The Alpine Lakes Crest Traverse
A Dream, A line, A Traverse for the Books Between Snoqualmie Pass and Stevens Pass lies a crest of rugged, remote peaks between…
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Mt. Olympus and the Hoh Rainforest
The Complete Olympic Experience Mt. Olympus is the crown jewel of Olympic National Park, but many Seattlites have never ever seen it. With…
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Mt. Stuart, Ice Cliff Glacier (AI2, 60-70 degree snice)
Trials and Tribulations I will preface this by saying this is not a “normal” trip report for me. Three weeks ago, my life…
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Alpine Lakes High Camp
The Luxury Hut Life As a birthday present for Kylie, I got Kylie and I reservations for two nights at the Alpine Lakes…
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New Snoqualmie Pass Ice Climbs
Undocumented Ice Lines on Bryant Peak (WI4, 60-70 degree snow) and Melakwa Flows (WI4-) – Possible First Ascents It started with a simple…
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Sawtooth Alpine Rock Climbing
Warbonnet Peak, SE Face (5.7) + Elephant’s Perch, Mountaineer’s Route (5.9) After we found out Kylie’s foot was broken on the Grand Teton,…
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Cirque of Towers
Pingora, NE Face (5.8+); Wolf’s Head, E Ridge (5.6); Haystack, Minor Dihedral (5.9) I am not sure when I first saw of the…
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Super Sierra High Route
The Trip of a Lifetime Going into the summer, we had some grand plans, but nothing compared to our goal of completing the…
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Gannett Peak Ski Adventure
Growing Pains: An Introduction into Backcountry Skiing. It was silly, but I had this grand idea that I would naturally be able to…
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Tahoe Rim Trail
Learning to Thru-Hike Since Kylie grew up so close to Lake Tahoe, she always wanted to hike the Tahoe Rim Trail. It circumnavigates…
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