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Nap Time on the Kautz Glacier
Last weekend we attempted to climb the Kautz Glacier on Mount Rainier in a single-day push. We had good maps uploaded to GAIA GPS and a...
Jul 19, 20174 min read
Skiing Helens in Photos
We left Marble Mountain Snow Park around 8:15am and were, thankfully, able to step into our bindings right out of the parking lot. We saw...
Dec 16, 20162 min read
Prusik Peak in a Day
We started this trip off with some cranky feelings. We had watched some idiot try and fail to pass a series of cars using the shoulder of...
Oct 3, 20163 min read
Linking Three Fingered Jack and Mount Washington
Wheeeewww. This trip was a doozy for me. I felt absolutely destroyed after we finished and I’m pretty sure I drank 4 liters of water...
Sep 8, 20166 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
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