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The forecast said I would have a short window before the next system rolled in. Thought I’d try the South Face Gully of Broken Top…or at least see how far I could get. I made it to 8540′ before being…

  It’s been since 2008 since the last time Ron and I attempted Mount Thomson…that trip we got off route, ran out of time, got the rope stuck and had to cut it with a rock…We learned a little bit…

After the search for a Mazamas leader to lead this climb, Kevin Clark stepped forward. Three of the seven member team got their 16th peak on this climb…Congrat’s! We had a great team…no drama. The climb itself was very straight…

Elk Lake 2013…”Guys Weekend” Always a good time with my brothers and friends. This year we stayed up at Elk Lake from Wednesday 8/28 to Tuesday 9/2. A couple of days of light rain and mostly cloudy conditions, and several…

Well, here we are again…weather forecast cancelled any chances of seeing the North Cascades, so ended up with one good weather day for the weekend. Emma hasn’t been on 3FJ, so for the second time this season, here I go…

Despite what the weather sites were saying….we decided to go anyway. Our plans were to tag Mount Watson (6220’) on our way to climb Bacon Peak, a 7061’ ice cap. This was going to be a three (easy) day hike.…

Plan B…Adventure craging. After seeing what the weather had in store for the weekend, we decided to cancel the long trip up to Forbidden Peak, and go where the sun was shining…which southern Oregon looked like a good plan. We…

Four of us did Buckner Mountain this past weekend. After working on logistics all week, we decided to forego the Sahale permits, and just bivy on whatever we were standing on when we decided to drop. Brian Jenkins, Ron Jenkins,…

After a good night’s sleep at the cabin in Detroit, we were able to sleep in a bit, before all rising by 8:00am. Leaving the cabin by 9:00am…and on the trail by 10:00am. What a beautiful walk in the forest…

Six of us had an adventurous weekend that started with summiting Mount Washington on Saturday. Friday night we all met at my small cabin in Detroit. Saturday morning it was up at 5:00am and out the door by 6:00am….at the…

Left PDX Saturday morning at 7:00am and got to the trailhead by 12:00 noon (few stops in between). Bugs were bad so we were on the trail by 12:20pm. After a 4-hour x 3400′ gain, we got to a good…

  Tom Kline has been bugging me for a long time to go caving with him…. so I finally agreed. We left for northern California after work on Wednesday 7/3…and rolled in to the trailhead at about 1:00am Thursday morning,…

 Well, about 4-weeks since the first time we thought about climbing 3FJ, we finally got a perfect one day weather forecast. Saturday turned out to be a great day for a climb. Six of us had a fun day on…

Took a couple of friends up to Mount Beachie, and Battle Ax. This is one of my favorite places in Oregon. It’s a very unique place on the western slopes of the old Cascades. The figure-8 loop is only 9-miles…

Emma has been wanting to get up Hood ever since graduating from BCEP this spring. We finally found the perfect day for me to take her to the summit. After a couple of warm weekend days, where lots of climber’s…

This was my second successful Mount Shuksan climb. First time on this route… I read all sorts of horrible stories in regards to the bushwhacking this approach has, but I found it less hellish than some of the thrashing I…

Took a couple of friends on this great conditioner hike…rain or shine. This day it rained! We tagged Whetstone Mountain, then followed the rarely used trail leading east along the boundary line, then dropped down to Battle Ax Creek…which posed…