Washington High Routes and Traverses
A Lifetime of Adventures It is no secret that I love high routes and traverses. My favorite way to experience the mountains is…
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How to Create Your Own High Route
A Line Across the Sky Over the last year, I have developed a reputation for “high routes” – off trail, non-technical traverses in…
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Triple Rainbow High Route
Our Finest Hour Back home, I have a large wall map of Washington with pins on each notable place I have visited. There…
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Thunder-Robin High Route
One Last Hurrah for Summer September is the great transitionary month in the Cascades. The vegetation changes color and the weather starts to…
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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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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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The Quest for the Cascade High Route
A Cascadian Dream Ever since spending two magical weeks on the Sierra High Route, I have dreamed of creating a similar high route…
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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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