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Apr 7, 20154 min read
Mount Hood 3/29/15
Mt Hood, or Wy’East as it should be called, can be seen as the quintessential “test piece” for PNW mountaineers. Its prominence on the...
Feb 28, 20153 min read
Valentine’s Day Weekend: Lassen Peak
This was the weekend of mile-reducing short cuts, snow kitchens, early rising, sunburns, and laughing fits. This weekend we drove 8 hours...
Feb 3, 20152 min read
Three Fingered Jack 1/31/15
Well I knew it was only a matter of time but it finally happened… And all of Andy’s coaching and emphasis on preparation kept me from...
Jan 13, 20153 min read
Mt. McLoughlin 1/4/15
To be honest, I was expecting little from this mountain. Before deciding that this would be an ideal inclement weather peak, Andy and I...
Dec 2, 20142 min read
Mt. Saint Helens 11/30/14
One more virgin summit for me and my first climb over varied, snow-covered terrain. Mountain #4 was slated to be southern Oregon’s Mt....
Oct 7, 20143 min read
South Sister- 9/27/14
This climb was an adventure from the start. The weather was forecasted to be optimal- Friday night at the trailhead would be a balmy 50*...
Sep 9, 20144 min read
Mount Adams in a Day
“You’re going to climb Mt Adams in ONE DAY?” was the response I received whenever I told any of my adventurer-type friends about the plan...
Aug 4, 20142 min read
Oregon's South Sister
So, Andy and I have (mostly) decided to attempt to summit one mountain each month for a year- weather conditions being a primary factor. ...