Mount Stuart (9,415ft) Eric Gilbertson August 22, 2018, 5am – 12pm I’d just gotten back to the US from climbing a bunch of country highpoints (Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, DRC, and Saudi Arabia) over the past three weeks, and was eager to get into the wilderness of the Cascades on mountains… Continue reading
Mt Logan (9,087ft), Mesahchie Peak (8,795ft), Katsuk Peak (8,680ft), Kimtah Peak (8,600ft), and Cosho Peak (8,332ft) Eric Gilbertson July 29-30, 2018 Sunday: 3:30am leave car, climb Mesahchie, Katsuk, Kimtah, Cosho, descend to trail, hike to Junction Camp 10:30pm, bivy for a few hours (15 miles, 8kft gain) Monday: 3:30am leave camp,… Continue reading
Buck Mountain (8,528ft) and Fortress Mountain (8,760ft) Car-to-Car July 26, 2018 4:30am – 11:45pm ~50 miles, 10k ft gain, 100,000 steps The Chiwawa River road had recently opened after a washout was repaired, and I wanted to hit a few remaining Bulger mountains before fire season set in. I had… Continue reading
Flora Peak (8,320ft), Tupshin Peak (8,320ft), and Devore Peak (8,360ft) Eric and Katie July 20-24, 2018 July 20 – Eric meets Katie at Lucerne, take ferry to Stehekin, packraft across lake to Weaver Point, hike up to Bird Creek camp July 21 – Climb Flora, return to Bird Creek camp… Continue reading
Copper Peak (8,964ft) Eric Gilbertson July 19, 2018 I had just climbed the Dark-Bonanza traverse with Duncan on July 18, and tagged Martin Peak before returning to our bivy site at Holden Pass for the night. We got up around sunrise and were soon descending down the climbers trail towards… Continue reading
Dark Peak (8,504ft), Bonanza Peak (9,511ft), Martin Peak (8,511ft) Eric and Duncan July 17-18, 2018 July 17 – Drive to Chelan, take Ferry to Stehekin, take bus to High Bridge, hike south on PCT 12.5 miles to Hemlock Camp, “bushwhack” up to the Dark Glacier and bivy July 18 –… Continue reading
Tower Mountain (8,444ft), Golden Horn (8,366ft), and Azurite Peak (8,400ft) Eric and Matthew Gilbertson July 13-15, 2018 July 13 – drive the Rainy Pass, hike to upper Snow Lake, climb Golden Horn then climb Tower, camp at lake. July 14 – hike up PCT north and climb Azurite, return to… Continue reading
Easy Mox (8,407ft), Redoubt (8,969ft), Hard Mox (8,504ft), Spickard (8,979ft) , Rahm (8,480ft), and Custer (8,630ft) Eric Gilbertson and Steven Song July 7-11, 2018 July 7 – Eric takes bus to Sedro Woolley, meets Steven, picks up permit, drive up to trailhead in southern British Columbia July 8 – Hike… Continue reading
Lake Mountain (8,371ft) , Monument Peak (8,592ft), Blackcap Mountain (8,397ft), Osceola Peak (8,587ft), Mount Carru (8,595ft), Mount Lago (8,745ft), Ptarmigan Peak (8,614ft), and Lost Peak (8,464ft) Eric Gilbertson (solo) June 30 – July 2, 2018 3 days 83 miles hiking 4 miles mountain biking 0.25 miles packrafting 8 Washington Hundred… Continue reading
Big Snagtooth (8,330ft), Big Craggy (8,470ft) and West Craggy (8,366ft) June 27, 2018, 6:30am – 8:15pm ~25 miles, 10,000ft gain Eric Gilbertson and Steven Song (for Big Snagtooth) We originally planned to climb Forbidden Peak, but the weather looked iffy so switched to Big Snagtooth at the last minute out… Continue reading