Mt Ronde (266m) (aka Dongol Ronde) Official Country Highpoint of Guinea-Bissau Results recognized by the peer-reviewed scientific journal Progress in Physical Geography (accepted for publication and will be online soon) Dec 26-27, 2021 Eric, Kahler, and Serge We were in West Africa climbing and surveying country highpoints, and had already… Continue reading
Felo Barkere (648m), Highpoint of Senegal Dec 23 – 25, 2021 Eric, Serge, and Kahler We were in West Africa for three weeks trying to climb and measure elevations for country highpoints. Interestingly, as far as I researched there had never been accurate enough surveys conducted to definitively determine the… Continue reading
Mt Richard Molard (1744m), Highpoint of Guinea and Cote D’Ivoire Dec 19-22, 2021 Eric, Kahler, Serge We were in West Africa climbing country highpoints over the Christmas break, with the goal of climbing and accurately measuring highpoint summit elevations. As far as I had researched, there have not been accurate… Continue reading
Sare Firasu Hill (50.905m +/- 0.067m) Official Country Highpoint of The Gambia Location: 13.221566, -14.159756 Results recognized by the peer-reviewed scientific journal Progress in Physical Geography (accepted for publication and will be online soon) Dec 18, 2021 Eric, Serge, Kahler Background The Gambia is one of the few remaining countries… Continue reading
Leklata (900m), Ghana Highpoint Mt Atilakoutse (991m), Official Country Highpoint of Togo Results recognized by the peer-reviewed scientific journal Progress in Physical Geography (accepted for publication and will be online soon) Mt Sokbaro (659m), Benin Highpoint Dec 12 – 16, 2021 Eric, Kahler, Serge Background There are a handful of… Continue reading
Grandview – New River Gorge Highpoint Dec 4, 2021 Eric and Keith The newest national park was recently designated in West Virgina at New River Gorge, and we decided to go check it out and tag the highest point. Many thanks to Dave Covill for researching exactly where the highpoint… Continue reading
Washington Pass Skiing Nov 21, 2021 After finishing Ba Peak Saturday I towed my snowmobile up to Mazama and slept at the Silverstar Sno Park. Highway had just been closed Nov 10 for the winter, but as long as there is enough snow it’s open to snowmobiles. NOHRSC was showing… Continue reading
Ba Peak (8,142ft) Nov 20, 2021 15 miles Chris and Reed were interested in climbing Bulger peaks this winter, so I decided we should do a shakedown trip before winter starts. Ba Peak is a good choice to prepare for winter Bulgers. The route up it avoids avy terrain, it… Continue reading
Mt Defiance (5,584ft), Web Mtn (5,335ft), Putrid Pete’s Peak (5,200ft) Nov 13, 2021 11 miles I had part of Saturday to get a hike in before the Bulgers party in the evening, so decided to do an I-90 hike with a short driving approach. I parked at exit 42 around… Continue reading
Amphitheater Mountain (8,358 ft) Probable First Ski Descent Nov 6-7, 2021 40 miles Snow coverage looked good in the Cascades and I was excited to do my first ski tour since spring. I was interested in scouting out conditions in the Pasayten for a winter trip, and was particularly interested… Continue reading