The Steeple…a 160’ pinnacle about 13 miles NNE of Prineville, OR. Mike Schoen, Tim Olson, Deb Hill, and I met in Prineville at 7:00am Sunday morning…drove out and parked along the road, just a few hundred yards below this pinnacle.…
Gothic Rock (Five Finger Sentinel), in central Oregon, 35-miles north of Sisters. Not sure when the last time this rock was climbed, but I do know that it’s been a long time since it’s been climbed by the route we…
Camp Creek Canyoneer… A fun 3-4 rap, half day trip, which ends up in the Herman Creek drainage. A very scenic lushly vegetated drainage. Was a fun way to spend the morning with Deb and Keith. Dropping into Camp Creek…
Devils Whisper….a 200’+ waterfall on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. Only unique, scary adventures get me into the overly crowded gorge…and this was definitely a unique and scary adventure. We did this, what we believe was a…
Deb and I summited Hood last Sunday. It was a beautiful night to climb with the full moon. No headlamps needed. Lots of climbers on the mountain with the near perfect conditions. I was pleased to see everyone behaved themselves…no…
Went back up to Little Angora Pinnacle and tagged both summits, with Deb. I was supposed to bring the rivet hangers for the aid ladder…but forgot. We ended up using sewn runners instead…which worked well. My goal is to finish…
Another fun trip up Little Cougar Rock… Looking at Little Cougar from Big Cougar Rock… Little Cougar Rock from below the col… Karl on the summit… Deb on the summit… Kevin on the summit… The 110′ forest rappel… Looking up…
With the perfect weather, and surface conditions, we took the opportunity to climb the Leuthold Couloir route on Mount Hood, last Saturday. We moved faster than expected, so most of the ascent was in the dark, including the crevasse field…
Had a great time ice climbing in the Hyalite Canyon, just outside of Bozeman, Montana. The morning temps were in the single digits with the highs in the teens…perfect for ice climbing. We hired a climbing guide that taught us…
Another forecasted wet weekend. This time Deb and I will take it to the cabin for some R&R. Didn’t take long for the need for outside activity to take hold, so we took a drive up Boulder Ridge Road. Our…
With rain and wind in the forecast, Deb and I set out for a gorge hike. The Ruckle Ridge / Ruckle Creek loop was the hike of choice. I didn’t take many pics, as it rained most of the hike.…
Saturday’s forecast was perfect for a solo run up to the summit of Mount Hood. Left the truck at 4:10 am, hit the hogsback at 7:30 am, then pushed for the summit…arriving at 8:15 am. Hung out at the summit…
It was either Hood, or Middle Sister….We chose the Middle Sister, and I’m glad we did. Such a beautiful place this time of year. Deb and I left the Pole Creek trailhead at 6:20am Sunday. We were on the summit…
Even though the forecast called for massive amounts of rain, Deb and I decided to go out anyway and do one of my favorite winter conditioners. This trail starts at The Old Bridge trailhead, and travels up and along High…
Did the Sea to Summit then back to the Sea hike via the Kaupo Gap Trail. Deb and I touched the sea, down by the Mokulau church at 3:22am and finished at the same place the next morning at 12:20am.…
Sufferfest Sunday III is our name for this event, but you might also know it as the “Triple D” hike. Dog Mountain, Mount Defiance, and Devils Rest. A combined 24 miles x 10,800’ gain hike…that lasted for 14 hours. We…
Sufferfest Sunday II !! Despite the forecasted 2-3 inches of rainfall in the coastal range, we (Karl & Deb) decided to stick with our original plans for Sufferfest Sunday II. We started hiking at 4:30am, and finished at 5:45pm (13.25…
My first trip up Hood this year…glad I made it before the year end. It was nice to do a different route than the standard old chute route. Today five of us summited Mount Hood via the left chute of…
Need to train for an upcoming event, so Deb and I decided on a 23 mile x 8200’ gain route. We’d call this day Sufferfest Sunday I Left the truck at 5:00am and got back to the truck at 6:00pm.…
With a sunny and dry day finally in the forecast, we chose Mount St Helens as the hike… It turned out to be sunny and dry, but very cold and windy day…giving it that real alpine feel. We decide to…