Glacier Peak (10,550ft) Winter Ascent Feb 8-9, 2025 Eric and Olly 38 miles skiing, 7 miles snowmobiling 81/100 Winter Bulgers Glacier Peak is the Bulger peak I’ve failed on the most on winter attempts. I first climbed it in early April 2016 on snowshoes, then in Sept 2018 on my… Continue reading
Cardinal Peak True Summit Winter Ascent Feb 1-2, 2025 Eric and Andy 18 miles skiing, 22 miles snowmobiling First Winte Ascent (south ridge, M3) 80/100 Winter Bulgers Cardinal Peak is a technical mountain located in the Entiat range in eastern washington. It is one of the Bulgers (hundred highest mountains),… Continue reading
Jack Mountain Second Winter Ascent Jan 25-26, 2025 Eric and Ryan 25 miles hike/ski, 8 miles biking Jack Mountain is a 9,000ft peak in the cascades and one of the Bulgers peaks, so it’s on my list for a winter climb. The two most common routes on the mountain are… Continue reading
Mount Redoubt and Easy Mox First Winter Ascent of Easy Mox, Second Winter Ascent of Redoubt. Jan 17-21, 2025 42 miles hiking, 37 miles boating Eric and Nick Jan 17 – double carry boat, motor, gear from Ross Dam trailhead to Frontage Road, sleep at trailhead Jan 18 – Carry… Continue reading
Klawatti Peak (8505ft), Austera Peak (8371 ft), Eldorado Peak (8878 ft) First Winter Ascent of Austera Second Winter Ascent of Klawatti Jan 11-12, 2025 16 miles, 9kft gain Eric and Nick Weekend conditions looked good west of the crest so we decided to bag some Bulger peaks in the North… Continue reading
Mount Lago (8,748ft) First Winter Ascent Jan 3-5, 2025 32 miles skiing, 24 miles snowmobiling Eric and Peter Mount Lago is one of the hundred highest peaks in Washington and is located deep in the Pasayten Wilderness. The peak is typically accessed in the summer and fall from the Slate… Continue reading
Pico Bolivar (5720.42m) Official Country Highpoint of Colombia Eric Gilbertson, Ginge Fullen, Jonathan Suarez Dec 12 – Depart Seattle Dec 13 – Arrive Santa Marta 0m Dec 14 – Buffer day 0m Dec 15 – Drive 4×4 to San Pedro 1400m Dec 16 – 4×4 to Yerbabuena village, meet indigenous… Continue reading
Cascade River Road Logout Nov 23, 2024 Eric and Paul A big wind storm hit Washington on Nov 19 and 22, bringing hurricane-force winds to areas on the west side of the state. Issaquah, where I live, was without power for about a week because so many trees had been… Continue reading
Blewett Pass Skiing – Lion Rock, Table Mountain, Diamond Head, Windy Knob, Tronsen Head November, 2024 7 miles skiing, 18 miles snowmobiling There’s finally enough snow in the cascades that it makes sense to use a snowmobile for approaches to peaks. I usually do one shake-down trip with the snowmobile… Continue reading
Arroyo Seco Packrafting Nov 10-11, 2024 Eric and Matthew 15 miles biking, 13 miles paddling/hiking Arroyo Seco is a creek in the Ventana Wilderness in west central California. It contains an interesting slot canyon called the narrows that people sometimes swim and cliff jump in during the summer. Matthew had… Continue reading