Mt. Stuart, Complete North Ridge (5.9)
A long day climbing the magnificent complete North Ridge of Mt. Stuart, one of the fifty classics of North America.
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The Darrington Rodeo
A wild, adventurous day of climbing linking up Squire Creek Wall, Buckeye Peak, and Whitehorse in the rugged Boulder River Wilderness.
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Mt. Goode, NE Buttress (5.5)
Climbing the ultra-classic NE Buttress of Goode, the highest peak in North Cascades National Park. The sunset from the summit was unforgettable.
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Mt. Stuart, West Ridge (5.6)
Detailed beta of a climb of the West Ridge of Stuart. It was my second time on the long, varied route, and I nailed the route finding this time.
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North Index Attempt
A failed attempt at the Index Traverse. We didn’t even summit North Index, sketched out by wet rock and insecure vertical jungling.
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Mt. Berge, East Ridge (5.8)
An adventure climb of the rarely climbed East Ridge of Berge in less than ideal weather.
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Black Peak, NE Ridge (5.3)
A fun lap on the underrated NE Ridge of Black Peak. 4 star position and views + 3 star climbing make for a 4 star outing!
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Liberty Bell, NW Face (5.9)
Climbing the NW Face of Liberty Bell, a very underrated and uncrowded option on this classic spire.
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Paisano Pinnacle – Burgundy Spire Linkup (5.8+)
An awesome linkup of two 5.8 routes on Paisano Pinnacle and Burgundy Spire for a full day of great alpine rock climbing.
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Commonwealth Ultimate Ridge Linkup (The CURL)
Exploring the backyard, Anthony and I did an athletic linkup of all the major peaks in the Commonwealth drainage of Snoqualmie Pass, encountering some incredible exposure and scrambling.
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