Mcclellan Peak – 8364′ – South face Class 2October 2012 My McClellan Peak page on SP South Slopes Ascent Class 2 This climb was a real fun one loaded with beauty. It was the middle of October and the Larch foliage had just past peak but there was a dusting of snow in all of […]
North Ingalls Peak – 7662′ – South ridge Class 5.4 South Ingalls Peak – 7640′ – North Ridge Class 2 October 2012 Prologue Who: Greg, Rob, Fletcher and I What: Climb of North Ingalls via its Class 5.4 south ridge When: On the last sunny day of 2012 Why: I wanted to get just one […]
Cannon Mountain – 8638′ – NE Ridge Class 3Enchantment Peaks HP – 8520′ – Via Prussik Pass Class 3Mount Stuart – 9415′ – Cascadian Couloir Class 3July 2011 My Cannon Mountain NE Ridge route page on SP Cannon Mountain and Enchantment Peak This trip I did with Josh and his brother. I went to Lynnwood […]
Colchuck Peak – 8705′ – Class 3 July 2011 Prologue I have made a few trips to Colchuck Lake over the last couple years and looked at the massive peaks that tower above the Lake and at the time wouldn’t have even dreamed of climbing them. As short as last year on my Enchantments day […]
Granite Mountain – 5629′ – Class 1 & My First Snow Climb!December 2010 See This… We climbed that!After failing on my attempt on Defiance last Saturday, Flow and I decided to tackle Granite Mountain, only a couple peaks east of Defiance. After meeting in Issaquah we drove to the trailhead. Was nice to have the […]
Enchantments day hike – August 2010 A Beautiful Hike Trip stats: 20 miles, 4400 feet vertical, 10 hours So I left home at 2 AM the second to last Wednesday in August to pick up friends and headed to the Colchuck TH. After a disappointing stop at the Leavenworth McDonalds (they were closed…so much for […]
Chikamin Peak – 7000′ – Class 3October 2007 The Trip – Spectacle Lake and Chikamin Peak This trip, in essence changed my life. I was just starting my senior year in high school and although I had done day hikes and camping trips before with the Boy Scout Troop I was involved most with, I […]
Mount Olympus – 7995′ – Blue Glacier Class 5.4June 2015 Ahhh…Mount Olympus! The allure of the highest peak on the Olympic Peninsula and the long 20 mile approach make this a very rewarding climb. On June 4, 2015, Josh, Mike and Jayme joined me on a 3 day climb of the North Ridge route of Mount […]