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 (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 (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 (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
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