The Magic S Loop
Summer Skiing, at its Finest The Magic S Loop is a ski route we have been drooling over all June. First done in…
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Vesper Peak, Sunset Couloir
Skiing off into the Sunset Sometime list winter, I was browsing Caltopo and its new high definition elevation data when a ski line…
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The Isolation Traverse
Best of the West Three years ago, Daniel and I ran Glacier Peak in one day. It was our biggest single day effort…
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The Silver Kangaroo Traverse
A Fine Introduction A few months ago, Natalie posted on an ice climbing page that she had just moved to the area and…
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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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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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Grey Wolf Ski Traverse
Return of the Skimo A nice weather window – cold, clear, and stable – led me over to the Olympic Mountains once again….
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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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Colfax Peak, Cosley Houston (WI4)
Threading the Needle Three years ago, during my junior year at Gonzaga University, I took a Wilderness First Responder Course over winter break….
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Mt. Baker, North Ridge (AI3+)
Same Mountain, Different People Less than two years ago, Jacob and I climbed the Coleman Deming route on Baker. It was our first…
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