After a weekend of swift water canyoneering training, I mentioned the idea of dropping South Fork North Fork Breitenbush….instantly we had a team… and a day. Last Monday (6/27) four of us dropped the SFNF Breitenbush River, from the top…
Another fine drop last Sunday…Ruckle Creek. After a 2000′ foot gain, we dropped over 800′ to the creek. Another beautiful drainage with lots of green and old growth…and a few really nice waterfalls to rappel. Me, Wim, and Keith…. After…
Dropped this small drainage last Saturday. Again, another beautiful drainage. Had some nice short falls, a few short slides, and a nice low/moderate flow. Water and air temp was on the cool side so i’m glad we took wet suits.…
Did the full drop of Duncan Creek last Sunday, from Railcar Falls back down to Duncan Creek Road. This tour had a lot of variety….waterfalls, slippery rock, log jams, down climbs, slides, swimmers, and people. Fun way to spend a…
With a free day on Saturday, I decided to go and view the Breitenbush Cascades. Late start, so I started off with a filling breakfast in Woodburn, and arrived at the parking spot at about 11:15am. Good thing the days…
I heard that this creek may have some possibilities…as far as falls go. Sure enough! We dropped in off the road at the top of a small eastern trib that runs into Stafford Creek. This small trib included one of…
Dropped Parker Creek, in the Oregon Coastal Range (near Marys Peak) on Sunday. Short fun little canyon…. Where we begin, and end…. This is where we dropped into the drainage… Some scrambling required… Oh good, after almost two years…she’s still…
Always an adventure when Keith and I hit the forest. This time we’re looking for a drainage Keith’s had his eye on, spotting falls from I84. Well, we found, and dropped one of two forks of this drainage Keith calls…
Exploratory Weekend…. Saturday I explored a pinnacle that I have my eye on for a while. It sits out near the end of the NE ridge of Angora Peak. It’s a pretty easy short thrash from the abandoned road, along…
I’ve been looking at this loop for a couple of years…glad I did it yesterday. I used the South Breitenbush River trail for the first 2.5 miles, at which point I put the snowshoes on and headed up to Adventure…
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,…