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Part 1: South Sister Run 7/11/2015
July marked 12 consecutive months of unique mountains, exciting routes, learning experiences, exceptional challenges, and overall, epic,...
Jul 20, 20153 min read


Faith, Hope, Charity
(from the summit of Broken Top)
Jul 17, 20151 min read


Three Sports
“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” - Ernest Hemingway
Jun 17, 20151 min read


Jun 11, 20150 min read


Middle Sister 6/6-6/7/2015
This trip started off lazy and got better…. Although, we still felt a little lazy at the end. Leaving Portland was the first “lazy” point...
Jun 11, 20156 min read


Shastina and Mount Shasta 5/22-5/25/2015
Andy and I rolled out of Portland as soon as we were able to on the afternoon of May 22, aka, the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. I...
May 29, 20157 min read


May 29, 20150 min read


Mount Thielsen 4/18/2015
Going into this climb, I was psyched. Not only does this mountain have a short, relatively flat approach, but the summit spire is just...
May 1, 20153 min read


Mount Hood 3/29/15
Mt Hood, or Wy’East as it should be called, can be seen as the quintessential “test piece” for PNW mountaineers. Its prominence on the...
Apr 7, 20154 min read


Valentine’s Day Weekend: Lassen Peak
This was the weekend of mile-reducing short cuts, snow kitchens, early rising, sunburns, and laughing fits. This weekend we drove 8 hours...
Feb 28, 20153 min read