After noticing the suspended sediment in Detroit Lake, we decided to investigate where it’s coming from. Short Creek, above Breitenbush campground, has a lot of sediment flowing in the creek which flows into the Breitenbush River, that flows into the…
Fun Smith Weekend! Led Moscow on Saturday, and some sport on Sunday. Went with Mark and Natasha, Rob and Ember.
Did a nice thrash up to the headwaters of Ogle Creek and beyond towards Henline. Stayed dry most of the way in, but got rained on, on the way out. Mostly private timber land roads, with a couple thick thrashes…
First time at Ouray Ice Park in Ouray, Co. Pretty fun! Just a big Ice Crag. So many routes. A great place to go ice climbing with a large group. Went with Chris, Rob, Mark, Steve, Melissa, and Amy. Nice…
Deb and I stayed dry yesterday with our choice to head to Central Oregon. There seemed to be a constant threat of rain, but it never did. Cold, windy….but no rain. We did a nice loop inside the Crooked River…
Went up to visit one of my favorite playgrounds, above Detroit Lake on Sunday. Parked along Hwy 22, went as far as the summit of Sardine Mountain via the Whitman Creek approach. The recent thinning has obliterated the first 1000’…
Two days of ice climbing in Hyalite Canyon, just outside of Bozeman, MT. Morning temps in the low single digits, and Highs in the mid 20’s…perfect for the conditions. Got in some good climbs as well as some fun leads.…
Attending a wedding, near Bend, this past Saturday gave Deb and I an excuse to get in 5-pitches at Smith Rock on Friday, and a Kayak camp-out on Waldo Lake Sunday and Monday Friday, ready to climb some rock at…
Sunday was a nice day to hike up South Sister…the long way. First time up this route for both Deb and I. Kind of a bouldery scree slog…very scenic though. South Sister from the shore of Green Lakes… Summit shelter,…
Fun climb! A notch or two above Rooster Rock… Fairly clean, definitely have to test holds and steps. I didn’t use much protection but never really felt exposed. I think I used (2) #2 BD cams, (1) #9 BD nut,…
Great canyoneering adventure last Sunday, dropping Big Creek, in the Lewis River drainage. I missed a lot of photo op’s as my camera got wet…go figure! All I can say is…FUN SHIT!Today’s team…myself, Deb (my love), Kevin Clark, and Keith…
Made a quick run up to Broken Top last Saturday. Beautiful day for a hike. Was able to explore the inside of the Cayuse Crater on the way back to the truck….nothing really to report, other than now I don’t…
Went outside with Olson Saturday and climbed the Santiam Pinnacle and The Smokestack. Both fun climbs in the Old Cascades. Santiam Pinnacle is a pleasant 2.5 pitch, well bolted route up the south face. I believe it goes at 5.4…
Might have been the last perfect day to climb North Sister this year…. A great day climb from the Hayden Glacier side (east). Deb, myself, Chris, and Rob. Sunrise 6:40am First sun on Middle Sister, Prouty Point, and North Sister……
Deb and I decided to take a relaxing trip into the Monte Cristo area. We hiked in Sunday PM and set up camp at Foggy Lake. The next day, Monday, we scrambled up Del Campo Peak, then over to Gothic…
Granite Peak… Second time up this peak. First time back in 2007. It all came back to me as soon as we popped out at Mystic Lake. We could see bad weather up on the Froze to Death (FTD) Plateau,…
Grand Teton – Upper Exum Ridge route. Karl, Deb, Chris and Marty…first climb of two, on this Wyoming / Montana trip. Unfortunately we were only able to secure camping permits for sites very low on the route…although made it nice…
Another fun day climb in the Oregon Cascades…with friends Lucas and Joe, and my love, Deb First look at Mount Washington… Scrambling the north ridge… At the top of the first pitch….looking down… Joe climbing pitch one… No time at…
Another trip up Three Fingered Jack….one of my favorite Oregon volcano day climbs. Today was with Deb, Guy, Joe, and Lucas. Great conditions other than the bugs at the summit…must’ve been mating season. Scrambling the south ridge… Looking over the…
The Warrior Trek Iao Valley to Olowalu Valley Maui, Hawaii July, 2015 Eight miles, three thousand feet of elevation gain and a dream since the 80’s. That’ll only take a day, right? Karl has wanted to retrace the path that…