Tomyhoi Peak is great Type 1 fun trip off the Mount Baker Highway. Eric and I started from the Yellow Aster Butte Trailhead at a...

Keyes Peak was a long time coming for me. I had been drawn to it since my first of many trips to Blanca Lake years ago. It also helped...

The weather for the Fourth of July weekend wasn’t looking too great for western Washington. The saying “summer doesn’t start until July...

Bulger season was upon us, and that called for a long drive to a remote part of Washington to kick it off. Katie, my dad, and I made the...

Katie, Marissa, and I made the long drive down from Seattle on Saturday evening with nervous anticipation for what was bound to be a fun...

Humpback Mountain is a solid winter destination close to Snoqualmie Pass. There are two viable approaches in the winter, either the...

Abernathy Peak is one of the most straight-forward of Washington’s Top 100 mountains, so I decided to make a day trip out of it. I...

With some weekdays available and a decent weather forecast, Katie and I headed out to the Chelan Sawtooths for some peakbagging, larch...

A mid-September venture into the Glacier Peak Wilderness was on the schedule and we couldn’t be more excited. This trip promised meadows,...

With another great September day on our hands, Fern, Isabel and I headed out in search of Gunn Peak (or the infinity tarn if we were...

Desolation Peak is a worthy destination not only because of its unique approach and incredible scenery, but also because of the...

This trip began with a bit of indecision. To bring skis or not to bring skis, that was the question. I had my splitboard in my car for...

With resplendent larches, rugged granite peaks, and a fraction of the crowds of the Enchantments, the Chelan Sawtooths are a great...

There are some places in the Cascades that have a near magnetic pull on me. I love looking at maps of the mountains and dreaming of new...

I had spent precious little time in the Pasayten Wilderness, and it was time to change that. The Pasayten is in the northeast corner of...

Fern, Erik, and I set out to bag two more Bulgers in the beautiful part of the world that is the Glacier Peak Wilderness. Chiwawa and...

Snowfield Peak is a great glacier climb in the heart of the North Cascades. I was excited for my second ascent of the mountain, this time...

Sloan Peak is called the Matterhorn of the Cascades. It is obvious why when viewed from a variety of different angles throughout the...

Big plans came together for an amazing mountain experience over the Fourth of July weekend. The Inspiration Traverse is a super...

One of the most amazing parts of living in Washington state is to be bored one day and have the option to decide to go sleep on top of a...