Colchuck Peak (8,705ft) and Dragontail Peak (8,804ft) September 18, 2018 – 6:30am – 3:30pm Eric Gilbertson I think Colchuck is the peak that has turned me around the most out of any of the Bulgers. In November 2015 Katie and I made it to the col above Colchuck Glacier but… Continue reading
Switchback Mountain, Martin Peak, Bigelow Peak, Hoodoo Peak, Raven Ridge September 15, 2018 42.5 miles (40 miles hiking, 2.5 mile mountain biking) 5:30am-11:55pm Eric Gilbertson A few trails had just been reponed from fire closures in the sawtooth mountains in eastern Washington, and it looked like I could hit five… Continue reading
Cashmere Mountain (8,501ft) and Colchuck Peak Attempt September 8, 2018 Eric Gilbertson Aaron and I finished climbing Snowfield Peak on September 7 and headed back to Darrington that evening. Aaron headed back to Seattle, but I headed back east to climb some more peaks. I drove through pouring rain and… Continue reading
Snowfield Peak (8,347ft) September 6-7, 2018 Eric and Aaron After getting back to the trailhead from Glacier Peak in the afternoon September 5, I pulled into the IGA in Darrington to load up on some junk food. I was trying to reclimb a bunch of Bulger peaks to tighten my… Continue reading
Glacier Peak (10,520ft) September 4-5, 2018 Eric Gilbertson I got back to the Mt Adams trailhead in the later afternoon on Sept 3 after a day-trip to the summit, and started heading north towards my next objective, Glacier Peak. The fastest route had me driving through Seattle, so I figured… Continue reading
Mount Adams (12,276ft) September 3, 2018, 9am-3:15pm Eric Gilbertson I finished climbing Argonaut Peak on September 2 and made the long drive down towards Mt Adams. I’d climbed Adams twice before, in 2007 and in 2016, but needed to reclimb it to tighten my Bulgers finishing time window. I arrived… Continue reading
Argonaut Peak (8,453ft) September 2, 2018 10am-4:30pm Eric Gilbertson I had just climbed Pinnacle and Emerald peaks on September 1 and was sleeping in the car at a pulloff on Entiat River road. I got up at 5am and was soon driving south. I had previously climb Argonaut in May… Continue reading
Pinnacle Mountain (8,400ft) and Emerald Peak (8,422ft) Eric Gilbertson September 1, 2018 30 miles I had just finished climbing the Bulgers on Mt Buckner on August 31, and after hiking back to my car at the Cascade Pass trailhead I started driving to eastern Washington. I was hoping to re-climb… Continue reading
Horseshoe Peak (8,480ft) and Mount Buckner (9,114ft) August 31, 2018 Eric Gilbertson Horseshoe and Buckner were some of my few remaining Bulger Peaks, and I had been waiting for a weather window in late August to climb them. Buckner is third class, but Horseshoe has a short section of 5th… Continue reading
Silver Star Mountain (8,876ft) Eric Gilbertson August 30, 2018, 8am-2pm I had just finished climbing Forbidden Peak with Katie, and Wednesday morning we hiked out and drove back to Seattle. I rested a bit in town, sorted out gear, then repacked for more peakbagging. I left town after dinner and… Continue reading