solo sunset mission | glacier point at yosemite
If you want to watch the famous sunset at Yosemite here's what you need to know, and don't make the mistake that I did by cramping everything... // 4 miles . 300 ft gain . 7460 ft high
bachelorette, climbing & gourmet food | tenaya peak to cathedral lakes
When your friend is a climbing guide (The Climbing School) and requests a surprise bachelorette party the year she gets married, you make it epic and include all... // 15 miles . 4435 ft gain . 10300 ft high
house on the hill | hidden lake lookout overnight
I first visited Hidden Lake Lookout at the start of my hiking career. I had just climbed Eldorado, which was my first foray into the Cascade River Road and... // 17.5 miles . 5500 ft gain . 6860 ft high
sidequesting | marmot pass backpacking loop
When PNW weather rolls through in the summer, you fall onto your backup's backup plan... Marmot Pass has been on my radar for a while and it is a great option... // 26.5 miles . 6280 ft gain . 6310…
dry, smoky, exposed | shriner peak overnight
When your friend asks you to go on a mid-week backpacking trip, you say yes... Our number one choice was Shriner Peak, but we sure had plenty of backups... // 9 miles . 3350 ft gain . 5834 ft high
it’s high time | paddy-go-easy to granite traverse
High routes are tricky because they often travel unknown terrain. Such is this traverse between Paddy-Go-Easy and Granite Mountain. A few friends have already trekked through here so... // 17 miles . 6000 ft gain . 7144 ft high
a summer grind | south sister summit hike
Some might call it the South Sister climb and others might say it's the South Sister hike. The fact that you're summiting a volcano and travel on ... // 12 miles . 5000 ft gain . 10,358 ft high
embracing the weather | mt daniel (class 2-3 scramble)
Mt Daniel has been on my list for years (like many other hikes I suppose). But I’ve always wanted to camp at the summit. Unfortunately backpacking is not usually... // 16 mi . 5400 ft gain . 7959 ft high
life on the edge | vesper via ragged edge rock climb (5.7 alpine trad)
This is by no means a new way for climbing Vesper, but it was the 5th time I summited this peak and the first time I tried it in... // 10 mi . 4480 ft gain . 6221 ft high
another way | panorama ridge via taylor meadows
Two years ago, I first laid eyes on Garibaldi Lake. Little did I know how popular this trail was. This year, my friend decided to get a second... // 22 miles . 5500 ft . 6900 ft high
getting lost in the meadows | lost creek ridge – meadow mountain backpacking
Every year I promise myself that I’m going to explore the Glacier Peak Wilderness and the North Cascades. And every year, I manage to make it up to... // 48 miles . 13300 ft gain . 6450 ft high
classic funfetti birthday tour | washington pass ski tour
If you’ve been ski touring a while, you’ve probably heard of the Birthday Tour. It was one of the first ones I had heard of when a friend was... // 5 miles . 3300 ft gain . 7600 ft high
the ultimate 4-day kenai peninsula itinerary
If you find yourself on a flight to Anchorage, Alaska, let me share with you the best 4-day itinerary for visiting the amazing Kenai Peninsula (plus some bonus activities if you like packing your schedule!). This takes you through the…
extended table mountain circumnav (summer edition) | ptarmigan ridge backpacking via chain lakes loop
I call this summer edition because I did nearly the same exact loop in the winter last season on skis. After a hiatus from... // 15.5 miles . 3600 ft gain . 5950 ft high
thickets & ridges | howard-mastiff traverse
On a mission to hike and scramble all the routes out of Peggy’s Washington Scramble book and somehow we landed squarely on the Howard-Mastiff Traverse. I’d brushed... // 13 miles . 5400 ft gain . 7063 ft high
redemption climb | gunn peak scramble
My first attempt of Gunn Peak was ambitious to say the least. Me and my two hiking buddies embarked on a journey that took much longer than any... // 5.5 miles . 4300 ft gain . 6244 ft high
glacial joy | kyes peak via columbia glacier
Unlike most people taking the ridge up to the summit, we decided to check out the other route via the glacier. Wyatt had a great idea of checking... // 17 miles . 6900 ft gain . 7280 ft high
the ultimate 2-day backpacking itinerary to see the Olympic National Park
Did you know that the Olympic National Park is divided into two distinct sections? While the majority of the park consists of mountains, half of the coastline along the Olympic Peninsula belongs...
mild adventure for tired souls | mt watson overnight scramble
I think I’ve been on more plan B trips than I could count on my fingers. But not only was this a plan B, it was also redacted... // 15 miles . 5600 ft gain . 6234 ft high
where’s the spray in spry? | spry creek canyoneering
Out of all the canyons we did on this trip, Spry Canyon required the most hiking. In the summer, it’s super important to start hikes early enough so you don’t overheat or dehydrate too fast. It helps to get...
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