The Ark (aka Rooster Mountain) 5,339ft April 14, 2019 I had attempted to climb The Ark in January 2018, but turned around at a freshly corniced ridge I didn’t feel safe soloing. This time I figured later in the spring perhaps it would be safer conditions. I drove out the… Continue reading
Web Mountain (5,335ft) The weather was rainy and snowy everywhere Saturday so I decided to do a mostly-below-treeline peak a short drive from town. I left Seattle Saturday morning and parked at the Dirty Harry’s Peak trailhead at 9:30am. I started hiking in the rain and the precipitation didn’t let… Continue reading
Packrafting the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Matthew and Eric Gilbertson April 5-7, 2019 Friday – Hike up Granite Creek trail to Thompson Lake, descend to lower unnamed lake, paddle and camp near lake Saturday – Hike to Middle Fork Snoqualmie, put in packrafts, paddle down to river side camp Sunday… Continue reading
April 2, 2019 I had a fun hike up Mt Si before work on Tuesday morning.
Mafinga Central and/or Mafinga South March 28, 2019 Eric, Serge, Michel March 22 Depart Seattle March 23 Fly to Nairobi March 24 Arrive Lilongwe, drive to Likhubula village March 25 Hike to Chisepo Hut March 26 Summit Sapitwa Peak, return to trailhead, drive to Lilongwe March 27 Switch rental car… Continue reading
Mount Mulanje Sapitwa Peak 3,002m March 25-26, 2019 Eric, Serge, Michel March 22 Depart Seattle March 23 Fly to Nairobi March 24 Arrive Lilongwe, drive to Likhubula village March 25 Hike to Chisepo Hut March 26 Summit Sapitwa Peak, return to trailhead, drive to Lilongwe March 27 Switch rental car… Continue reading
Mailbox Peak 4,841ft March 22, 2019 Eric Gilbertson I’d finished grading my final exams early enough that I had Friday free to go hiking. I left town after rush hour and had a fun hike up Mailbox Peak. Snowline started at around 4,000ft and we pretty deep, but the sun… Continue reading
March 16-17, 2019 Katie needed to go to the Friday Harbor UW labs for some work so I did some biking around San Juan Island. I biked up Mt Grant Saturday in the middle of the island, then Mt Finlayson Sunday morning before taking the ferry back.
Round Top (10,381ft) Eric and Matthew Gilbertson March 9-10, 2019 I flew down to California Friday night and we immediately started driving out of Oakland into the mountains. The sierras had just gotten a few feet of fresh snow, so sounded like great backcountry skiing conditions. The plan was to… Continue reading
Golden Horn (8,366ft) First Winter Ascent Eric and Tyler March 2-3, 2019 Saturday – 3:30am leave Yellowjacket Sno Park, ski 19.5 miles to camp at upper snowy lake by 3:30pm. Sunday – Summit Golden Horn at 7am, ski back to car (22 miles total) Golden Horn is a technical peak… Continue reading