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Glacier Peak

By egilbert@alum.mit.edu | September 6, 2018 - 5:28 am |November 28, 2018 Uncategorized
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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

By egilbert@alum.mit.edu | September 4, 2018 - 2:18 am |November 27, 2018 Uncategorized
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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

By egilbert@alum.mit.edu | September 3, 2018 - 2:04 am |November 27, 2018 Uncategorized
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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 and Emerald Peak

By egilbert@alum.mit.edu | September 1, 2018 - 7:01 am |November 27, 2018 Uncategorized
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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 and Mount Buckner

By egilbert@alum.mit.edu | August 31, 2018 - 1:29 am |December 1, 2018 Uncategorized
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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

By egilbert@alum.mit.edu | August 30, 2018 - 2:10 am |November 9, 2018 Uncategorized
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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 →

Forbidden Peak

By egilbert@alum.mit.edu | August 29, 2018 - 1:03 am |February 12, 2019 Uncategorized
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Forbidden Peak (8,815ft) via West Ridge (5.6) August 27-29, 2018 Eric and Katie August 27 – hike to base camp in Boston Basin August 28 – climb Forbidden Peak August 29 – hike out, drive back to Seattle I made it back to Seattle from Windy Peak Sunday night, and… Continue reading →

Windy Peak

By egilbert@alum.mit.edu | August 26, 2018 - 11:22 pm |October 13, 2018 Uncategorized
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Windy Peak (8,333ft) Eric Gilbertson August 26, 2018 I had just climbed Boston Peak and Sahale Peak as a day trip Saturday with Birkan, and we made it back to the car at 4:30pm in deteriorating weather. My original plan to climb more mountains around Boston needed to be modified…. Continue reading →

Boston Peak and Sahale Peak

By egilbert@alum.mit.edu | August 25, 2018 - 4:43 am |August 16, 2019 Uncategorized
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Boston Peak (8,894ft) and Sahale Peak (8,680ft) Eric Gilbertson and Birkan Uzun August 25, 2018 I’ve read that Boston Peak is one of those peaks that sees very few repeat ascents. It indeed has quite a reputation for scary, exposed, loose rock, and there is no easy way up. I… Continue reading →

Black Peak

By egilbert@alum.mit.edu | August 24, 2018 - 11:55 pm |October 12, 2018 Uncategorized
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Black Peak (8,970ft) Eric Gilbertson August 24, 2018, 3:15pm – 8pm I’d recently returned from climbing a bunch of country highpoints in Africa and Saudi Arabia, and did a quick day trip of Mt Stuart on Wednesday. Katie needed the car on Thursday and Friday, so I hung around town… Continue reading →

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