lihue Airport at about 5 am and headed west on… Continue reading
Alpental Falls Ice Climbing Eric, Tyler, Patrick, Erin Feb 10, 2019 It was the coldest day of the season so excellent conditions for ice climbing. We left the Alpental parking lot at 8:30am and the temperature was 9F. There were a few good ice routes on Alpental Falls, very close… Continue reading
Revolution Peak (5,454ft) Feb 9, 2019 14 miles, 5,000ft gain Eric Gilbertson Seattle had just gotten a few inches of snow Friday night, and when I drove out of town Saturday morning the roads were in tough shape. Even I-5 and I-90 interstates were covered in packed snow. I wanted… Continue reading
West Tiger Mountain Feb 7, 2019 Eric Gilbertson It looked like the last sunny day for a while, so after work Thursday evening I hiked up West Tiger Mountain (#3, #2, and the main summit). I managed to catch sunset from the top.
Enchantment Peak (8,520ft) and Little Annapurna (8,440ft) Eric Gilbertson and Jake Robinson February 2, 2019 3:40am – 7:40pm 28 miles, 8,500ft gain We waited until Friday night and made a last-minute plan to head into the enchantments after the latest avy forecast unexpectedly called for low danger at all elevations… Continue reading
Raven Ridge (8,572ft) January 26, 2019 Eric Gilbertson and Jake Robinson 26 miles, 6,500ft gain Friday – Drive to North Fork Gold Creek Road and camp Saturday – Skin up to 8,000ft, scramble to summit, ski down and camp at Crater Lake Sunday – Ski out and drive home Jake… Continue reading
Dog Mountain (5,408ft) Eric Gilbertson January 21, 2019 I had been meaning to climb Dog Mountain for at least the past two years. In December 2016 on a snowy Saturday I’d tried to climb Dog Mountain. But snowline was down to sea level, and I ended up getting stuck in… Continue reading
West Tiger Mountain #3 (2,522ft) Eric and Katie Jan 20, 2019 We had a fun hike up the cable line trail and down the main trail of West Tiger.