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Lessons Learned: Devil's Kitchen Headwall
Happy Birthday to me! After our very educational/humbling/frustrating attempt a couple days prior, we set out to make the most of the...
Jan 16, 20172 min read
Glacier Peak: Desperate for Sweet Turns
After a grueling drive out of Portland, we finally rolled into the TH at 830pm on Friday night. The winding road leading out of...
Jul 8, 20168 min read
Mount Rainier: In a Day
When the alarm went off at 9:45pm, my first instinct was to throw my phone out the open truck window. It was too early, too late, too ___...
Jul 5, 20167 min read
Mount Hood: North to South
Andy and I have been talking about heading up Cooper Spur for months now. With the weird weather we’ve had in the PNW this year, getting...
Jun 11, 20164 min read
Mount Baker in a Day
It’s become a bit of a theme this Spring that the weather gods choose only to bless those who are able to take time off during the week...
May 7, 20166 min read
Lassen Peak: A Backcountry Skier’s Paradise
At the end of February, I had the privilege of spending my second weekend in as many years exploring Lassen Volcanic National Park. Just...
Apr 17, 20162 min read
Hood in April
We got the chance to climb Mt Hood again a couple of weeks ago- this time with a friend who’d never been up there. It was an incredible...
Apr 16, 20161 min read
First Time UP The Old Chute
Compared with our climb at the end of March, this trip up Mount Hood was a different beast altogether. The old chute has formed...
Mar 12, 20162 min read
A Few Unfortunate Things, One Beautiful Day
I guess I should have realized we were in a bit deeper than safety would allow after the second round of gale-force winds nearly dropped...
Jan 3, 20162 min read
Part 2: Broken Top 7/12/2015
Over the last year of this project, we’ve both grown in a number of ways, our mountaineering skill level being a massive factor in that...
Jul 27, 20154 min read