Watson Blum High Route
Slow and Light The Watson Blum High Route connects the terrain between Mt. Watson, Bacon, Hagan, and Blum in the Baker Lake region…
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Wind River High Route
A Week in the Winds Ever since I completed the Sierra High Route in July 2018, I have wanted to do the Wind…
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Beartooth Plateau High Route
3 Boys, 300 Lakes, and a 3,000,000 Boulders During my extended road trip of 2018, the last stop was supposed to be the…
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Mt. Goode, NE Buttress (5.5)
The Quintessential North Cascades There are certain climbs in the Cascades that have legendary status – the North Buttress of Bear, the North…
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The Pearl Necklace Tour
Crossing the Heartland Spring has sprung in the Cascades. Snowline scurries up the hillsides, leaving the valleys lush and green. But in the…
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FA: Sloan Peak, Superalpine (WI3-4, 1000′)
The Story of Sloan On February 28th, 2020, Porter McMichael and I made what we believe to be the first winter ascent of…
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The Bonnington Traverse
The Dream Team My journey as a backcountry skier is told in place and time. Undoubtedly, improvements are made incrementally, but there have…
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The Brooks Range
Adventures Unwritten Gates of the Arctic National Park has no established trails and should remain that way. For that reason, I have purposefully…
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Dakobed Range Circumnavigation
Secrets of the Glacier Peak Wilderness This summer, I’ve started to branch away from the classic climbs and trails of the Washington Cascades….
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The Extended Ptarmigan Traverse
An Island in the Sky The Ptarmigan Traverse is perhaps the most famous mountaineering traverse in the lower 48. It crosses 30 miles…
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