Revolution Peak (5,454ft) Feb 9, 2019 14 miles, 5,000ft gain Eric Gilbertson Seattle had just gotten a few inches of snow Friday night, and when I drove out of town Saturday morning the roads were in tough shape. Even I-5 and I-90 interstates were covered in packed snow. I wanted… Continue reading
West Tiger Mountain Feb 7, 2019 Eric Gilbertson It looked like the last sunny day for a while, so after work Thursday evening I hiked up West Tiger Mountain (#3, #2, and the main summit). I managed to catch sunset from the top.
Enchantment Peak (8,520ft) and Little Annapurna (8,440ft) Eric Gilbertson and Jake Robinson February 2, 2019 3:40am – 7:40pm 28 miles, 8,500ft gain We waited until Friday night and made a last-minute plan to head into the enchantments after the latest avy forecast unexpectedly called for low danger at all elevations… Continue reading
Raven Ridge (8,572ft) January 26, 2019 Eric Gilbertson and Jake Robinson 26 miles, 6,500ft gain Friday – Drive to North Fork Gold Creek Road and camp Saturday – Skin up to 8,000ft, scramble to summit, ski down and camp at Crater Lake Sunday – Ski out and drive home Jake… Continue reading
Dog Mountain (5,408ft) Eric Gilbertson January 21, 2019 I had been meaning to climb Dog Mountain for at least the past two years. In December 2016 on a snowy Saturday I’d tried to climb Dog Mountain. But snowline was down to sea level, and I ended up getting stuck in… Continue reading
West Tiger Mountain #3 (2,522ft) Eric and Katie Jan 20, 2019 We had a fun hike up the cable line trail and down the main trail of West Tiger.
Tye Peak (5,476ft) Eric, Birkan, Colie Jan 19, 2019 We drove up to Stevens Pass Saturday morning then skinned up the Sky Line trail west of the pass to Sky Lake. We then dropped over the ridge north of the lake and skinned up to the summit of Tye Peak…. Continue reading
Dirty Harrys Peak (4,720ft) Jan 15, 2019 Eric Gilbertson I left town around 10am and started hiking up the trail at 11am. Last year Katie and I had tried to hike Dirty Harry, but we hadn’t done much research and with the confusion of the old trail being decommissioned and… Continue reading
Mount Saint Helens (8,333ft) Jan 13, 2019 Eric, Annajoy, Colie, Sarah, Tyler, Greg, Kyla We all drove down to the south side trailhead Saturday night and slept in our cars. In the morning we started up at 6:45am with me, Tyler, Greg, and Kyla on skis and the rest of… Continue reading
Mount Lamlam (1,332ft), Guam highpoint Eric and Matthew Gilbertson January 5, 2019 We flew out of Pohnpei, Micronesia at 3:30pm starting the long journey back to the US after climbing a bunch of highpoints in the Pacific. It just so happened that the quickest flight back to Seattle for me… Continue reading