Better than expected slab climb! Some of it felt slightly runout but only on easier terrain, for the most part pretty well bolted! Key notes 12 quickdraws (6 single alpine and 6 sport) worked well. Never needed a double alpine. Potentially could have brought one more for P7 if you also leave a quickdraw at…
Marvin's Ear 2021
Overall, this climb was fun but the approach and rappels were annoying. It’s something I’d recommend doing once, but I’m not sure I’d do it again considering Mile High Club is a bit better! Really awesome that someone bolted this route though, I’m thankful for those folks! Key notes… Walkie talkies could have been useful…
Condorphamine Addiction 2021
The weather forecast was looking like there’d be a weather window Saturday, perfect time to try Condorphamine Addiction! We woke up at 2:40 AM and started driving around 3:00 AM to get to the trailhead around 5:15 AM. It was seeming a bit chilly though, so we didn’t start hiking till 5:35 AM. Temps ended…
Silver Peak - North Bowl - 2021
This weekend was looking rainy, so we figured we should try Silver Peak early in the morning before work! 5 days ago, the road apparently wasn’t super driveable (someone walked 2 miles on the road because of one snowy spot early on). But the road was PERFECT today! Any high clearance vehicle should be able…
Prime Rib 2021
Josh’s first multipitch climb! And Kyle’s second multipitch climb! Overall notes Walkie talkies are definitely useful 6 alpine draws and two additional double draws can be nice! Pitch 1 – 5.4, 40-45m, 3 bolts The first pitch is super easy, close to a scramble. Sparsely bolted but easy. To link this with P2 you’d have…
Birthday Tour 2021
This weekend was the first weekend the Highway 20 gate was open, and we knew the Birthday Tour would be nuts, so we got a super early start and didn’t see anyone till the last hour of our trip! Snow conditions were pretty good (usually icy but a bit of powder and rarely terrible ice,…
Whitehorse Mountain 2021
On Sunday, May 2nd, with the weather forecast looking like 60-50% clouds and a high of about 61 in Darrington and maybe around 36 at the summit, we had our hopes up for stable snow conditions, not too much soft snow, and some good views! Stats Started at 2:55 AM, back at 3:55 PM (13hrs…
Gold Creek Knob Green Run Feb 2021
Snow depth on NWAC was 100-110″, tons of new snow, great! Map: Gold Creek Knob – CalTopo
Yodelin Feb 2021
WOW! It was fantastic! 20″ of new light powder, soooo perfect! Highway 2 was closed for avy control till 8:20 AM, we got in the line at around 8:35 and it started moving at 8:40 so got there a bit later than planned, but still plenty of parking when we arrived. Only 1 hour up,…
Cliffed out on Martini Bowl
The Beacon Guidebooks backcountry ski book mentions nothing about cliffs on this route or the key direction to exit right after Martini Bowl, and lists the max slope angle as 35 degrees. Yet we ended up cliffed out above a cliff that was probably about 80 feet of 50-60 degree ice and rock. Here’s the…