Mt. Hood, Arachnophobia Direct (AI3)
A fun, enjoyable alpine ice climb up the mysterious Black Spider Wall on Mt. Hood.
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Banks Lake Ice 2022
A wonderful day spent ice climbing at Banks Lake in Eastern Washington.
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Hyalite Ice 2021
Five days of ice climbing in Hyalite Canyon with Jacob and Kelly, from laps at G1 to adventurous multi pitch routes.
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Esmerelda East, Moonlight Serendipity (WI2, M5+, 1200′)
A serendipitous first ascent of a long mixed route on Esmerelda Peak in the Teanaway region of the Cascades.
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Whitepine Ice
Climbing steep ice pillars and mixed lines at the Whitepine Crag near Steven’s Pass.
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Kiddie Cliff (WI3-4)
Ice cragging at Kiddie Cliff near Snoqualmie Pass.
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Roosevelt Ice Exploration
Exploring the abundant ice flows on the north side of Roosevelt Peak in the Snoqualmie Backcountry.
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Showa Tem-Res 282 Gloves
How some fishing gloves from Japan have revolutionized climbing and skiing in the PNWet Note: This post was originally written for the Turns-all-year…
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Ice Observations Page
A new ice observations page.
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Heliotrope Ice Hunt 2020
Chasing and finding water ice to climb on the cliffs above Heliotrope Ridge in late October.
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