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Summit shot from Forbidden Peak with Moraine Lake (below) and the Eldorado Ice Cap, North Cascades National Park

 

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Completed Climbs/Hikes: In Chronological Order

 

-         The * indicates that the summit was reached (if there was one)

-         Click on  for photographs of that trip

-         T/S = Technicality / Strenuousness (1 lowest – 5 highest)

-         Rating is scenic & enjoyment value scaled from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest)

-         (~) indicates the summit was reached among others on the trip; the encompassing entry is located just above

 

 

Destination

Route

 

Elev.  (ft/m)

Date

Location

T/S

Rating

Comments

*

Sloan Peak

Corkscrew

 

7,835 ft

8/15/2007

Henry M. Jackson Wilderness

3 / 4

10

 

*

West McMillan Spire

West Ridge

 

8,000 ft

8/14/2007

North Cascades NP North Complex

3 / 5

10

 

*

Fernow-Seven Finger Jack-Maude

Various

 

 

8/11/2007

Glacier Peak Wilderness

3 / 5

10

 

*

Mount Olympus

Blue Glacier

 

7,969 ft

7/31/2007

Olympic NP

3 / 5

10

11.5 hr speed record! Mount Olympus is awesome!

*

Feather-Merriam-Royce

 

 

 

7/21/2007

John Muir Wilderness

2 / 4

10

 

*

Matthes Crest

N to S traverse

 

 

7/8/2007

Yosemite NP

5 / 2

8.5

Amazing exposure and a nice climbing route.

*

Mt. Darwin & Mt. Mendel

North Face / East Face

 

 

7/7/2007

Kings Canyon NP

3 / 4

10

 

*

Mount Goddard

Starr’s Route

 

 

6/30/2007

Kings Canyon NP 

2 / 4

10

A gorgeous walk through Evolution Basin.

*

Cloudsrest Peak

 

 

 

6/24/2007

Yosemite NP

1 / 1

9

Sweet view into the Yosemite Valley for sunrise.

*

Mt. Ritter & Banner Peak

 

 

 

6/23/2007

Ansel Adams Wilderness

3 / 3

10

Legendary duo.

*

Mt. Conness & North Peak

Conness Glacier / NW Ridge

 

 

6/17/2007

Yosemite NP

4 / 3

9

 

*

Mt. Lyell & Mt. Maclure

 

 

 

6/16/2007

Yosemite NP

2 / 3

9

 

*

Haeckel-Wallace-Picture Peak-Powell Traverse

 

 

 

5/26-27/2007

John Muir Wilderness

3 / 4

10

 

*

Bear Creek Spire-Mount Gabb-Mount Abbott

 

 

 

5/18-19/2007

John Muir Wilderness

3 / 4

10

Sweet climbs!

*

Matterhorn Peak

East Couloir

 

 

5/11-12/2007

Hoover Wilderness

2 / 3

9

My first trip to the high Sierra, and what an introduction!

*

Forbidden Peak

East Ledges

8,815 ft / 2,687 m

8/27/2006

North Cascades NP South Complex

4 / 5

10

2.5 hours car to summit; 6 hour round trip; perfect day!

*

Del Campo Peak

Scramble

6,610 ft / 2,015 m

8/25/2006

Mountain Loop Highway

3 / 3

9

Fun scramble; 1 hr, 55 min ascent (4 hr, 15 min r.t.)

*

Eldorado Ice Cap

Inspiration Glacier

Various

8/18-19/2006

North Cascades NP South Complex

4 / 5

10

Sweet views, superlative star gazing, great trip!

*

~ Eldorado Peak

East Ridge

 

8,868 ft / 2,703 m

8/19/2006

North Cascades NP South Complex

3 / 4

10

Climbed during sunrise, excellent photography.

*

~ Dorado Needle

Northwest Ridge

 

8,440 ft / 2,573 m

8/18/2006

North Cascades NP South Complex

5 / 5

10

Awesome! Great exposure on final couple rock pitches.

*

Glacier Peak

Disappointment Peak Cleaver

10,541 ft / 3,213 m

8/13/2006

Glacier Peak Wilderness

3 / 5

10

Beautiful day, 35+ miles and 11k ft total elevation gain for a great single day endurance climb!

 

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