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
Glacier Peak (10,550ft) Winter Ascent Feb 8-9, 2025 Eric and Olly 38 miles skiing, 7 miles snowmobiling 81/100 Winter Bulgers Glacier Peak is the Bulger peak I’ve failed on the most on winter attempts. I first climbed it in early April 2016 on snowshoes, then in Sept 2018 on my… Continue reading
Cardinal Peak True Summit Winter Ascent Feb 1-2, 2025 Eric and Andy 18 miles skiing, 22 miles snowmobiling First Winte Ascent (south ridge, M3) 80/100 Winter Bulgers Cardinal Peak is a technical mountain located in the Entiat range in eastern washington. It is one of the Bulgers (hundred highest mountains),… Continue reading
Jack Mountain Second Winter Ascent Jan 25-26, 2025 Eric and Ryan 25 miles hike/ski, 8 miles biking Jack Mountain is a 9,000ft peak in the cascades and one of the Bulgers peaks, so it’s on my list for a winter climb. The two most common routes on the mountain are… Continue reading