Hiking, Mountaineering, and Climbing in the Olympic Mountains, Washington State
Unbeknownst to me, 19 years ago Jim gave a “guided trip” of Mt Cruiser gift certificate as a wedding present to our friends, Mike and Kerry. This last week, they cashed it in. Kerry’s grandfather was in the climbing party which had the first accent of Mt Cruiser. It has always been a dream of…
Jim has been wanting to do a 3-day traverse from Upper Lena Lake to Lake of the Angles in the Olympic Mountains for several years now. We took advantage of a nice 3-day weather window to do the hike. With a promise of no bushwhacking and no rain, Andrew signed on to join us. We…
Last week, we headed into the Olympics with our friends Greg and Tony. Tony’s daughter, Anna, and her friend, Engre, joined us. Brooke had to miss this adventure due to a bachelorette party at Lake Chelan. The 6 of us met at the trailhead near Lake Quinault in the late afternoon. We hiked in 5…
Our goal for this trip was to take Fay out on her first backpacking trip since her back surgery in early March. We let Fay pick the trip. To my surprise, she picked a 6 day trip into the Olympic Mountains. A bit ambitious for a first trip but Fay has had her eye on…
My girlfriend Lisa was in town from London visiting her folks for a month. We stole away for a few days to catch up and spend 3 days in nature. Lisa’s pick was Royal Basin in the Olympic Mountains. Thanks to COVID, I was able to get us permits to camp in the upper basin.…
After a trip into the Pickets 5 years ago, our friend Tony started planning a trip to the Olympic Mountains. Something he knew Jim and I would enjoy. Tony has climbed in the Olympic Mountains for many, many years. Too many to count. This trip marked his 17th summit of Mt Olympus and who knows…
With the weather changing to sunshine, Jim and I decided it was time to start our climbiing season. Since the snow in the cascades still needed to firm up, we headed to the Olympics. Mt Angeles was our objective. To break up the drive, we decided to make it a 2-day trip. This would also…