Hiking, Mountaineering, and Climbing in the North Cascades, Washington State
The Northern Pickets is my favorite area in the North Cascades. Actually, it is my favorite place period. To be honest, one of the appeals of the area besides the craggy peaks is the “price of admission”. It doesn’t cost money, it will cost you a bunch of sweat and a whole lot of discomfort. …
It was a busy spring. Jim and I headed to Slovenia in early May to celebrate my 60th Birthday. No backpack or climbing gear. We played tourist like normal people. Started in Ljubljana then off to Bled where I celebrated my birthday. We did do some day hikes as we circumnavigated the Julian Alps. We…
For this years Golden Larch trip, Yoko, Brooke, Jim, and I did the classic traverse from Carne Basin to Leroy Basin. We added in a side trip to Ice Lakes. Last time, Jim and I camped in Ice Lakes we experience the worse blizzard in our backpacking careers. We were both hoping to avoid a…
We had two main goals this spring: get Brooke more time on snow before she headed to the alps to attempt Mont Blanc and climb Mt. Shuksan. Brooke was home for less than two weeks. The weather didn’t cooperate for our first snow climb. We ended up attempting Russian Butte near North Bend in a…
When we returned from Italy, it took us almost a week to recover from jet lag and get everything put away. Since then it seems like we haven’t stopped. We have come home long enough to wash clothes, plan another trip, and pack. Mt Logan During the heatwave, we decided it was a good time…
Nine years ago, Jim and I did the Ptarmigan Traverse with a group of friends. This was my first and Jim’s second attempt. After spending the last several years doing trips in the area, I really wanted to repeat the traverse via an alternative exit over the Chickamin Glacier and out through Hanging Gardens and…
When Brooke arrived in Seattle last September, she had a list of the top 10 hikes in Washington State. One of the places she really wanted to overnight camp was Sahale Arm in North Cascades National Park. We told her so does everyone else visiting the North Cascades. Sahale Arm might be the most sot…
Most trips to the North Cascades involves a drive through Arlington and Darrington. Every trip involves me asking Jim “What peak is that?!” as we drive past Whitehorse Mountain. It sticks up in the middle of farm land. Towering over the few near by peaks. We attempted Whitehorse a few years back with Deb and…
For Thursday, I had two options: get up in the cold and head back up to the Concord-Lexington col… or, go to the Mazama Country Store, enjoy a cup of tea with a fresh, baked scone, and do some fall hiking. It didn’t take me long to make my decision. After sending George and Jim…
After the grungy climb of Spider Mountain, Jim and I were happy to be teaming up with George to do some alpine crag climbing at Washington Pass. Alpine crag climbing has the appeal of being in the mountains but you get to climb fairly solid rock. Unlike Spider where everything you touched came off in…
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