bike, hike, scramble, camp | chelan slam (emerald, saska, pinnacle)
Every year I tell myself to prioritize exploring the Glacier Peak Wilderness. But every year, I barely even make it to the area. Thanks to Scott’s Bulger climb... // 29 miles . 10500 ft gain . 8420 ft high
gatorade blue | panorama ridge via helm creek
Since I began exploring Washington, I yearned to discover British Columbia as well. After all, they are neighboring states/provinces and both feature the magnanimous Cascade range. But just... // 19 miles . 4700 ft gain . 6998 ft high
36 hours in phuket and phi phi islands
Some might say that this was a silly little excursion, but I tend to be stubborn. And where there’s a will, there’s a way. I’ve always wanted to visit Thailand and eat great food there, but my trip...
sunrise scramble | columbia peak overnight
Monte Cristo subrange always seems like an elusive area. Hiking to the ghost town itself is already 8 miles round trip, through on relatively flat and well gravel... // 23.5 miles . 6600 ft gain . 7172 ft high
best of singapore
I simply couldn’t resist a spontaneous Southeast Asia trip with my friend this spring and made the most of the few days I had there. While I had quite some time to fully explore...
take it easy | tomyhoi & yellow aster butte overnight
We were planning to backpack a different summit camp but weather pushed us here to Yellow Aster Butte instead. I’ve always wanted to camp here by all the... // 15 mi . 5800 ft gain . 7439 ft high
snoqualmie pass traverse | snow-wright-roosevelt-kaleetan-pratt
3 peaks and 7 lakes. I’ve been eyeing this Snoqualmie Pass loop for a while, but honestly without tagging the peaks, so I have to give... // 19.5 miles . 6500 ft gain . 6260 ft high
this ain’t a fairytale | whitehorse mountain
What started as a weekend dedicated to ski Mt Adams quickly turned into trying to find a fun alpine climb with other friends. The idea of another non-volcanic... // 13 miles . 7000 ft gain . 6840 ft high
a classic cascadian caper | sloan via bedal creek
Sloan. The Matterhorn of the Cascades. That one pointy peak that you spy from nearly any other Cascadian peak... // 11 miles . 5700 ft gain . 7835 ft high
8 hour layover in bangkok
When you’ve got 8 hours between landing and takeoff, you gotta make the most of it!
return to kulshan | c2c baker via squak ski tour
It all started the weekend before. We had just skied Mount St Helens and I had just come back from a multi-week trip and had only ski toured... // 19 miles . 7850 ft gain . 10778 ft high
the epitome of spring skiing | rock mountain ski tour
With a non-ideal weather system coming in, we opted to go a bit further east of the cascade crest with hopes... // 9 miles . 5400 ft gain . 6835 ft high
first tracks | table mountain circumnavigation via ptarmigan ridge ski tour
Baker backcountry has been on my list to visit since I first ski toured there right after taking my AIARE 1 class. I think it’s just been... // 10 mi . 3800 ft gain . 5400 ft high
quiet slopes | avalanche mountain ski tour
I think people are fairly familiar with Pineapple Pass, Source Lake, and the Chair Peak Circumnavigation. But it seems that as people are chasing the super... // 8 miles . 3000 ft gain . 5330 ft high
desolation in the olympics | mt angeles ridge ski tour
We’ve been throwing around the idea of skiing in the Olympics for quite some time this season but I’d always make an excuse, not wanting... // 5 mi . 3100 ft gain . 6400 ft high
very-much-whoopy | not-so-sasse peak ski tour
With the weather forecast calling for a snow storm in Western Washington and high winds on the east side, we chose to take on the winds on some lower... // 10 mi . 3500 ft gain. 5844 ft high
floofy cornice central | lichtenberg mountain ski tour
The Smithbrook area had been on my radar for a while because there’s plentiful low angle terrain with open slopes, which is less intimidating for a moderate skier like me... // 9 mi . 2500 ft gain. 5844 ft high
acl recovery | granite mountain
I wrote Part I shortly after my first major hike just under 3 months post ACL surgery and Part II is about 8 months post surgery in a full circle moment back at Granite...
hunting for larches | golden lakes loop backpacking
With the massive Bolt Creek Fire near Index closing Hwy 2 we were optimistic to head up southeast GPW. But driving through the smoke... // 24 miles . 5000 ft gain . 8110 high
round two | black peak overnight
I said it before and I’ll say it again, I’d scramble Black Peak an innumerable number of times. It’s hard to beat this climb from the varied... // 6700 ft gain . 8975 ft peak . 13.6 miles
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