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Circumnavigating Mt. Hood Blake went to school in Portland and has lived there ever since, so we do not see each other as…

Secrets of the Glacier Peak Wilderness This summer, I’ve started to branch away from the classic climbs and trails of the Washington Cascades….

An Island in the Sky The Ptarmigan Traverse is perhaps the most famous mountaineering traverse in the lower 48. It crosses 30 miles…

A Dream, A line, A Traverse for the Books Between Snoqualmie Pass and Stevens Pass lies a crest of rugged, remote peaks between…

The Jaws of a Giant Over the weekend, Jacob and I met up to climb Serpentine Arete, a long 2000 ft moderate route…

On the Edge of Heaven Forbidden Peak is a striking peak, both intimidating and beautiful. Eroded on all sides by glaciers, it has…

The Complete Olympic Experience Mt. Olympus is the crown jewel of Olympic National Park, but many Seattlites have never ever seen it. With…

Last summer, Kylie and I spent a ton of days in the backcountry and wanted to see if we could make our own…

Same Mountain, Different People Less than two years ago, Jacob and I climbed the Coleman Deming route on Baker. It was our first…

A Cascadian Dream Ever since spending two magical weeks on the Sierra High Route, I have dreamed of creating a similar high route…

The Only Way is Up