Scariest trip: an avalanche on Mailbox Peak.
Best trip: Mt. Daniel. A great group of climbers, a really interesting route, awesome scenery, but not a marathon epic. We took the Hyas/Lynch glaciers up, and the ridge route down. The glacier traverse was educational (with interesting picket placements) and a ton o' fun.
Best snowshoe trip: tie between Mt. Margaret and Mt. Defiance. Margaret was a mighty struggle through several feet of soft fluff, but the views from the false summit of the snow-plastered trees is a memory that will always endure. Defiance was on a gorgeous day after several weeks of unpleasant weather. The summit was a spectacular view of the Cascades for hundreds of miles N and S!
Best climb: Mt. Forgotton. I never knew that the summit was so great, having been up the Perry Creek trail before. I didn't go far enough -- the summit is truly spectacular with its views of Glacier Peak and thousands of other North Cascade peaks.
Best hike: Wow, this is a toughie. Discovering a historic trail (big secret, not tellin') that has been abandoned for years... Fabulous sunset/moonrise/moonset/sunrise on Mt. Ruth... 3 days of nobody but bears and elk in the Olympics... continual discovery... I can't say for certain! It's a tie between all the 4-stars on the list below.
| No. | Date | Hike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 12/24 | * | Mailbox Peak, where we got caught in an avalanche |
| 103 | 12/20 | ** | Granite Mt. |
| 102 | 12/14 | *** | Pratt Mt. attempt |
| 101 | 12/13 | * | Marten Creek lots o' rain |
| 100 | 12/6 | ** | Mt. Margaret to about 5200' w/Ron |
| 99 | 12/5 | ** | Mt. Margaret to about 4600' w/4 |
| 98 | 11/30 | ** | Mt. Dickerman snowshoe |
| 97 | 11/22 | ** | Little Si |
| 96 | 11/15 | ** | Poo Poo Point |
| 95 | 11/9 | *** | Silver Creek |
| 94 | 11/8 | ** | Taylor River |
| 93 | 11/1 | **** | Justice Mine/Mystery Ridge |
| 92 | 10/26 | * | Mailbox Peak, mail gone :( |
| 91 | 10/25 | ** | Blanca Lake to Columbia Glacier snout |
| 90 | 10/19 | ***^ | Rampart Ridge and point 5780 in snow |
| 89 | 10/17 | *** | Weden Lake and D.C. mines, wet bushwack |
| 88 | 10/12 | ** | Lake Serene Trail to falls |
| 87 | 10/11 | *** | Huckleberry Mountain, didn't summit, lost trail in snow. Found abandoned trail |
| 86 | 10/3-5 | *** | Golden Larches Loop, motorcycles not bad! |
| 85 | 9/28 | ***^ | Mt. Pugh |
| 84 | 9/27 | *** | Glacier Basin/Mystery Hill |
| 83 | 9/19-21 | **** | Lacrosse Pass/O'Neil Pass/Chalet/Anderson Pass - sore feet, 5 bears, awesome scenery! |
| 82 | 9/13-14 | *** | Mt. Adams, night approach to Lunch Counter |
| 81 | 9/6-7 | ****^^ | Del Campo/Gothic Peak and Weden Lake discovery |
| 80 | 9/5-6 | ***^ | Mt. Ruth/Icy Peak (didn't summit I See Peak though) |
| 79 | 8/31 | ***^ | Snoqualmie Peak on the trail route |
| 78 | 8/30 | ***^ | Three Fingers, climbed too fast to enjoy fully |
| 77 | 8/29 | * | Cooper River |
| 76 | 8/26 | *** | Spectacle Lake w/WTA crew |
| 73 | 8/17 | *** | Source Lake/Snow Lake (k), nice route |
| 74 | 8/22-23 | *** | Cutthroat Lakes (k) saw my firs t bear! |
| 75 | 8/23-24 | *** | PCT from Snoq. Pass to Lemah Meadows |
| 72 | 8/15-16 | ** | Mt. Ruth (weathered off before glacier) |
| 71 | 8/10 | ** | Stujack Pass, then to within 1000' of Mt. Pugh summit |
| 70 | 8/9 | *** | '76 Gulch to Wilman's Pass, Poodle Dog Pass |
| 69 | 8/5 | ** | Little Si |
| 68 | 8/3 | ***^ | Vesper Peak, a "name those mts" peak! |
| 67 | 8/1-2 | ****^ | Mt. Daniel, most intesting and fun climb all year! |
| 66 | 7/30 | ** | Lake Annette (k) |
| 65 | 7/24 | *** | Tolumne Grove (k) (love those gigantic trees!) |
| 64 | " | * | Soda Springs (k) |
| 63 | " | * | Mono Lake (k) |
| 62 | 7/23 | ***^ | Lembert Dome (k) |
| 61 | " | ** | El Capitan (k) (ok, ok... just to the base!) |
| 60 | 7/22 | *** | Taft Point (k) |
| 59 | 7/21 | **** | Vernal/Nevada Falls (k, great showers!) |
| 58 | 7/19 | * | Mt. Lassen (k, got very cold glissading) |
| 57 | 7/13 | ****^ | Mt. Forgotton, an unexpected great peak! |
| 56 | 7/11-12 | ** | Glacier Peak (10,600') dumb decisions day |
| 55 | 7/7 | *** | Granite Mt. (G climbs 2600' in an hour!) |
| 54 | 7/3 | * | Ape Caves (k not terribly interested) |
| 53 | 6/29 | ** | Mailbox Peak, record time both ways, views of Rainier!! |
| 52 | 6/26-28 | ** | Mt. Rainier (14,410') Inter/Camp Schurman/Emmons route |
| 51 | 6/22 | ****^ | Red Mt.(G), tried Cave Ridge, gave up after 2 hrs bushwacking |
| 50 | " | * | Tiger 3 - super steep route |
| 49 | 6/21 | ** | Chair Peak, weathered off 200' from summit |
| 48 | 6/15 | *** | Eagle Creek, nice easy level walk after Adams |
| 47 | 6/13-14 | * | Mt. Adams, weathered off at 10,800' |
| 46 | " | ** | Mt. Pilchuck, very tired after double! |
| 45 | 6/8 | ** | Mt. Dickerman, trail dry 1/2 way, snow 1/2 way |
| 44 | 6/1 | ** | Granite Mt. |
| 43 | 5/30-31 | ***^ | Mt. Baker - Sherman Peak w/Boealps class |
| 42 | 5/25 | * | Lake 22 (k) rain! |
| 41 | 5/17 | * | Nisqually Glacier crevasse rescue practice, w/Boealps class and grouchy instructors |
| 40 | 5/11 | ** | Bandera Peak |
| 39 | 5/10 | *** | Camp Muir snowshoe |
| 38 | 5/9 | ***^ | The Castle w/Boealps class |
| 37 | 5/4 | ** | Mt. Si old route |
| 36 | 5/3 | * | Leavenworth area rockclimbing (short hike) |
| 35 | 4/26-27 | *** | Mt. St. Helens snowshoe climb glorious weather, nice snow |
| 34 | 4/25 | ** | Old Robe Trail (k) |
| 33 | 4/20 | **** | Mt. Defiance snowshoe a fabulous day! |
| 32 | 4/18-19 | *** | Devil's Peak and Thumb w/Boealps class very wet camp at lake |
| 31 | 4/11 | * | Commonwealth Basin, got sick, only made it 1/4 mile! |
| 30 | " | *** | Old Robe Trail |
| 29 | 4/5-6 | **** | Monte Cristo, Glacier Basin/Mystery Ridge snowshoe |
| 28 | 4/4 | ** | Snoqualmie Peak w/Boealps class, weathered off near summit |
| 27 | 3/30 | ** | Mailbox Peak |
| 26 | 3/29 | **^ | Big Chief Mt. w/Boealps class |
| 25 | " | * | Wilderness Peak -- Cougar Mt.,by this time I'm wasted! |
| 24 | " | * | Tiger 3 |
| 23 | " | ** | Little Si |
| 22 | 3/23 | ** | Mt. Si (old route) |
| 21 | 3/22 | ***^ | Mt. Pilchuck snowshoe |
| 20 | 3/21 | * | Mt. Erie rockclimbing practice for Boealps class |
| 19 | 3/16 | **** | Surprise Lake snowshoe, pretty day |
| 18 | 3/9 | *** | Mt. Si -- old trail, first time up the old route |
| 17 | 3/8 | ***^ | Mailbox Peak snowshoe (mostly hike) |
| 16 | 3/7 | **** | Mt. Dickerman snowshoe, fabulous day! |
| 15 | 3/2 | ** | Ollalie Lake snowshoe, even with two others, got off route! |
| 14 | 2/28 | ** | Tiger 3 |
| 13 | 2/23 | **** | Mt. Margaret snowshoe,deep, gorgeous snow! |
| 12 | 2/22 | **^ | Amabilis Mt. snowshoe |
| 11 | 2/21 | **^ | Mt. Washington (w/Boealps) |
| 10 | 2/15 | snowshoe trip (plum fergot where I went!) | |
| 9 | 2/9 | ** | Mt. Si/Mt. Teneriffe (snowshoe from Si to Teneriffe) |
| 8 | 2/8 | ** | Stevens Pass snowshoe (S side way up unnamed peak) |
| 7 | 2/7 | * | Padilla Bay (k) a bit dull |
| 6 | 2/1 | *** | Kendall Lake snowshoe |
| 5 | 1/31 | ** | Ollalie Lake snowshoe, got way off route, never found lake |
| 4 | 1/18 | *** | Monte Cristo snowshoe from Barlow Pass |
| 3 | 1/11 | ** | Granite Mt. snowshoe, first snowshoe trip, only got 1/2 way up |
| 2 | 1/5 | ** | Tiger 3 |
| 1 | 1/1 | * | Kalaloch - rainy beach walk |
