Ares Tower, The Acropolis, Niki Tower May 10, 2025 Eric and Nick Ares Tower summit elevation 8,202.8ft +/-0.1ft (NAVD88) Last summer the USGS published Lidar data for the remaining mountain regions of WA, and Kyle Bretherton discovered a few peaks that should technically qualify for the WA Top 200 list… Continue reading
Rainier and Liberty Cap Spring Survey May 6, 2025, 12am – 6pm Results: Columbia Crest has 0.5ft snow accumulation and Liberty Cap has 6.6ft snow accumulation since last Aug/September 2024. This spring I’ve been taking elevation measurements on the five current and former icecap peaks of the contiguous US –… Continue reading
Eldorado Spring Survey April 27, 2025 Eric and Branden 5:15am – 4pm, 9 miles 7kft gain Results: 25.3ft snow accumulation on summit Eldorado is one of the five historical icecap peaks in the contiguous US and I’m surveying these peaks at approximate max snow depth time of year to understand… Continue reading
Colfax Peak Spring Survey April 24, 2025 Eric and Juliette 12 miles, 6.5kft gain 4am – 1pm Results: Colfax summit has 17.3ft snow accumulation since late summer measurement. Summit is at 9,457.2ft +/-0.1ft NGVD29 Colfax Peak is one of the two remaining icecap peaks in the contiguous US, and one… Continue reading
Spearhead Traverse in a Day (No Ski Lifts) April 13, 2025 Eric Gilbertson and John Maxey 3am – 6:30pm 32 miles, 13kft gain The Spearhead Traverse is a classic ski route in Southwest British Columbia. It covers many miles of above-treeline glaciated mountainous terrain in the coast range. Part of… Continue reading
Trinity Mountain Peak 7272 April 5, 2025 Eric and Olly 9 miles skiing, 5kft gain, 33 miles snowmobiling The plan for Saturday was a car-to-car climb of Chalangin, my last remaining peak on the WA Top 100 list. I’d previously tried to climb it in early November, 2024, but had… Continue reading
Unnamed Peak 5771 March 16, 2025 Eric and Olly 4 miles skiing, 26 miles snowmobiling It was the last weekend of winter and we really wanted to bag one more winter Bulger for the season, but major storms hitting the cascades meant snow conditions were not safe for any of… Continue reading
Kimtah Peak (aka Gendarmes Peak) First Winter Ascent March 7-9, 2025 Eric and Nick 27 miles biking, 22 miles skiing My list of remaining Winter Bulgers is getting smaller, and it’s getting harder to find peaks on the list that are in condition on a given winter weekend. This weekend… Continue reading
Dome and Sinister Peaks Winter attempt to 6300ft Feb 28 – March 2, 2025 Eric and Ryan The weekend looked like favorable conditions west of the Cascade crest, and Ryan and I decided to go for Dome and Sinister peaks.I’m trying to be strategic with my 18 remaining Winter Bulgers… Continue reading
Lake Mountain First Winter Ascent Feb 22, 2025 26-hour continuous push, 27 miles, 7700ft gain Friday 5pm – Saturday 7pm Eric Gilbertson and Branden Joy Lake Mountain was one of my three remaining Pasayten Bulgers to climb in winter. I’ve already climbed it a few times in summer and fall,… Continue reading