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May Day Weekend - Buckbarrow
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A very short post from the final day of our excellent weekend. Takes a while to eat breakfast and pack down the trailer so no time for a full day walk. No problem, as the delight of this campsite is plenty of high quality short walks on the doorstep.
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Today it was Buckbar... | [
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The Audubahn
Dropping Northeast from the notch at the starting point of Autobon Saddle Couloir, The Audubahn is a steep open shot that comes down to the skier's right of a huge cliff on Mt. Audubon's East Cirque. Extra turns can be had after skiing the Audubahn on the wide open East facing bowl to the skier's left of ... | [
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Ochoco National Forest: Steins Pillar
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Rebecca
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April 30, 2017
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Steins Pillar is a rocky outcropping in the Mill Creek area of Ochoco National Forest. Similar to the rock formations of Smith Rock, this is a less crowded place to see a uniqu... | [
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Whiteface Slide 1
The entrance to the Slides is from the drop zone of the Summit Quad. After exiting the lift, quickly move skier's left to clear the chair. Patrol will often have orange mesh fencing set up to control access to the Slides. Be prepared with beacon in send mode, shovel and probes. Depending on the avy le... | [
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Prospectors: The Pencil
By: randosteve|
Posted on: December 10, 2006
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Posted in: Random Teton Posts, The Tetons
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NOTE:This TR is from December 10, 2005.
When conditions are right, the Tetons can provide good coverage by mid December and I have had many fun, steep, technical de... | [
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Hotline Ramp (WI3), Rap Wall
Jan
25
kyle
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Sunset Snoqualmie Ice
Rap Wall at Snoqualmie Pass might be the most climbed ice crag in Washington. I had passed the wall dozens of times, but never bothered to climb it. Rap Wall is home to Ghost Dog (M11), one of the hardest mixed routes in Washington. But it also has ... | [
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Greg Mace Peak 4.8.16
April 15, 2016April 15, 2016
Frank Konsella
1 Comment
(Last Updated On: April 15, 2016)
I'm going to start this trip report of Greg Mace Peak in the Elk mountains near Aspen with a story. The year was 2000, and I was on a west coast road trip, with plans of skiing peaks in the eastern Sierra b... | [
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Albright? Allllriiiggghhht!
By: randosteve|
Posted on: March 31, 2008
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Posted in: Broken Link to Photo/Video, The Tetons, Wimpy's
| 9 comments
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[image]I found myself at the top of Wimpys, three out of four days last week. Some people may think it's lame to ski the same run all the time, but when it nuking wind... | [
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Quandary Peak 14,265'
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photo- A view of the sunrise from the east ridge of Quandary peak at sunrise. photo by Grant Lewis, 2009.
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2/28/09
members of trip: Zach Taylor and Grant Lewis
ascent route: East Ridge
descent route: East Bowls
trailhead: Monte Cristo trailhead 10,90... | [
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Current Creek Bench
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The open low angle zone between the North Chutes and Current Creek Bowls. This is a safer option than the runs around it but it still has potential for a big avalanche on the wrong day. The average slope is in the high 20s or even about 30 degrees. The maximum pitch is close to the average, ... | [
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The Grand at night
Posted on
September 23, 2021
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Mission accomplished
[This is part of a multi-part trip report of my Wyoming 13er speed record.]
I am used to climbing the Grand in June's longer days, and have never felt the need to do any but the trail parts in the dark. However the late season an... | [
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April 20, 2022
Backcountry
Utah
MT. TUSCARORA: SALT LAKE CITY
So close yet so far away. Mt. Tuscarora is a prominent peak just to the left of Catherine's Pass if you're coming from Alta. While it's not far at all from the ski resort, this peak will make you feel more remote than you really are.
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Distance
: 7 mil... | [
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While You Were Sleeping: Notch Couloir, Long's Peak 14,259 feet
Climbing, Colorado
GilJune 24,
20087 Comments
For the 3rd time in 3 weeks, diet I woke up at midnight to go climb a big mountain. The motions have taken on a faint sense of familiarity, web a sort of deja vu. An empty house, roomates out at the bar... | [
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Needles area climbing
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October 29, 2012
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Needles (l) and Olancha (r) from Dome Rock campsite
The Needles are an impressive line of domes/spires along the Kern River at the southern end of the Sierra. The Needles themselves offer multi-pitch trad routes with about an hour-long approach... | [
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Saturday, September 6, 2014
The WURL*
Lars and Tom had this planned for several months now and I always said I wasn't going to join. The desire to repeat the WURL after spending 26+ hours on the route with Noah last year was non existent. I was positive I'd never do it again but then they kept talking about it. Then... | [
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Packrafting the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River
By egilbert@alum.mit.edu |
November 14, 2016
- 5:53 am
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November 14, 2016 Uncategorized
Eric and Katie
November 12, 2016
We drove up to North Bend, dropped off bikes at a bridge, then drove up to Tanner. After the last rain ended we put in our packrafts and paddled down ... | [] |
Backpacking to Yosemite's North Dome
National Parks
Backpacking
California
Jun 25
Written By Emily Schrick
Everyone has heard of Half Dome in Yosemite. It's amazing and beautiful and the star of the show in Yosemite Valley. But there's another dome, one that is a full dome, hanging out adjacent to Half Dome: North Dome... | [
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Whiteface Slide 3
Getting to Slide 3 is a fun ride along the slide traverse. As you pass Slide 2B notice that the traverse narrows and can be quite a bucking bronco. Ride alert! Getting thrown will cost you some serious energy.
Slide 3 starts below an intimidating rock slab in a very steep zone. As you leave the slide ... | [
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Mount Whitney
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Mount Whitney. What else can be said? In case you fell asleep in your geography class, it is the highest mountain in the lower 48 states at 14,497'. It is located in California's Inyo National Forest west of the town of Lone Pine. One of the most popular routes is a 22 mile, 6100' elevation gain/l... | [
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Mt. Solitude
Skier's Point, Climber's Point, Solitude & Vista
Date: 7/12/2020
Partner: Kristi Henes
Trailhead: Pitkin TH
Summits: Skier's PT, Climber's PT, Mt. Solitude, Vista Peak
Distance: 13m
Elevation Gain: 5300ft
Difficlutly: Class 2+ (with some easy 3 if you want it)
Duration: 8.5hrsGPXMount Solitude 14ers.com Pa... | [
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Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte
TR: Ruby Chute (7 May 2011)
May 17, 2011
Frank Konsella
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(Last Updated On: May 17, 2011)
Ruby Peak, specifically the east facing Ruby chute, has been on my wish list for a few years now.
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Tired after a day on Pyramid followed by a day on Sopris, a nice short line li... | [
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Mount Whitney - The Mountaineer's Route
Revisiting John Muir's Classic High Sierra Climb
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Andy Lewicky | SierraDescents.com
Mount Whitney, California - The Mountaineer's Route was my introduction to Sierra climbing, and it scared the hell out of me. I'd done a bit of scrambling here and there in my travels, but... | [
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October 21, 2010August 8, 2016
Big Foot Trail
The pick-up truck bounces awkwardly as we maneuver down the rocky, snow-covered jeep road. It's a Wednesday afternoon and after two straight days of clinics learning about skis and boots, where reps spoke of thermo-lined-this, carbon-reinforced-that and how their product is... | [] |
Centennial Sunday - California's West Ridge
David Yarian
January 28, 2015 September 14, 2018
16 Comments on Centennial Sunday - California's West Ridge
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The day's effort, courtesy of Google Earth. (Zambo)
Peak: California Peak - 13,849'
Distance: 9.2 Miles
Vert: 4,900 Feet
Climbers: Dillon & Zambo
Centennial Sun... | [
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Baggin' in Boulder (Diagonal on Slab, Keel, center of North Devil's Wing)
Posted on
October 14, 2010
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1 Comment
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North from the top of the Slab
The Doctor is, once again, in.
Boulder is possibly worse than Aspen as a place to go dirtbag. The county parks are extremely camping-unfriendly, as is the city itself,... | [
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WA & OR -- Columbia River Gorge, 2-12 June 2017
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10 days in the Columbia River Gorge...
Why we came...
To see pretty waterfalls and maybe do some fishing.
The Campground...
Timberlake Campground and RV Park was great! The narrow winding road to the campground and within the campground are a bit daunting... | [
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Spock Chutes
The Spock Chutes are incredibly difficult, technical, steep and dangerous. They face North, and have a high risk of avalanche danger. They are known to form deadly wind slabs, which you may not discover until you're in the middle of the chute suddenly triggering an avalanche. If you successfully ski them, ... | [
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Wet West Highlands - Beinn Teallach & Beinn a Chaorainn
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I don't get to Scotland anything like as often as I want. We used to head up there many times a year for winter walks, backpacking, New Year and Easter Trips, skiing weekends etc. I managed to reach the magic 200 Munro's mark back in 1999 (Ben Lomond i... | [
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Backpacking the High Sierra Trail in 6 Days
Alice Kao
November 5, 2017
Backpacking, Article, Trip Report, California
I finally had the opportunity to hike the High Sierra Trail, a trail I've been dying to do for years! Those 6 days in some of the most remote parts of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park blew me away ... | [
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Kerhlein, Ken, and Eichorn Minarets
Posted on
September 3, 2010
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Minarets in Iceberg Lake
Or, "Dr. Dirtbag gets his ass handed to him by the Minarets." It was "epic," I guess, but not in the "dude, that was totally epic" sense; few peaks, much tricky climbing, and a fair helping of fear.
The Minare... | [
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MOUNT
MAUDE
July
4, 2005
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Ben's route in late July 2002.
The green dot is the end of the traverse.
July 4, 2005.
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting
peace.
The soul that knows it not, knows no release
from little things;
knows not the livid loneliness of fear,
nor mountain heights where bitter... | [
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Mt Elwell via Long Lake Loop
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There is no better alarm clock than cows mooing. We woke up on our ranch ready to tackle the day after successfully summiting English Mountain the day prior.
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I thought about changing the plans and just relaxing on the front porch, but we had a goal to accomplish. We drove to... | [
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Saturday, March 16, 2013
North to Alaska
After a great weekend in Crested Butte I finally headed north, planning to stop on my way to visit good friends in Vernal and then Jackson. Looking west towards Crested Butte from Delta:
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Reaching Vernal around 10 on Monday night, I quickly realized that the 5 hour drive ... | [
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Mt Rainier: Skiing East Success Glacier Couloir
8 June 2007
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Sky ponders the objective, directly above him.
Success Glacier Couloirs first made a blip on my radar when Lowell Skoog cited a descent by Luke Edgar and Chad Kellogg (on snowboards) in defense of the assertion that
For really extreme descents, the bes... | [
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Rocky Gulch
Rocky Gulch is to the skier's right of Glory Bowl. You'll go down the ridge to the S-SE from the top of the Mt. Glory bootpack, which starts across the street from the parking lot on top of the pass. Drop into your run when you reach the terrain that goes down to the Southeast and doesn't funnel into Glory ... | [
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Backcountry Skiing Front Range
September ski- Skyscraper (24 Sept 2011)
September 28, 2011September 28, 2011
Brittany Walker Konsella
2 Comments
(Last Updated On: September 28, 2011)
Ever since the spring became "endless winter", I've been talking about skiing all the months of this year. While I have no goal of d... | [
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Geissler Mountain West South Face
Geissler Mountain West has a mix of skiable E-SE-S facing terrain. From the peak it's steeper, with cliffs and high avalanche risk. West of the peak is very rocky with cliffs so your route should be scouted. The saddle on the East side is mellow with a pitch in the mid to upper 20s.
Ma... | [
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Mount Hope - 13,933 ft.
Date: May 3, 2013
Team: Dav, Pete Gaston, Max Taam, Ian Fohrman
route: Northeast "Hopeful" Couloir
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Ian Fohrman drops into the Hopeful Couloir while Max Taam and Pete Gaston look on.
After our day on Clinton and a soak at the Mount Princeton Hot Springs, four of us made our way up the Cle... | [
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Organ Mountain 13,808
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RT Length: 9 miles
Elevation Gain: 3500'
My hiking days got switched this week due to mandatory Friday dentist appointments. (Side note: anyone know of a great dentist in Colorado Springs that's open nights and weekends? I love my dentist office but their hours stink!!!). I was willing... | [
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#SkiTheBig3 CONGRATULATIONS Denali Ski Descent TR
by Aaron Diamond
June 6, 2014
written by Aaron Diamond
June 6, 2014
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Aaron taking the last few steps to the Denali McKinley summit in the never ending evening light. In this view you're looking south over the Alaska Range. Click image to enlarge.
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About th... | [
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Finally skiing Mt Rainier's Edmunds Headwall
3 July 2009
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The Mowich Face from Mowich Lake Road.
Mouseover to see our route.
Liberty Ridge, Ptarmigan Ridge, Mowich Face, Sunset Ridge: They may no longer be day-altering highlights of walks across Red Square at University of Washington for me, but indelible impres... | [
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Denali Part 4: Messner Avalanche
We made camp at Camp 4 (14,000 ft) on June 6, 2012. And then we hung out at Camp 4 until June 15, 2012 while we waited for a weather window. When we arrived at Camp 4, we were optimistic and believed that we would be able to ski lines like the Messner Couloir, th... | [
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South Camp Peak, Tahoe Rim Trail - Day 11
Aug 1, '14 · by Denise · in On Adventures
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Beginning June 25, 2014 I thru-hiked the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT), circling Lake Tahoe in 12 days. Accompanied by my friend and fellow blogger, Trails, we bravely took on this 165+ mile loop. I will be blogging a da... | [
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McCauley Mountain Hike
Posted on August 11, 2022
by Robert
During the winter months, McCauley is the center of the Old Forge community. The mountain is always busy with after school programs, live music and a variety of food specials in the lodge. It was a much different case a few weekends ago when Farah and I decided... | [
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Jim Green Hiking Trail in Atascadero
Whenever I visit a new town, I always try to see the outdoorsy side of the town. I did this in Atascadero by going out on its most popular trail (the Jim Green Trail), a short, dog-friendly hike that takes you through oak groves as you hike a small hill and see some great views. Her... | [
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Sunday Acclimation Climb and Ski
by Lou Dawson
June 8, 2010
written by Lou Dawson
June 8, 2010
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Tyler starts the Headwall. We were frankly amazed at how well this powder was bonding to blue ice a short distance underneath.
Cold night last night here at 14,200 feet on Denali, about 10 below zero by my rec... | [
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Skiing Humphreys Peak - Arizona's High Point
May 3, 2018
admin
Skiing Doko'o'osliid: A suprising palace of snow above the Grand Canyon:
Floating downward on excellent April powder I felt the solitude of an amazing wilderness that flowed from the Grand Canyon to the north side of the San Francisco Peaks.
Arizona had the... | [
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August 31, 2017October 23, 2017
CDT Leadore to Darby: Steep Ridges and the Burning Bitterroots
[image]The long and serpentine path thru southern Montana has taken us to the farthest west section of the entire Continental Divide in the United States. We are in Darby, Montana, deep in the Bitterroot Mountains. In a few ... | [
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Alaskan Skiing Dreams, Lines, Aircraft and Storms - Haines Report 2
by Louie Dawson
March 30, 2015
written by Louie Dawson
March 30, 2015
(Editor's note: The WildSnow AK crew's solar electric system is under repair. The crew is working on a fix (Apollo 13!). Blog posts may be delayed. They've still got their sat phone... | [] |
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Apollo Couloir 3/8
Apollo Couloir runs off North Olympus right to the valley floor. It is a run I've wanted to check out for a while and with bad visibility at upper elevations, we decided to give it a go. After parking at the same trailhead for the West Slabs (Medusas Face), you continue up the... | [
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Casco Peak
Casco Peak can often be skied on its E-NE face from the peak when coverage is good. Along with high avalanche danger, you are also exposed to rocks and big cliffs.
Maps
*All Mapped Areas are Approximations
Trip Reports
05/20/2013 - (Stuck in the Rockies Blog)
05/20/2013 - (CentennialSkiers.com)
Find Nearby Z... | [
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Out there with Tom: Quick trip up Mount Wright
Out there with Tom
A weekly recounting of the weekend adventures of Tom Kotynski, retired Great Falls Tribune Associate Editor, who prowls Montana's mountains, particularly the Rocky Mountain Front, and Island Ranges including the Little Belts. All photos and writing are c... | [
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Saturday, October 24, 2015
Rattlesnake traverse
With our indian summer continuing to stretch into
mid-october, I was able to get out for yet another gorgeous fall day in the
mountains.
With some school exams the
following week, I needed something close to town and reasonably short to allow
sufficient study time as we... | [
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Mt Oklahoma - 13,843
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RT Length: 8 miles
Elevation Gain: 3450'
I made several spreadsheets this week outlining possible hikes, and finally settled on Mt Oklahoma. Imagine my surprise when I checked the weather forecast one more time at 2am and it switched from 15mph winds to 45mph winds! I considered changing... | [
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West Ridge of Prusik Peak
June 27, 2021
Daniel and I had...
always wanted to climb Prusik Peak. It is THE iconic peak in the Enchantments, how could a climber not want to experience that stark ridgeline?! However, Prusik Peak sits deep in the Enchantments, practically half way through, and is a really hard peak to acce... | [
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Cruiser
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July 5, 2015
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Cruiser
After a day off to recover from self-destructive activities, I headed over to the other side of the Olympic Peninsula for a bit of more standard peak-bagging, killing time during the northwest heat wave somewhere slightly cooler than the Cascades. While ... | [
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June 7, 2022
Backcountry
California
MT. SHASTA
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Mt. Shasta is the looming mountain that every driver passes when crossing the Oregon - California border on Interstate-5. This beautiful peak lures sight-seers, hikers, and backcountry enthusiasts alike. Mt. Shasta is the fifth highest mountain in California. A ... | [
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Mail Cabin Recon
Avy report says Considerable, which seems a bit low to me. At 9300 feet there is 15" of new, since midnight the upper elevation winds have been 30 mph gusting 40. It's 33F at the house at 8am. Bob and Chris and I decide to go for a very conservative day on the pass, like maybe ... | [
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Cahill Pond and Rule Creek Pond Hike
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We started at the trailhead at 12:40pm, intending to take a 4.75 mile loop hike to visit the two remaining ponds at Mueller State Park I'd yet to visit: Cahill and Rule Creek Ponds. As you can see from the photo of the route we took above, we got a little off tack, but onl... | [
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
Missions shut down - sort of
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The southwest face of Sheepshead peak in mid winter conditions.
I skied the crooked line on the left.
With unseasonably warm temperatures in the forecast, I decided to make an early morning push from the Ashley lakes trailhead. It was raining when my alarm so... | [
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Brown Peak, Death Valley National Park
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Asaka and I planned another family trip to the Las Vegas area for the New Year. Leif and Asaka would fly, while I planned to drive my car down. This would allow me to climb a peak on the way. I left the night before with several options researched. I would pick the best op... | [
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DAY
TWO WEST MCMILLAN SPIRE,
Southern Pickets
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DAY
ONE - DAY TWO
Photos
and story by Jason Hummel
I
was chased out of our shelter with the prospect of morning
alpenglow sweeping the slopes of Degenhardt over to McMillan Spires.
Snow slopes appeared more alien than terrestrial with dark shadows
starkly co... | [
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Climbing the South Teton
By admin
in Mountaineering Adventures
August 18, 2014
As is often the case with me, my plans always start out more grandiose than what actually transpires. This climb was going to be a combo climb of both the South and Middle in the same day. This is a fairly common climb that a lot of ... | [
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Nez Perce (W Hourglass couloir)
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June 13, 2011
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Quick summit shot
The day started out promising, with clear skies to the south, so I packed up some sandwiches and headed for Garnet Canyon. The trail had melted out amazingly in the last week, so it made sense to take the first couple of swi... | [
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Spanish Needle from Lamont Meadow
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With the summer hiking season coming to an end, I really wanted to climb one more Sierra Nevada peak while the Range of Light was still accessible, but I had to be in Los Angeles for a baby shower. I figured I could find a nice hike down there, but the more I looked, the less e... | [
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McWay Waterfall Trail: Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
McWay Falls in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park is one of the most beautiful waterfalls I have ever seen and one of the best in California. The water cascades down the face of the cliff and lands right on the sand, feeding the ocean itself. The waterfall is located ... | [
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In the Footsteps of John Muir: Finding Solitude in the High Sierra
May 22, 2023August 31, 2011
by Michael Lanza
By Michael Lanza
I'm slogging up a long ramp of beach-like sand toward Cox Col, an off-trail pass sitting a few ticks over 13,000 feet in California's John Muir Wilderness. The high-altitude sun feels like a... | [
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Golden Bear Peak - 13,005 and Hagar Mountain - 13,246
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RT Length: 7.82 miles
Elevation Gain: 2760'
I parked behind some semis at the I-70 MM 213 Westbound Chain Station and was on the trail at 6:20am. I started by taking a paved service road northeast.
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The road eventually becomes a dirt road
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[... | [
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No Name Face
A big E-SE facing open bowl, No Name Face is accessible from the top of Loveland Pass. Upon hiking the ridge to Idiot's Cornice, you'll need to go down along the Western Ridge and then start climbing past the saddle. The avalanche danger out here is very high. The zone exits towards The Hippie Trees which ... | [
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Crooked Couloir
This steep S-SE facing couloir off Mt Audubon holds snow very late into the year and often gets skied in July. It's prone to high avalanche danger when conditions are unsafe.
Maps
*All Mapped Areas are Approximations
Trailheads
Brainard Lake Winter Lot
Trip Reports
06/04/2010 - (14ers.com)
Websites
Fron... | [
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Esmerelda East, Moonlight Serendipity (WI2, M5+, 1200')
Nov
21
kyle
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Unscripted Adventure
It has been a ruthless November here in the PNW. Six (six!) atmospheric rivers have pummeled us, decimating what was otherwise a promising early season snowpack and causing significant flooding. With one calm, cool weekend ... | [
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Edwardian Couloir
A steep South facing couloir off Mt. Edwards. This is an extreme line with high avalanche danger, and it should only be skied in safe conditions.
Maps
*All Mapped Areas are Approximations
Trailheads
Peru Creek Trailhead
Websites
Front Range Ski Mountaineering
Guide Books
Classic Colorado Ski Descents ... | [
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Whitman Crest ski and camping in Ohanapecosh
Whitman Crest is one of those peaks that is perfect for spring skiing in Mount Rainier National Park. With ski touring options of every side and glaciers off 3 sides of the mountain you can find turns any month of the year. With the White River road plowed out we decided to ... | [
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Schooling Mt. Princeton (14,197')
July 15, 2012 by Collin Tilbe2 Comments
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View of the ridge and Princeton's summit
Dave Gardner and I had planned on continuing our assault on the Sawatch Range by attempting Mt. Princeton (14,197') on July 14th, 2012. I was worried about Princeton's infamous road (for good rea... | [
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Monday, October 9, 2017
OR -- La Grande and Rufus, 30 Sep-6 Oct 2017
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Three days in La Grande, Oregon...
[image]
Why we came...
Truck maintenance!
The campground...
Grande Hot Springs RV Resort is great. All of the sites are long, mostly level, gravel pull-throughs with decent space between neighbors. We had f... | [
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Svalbard 2016 Trip Report and Photo Album
Andrew McLean |
June 10, 2016
Ice Axe Expeditions Arctic Circle Ski & Sail - Trip Report
For more information on this trip, or similar skiing adventures in Antarctica, contact Ice Axe Expeditions out of Truckee, CA. www.iceaxe.tv
Week One - May 15-22, 2016
May 15th - Set sail... | [
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Mt. Ouray
East Ridge - Class 2
Mt. Ouray is perfect for dogs. It was a gentle Class 1+ hike with grassy slopes and little scree or sharp rocks. There were also plenty of opportunities for water... not to mention no other people.
Partners: Kristi Henes, Max, Sophie
Here is a link for the GPX file from our trip.
GPX | [
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Obstruction Point in Olympic National Park
With weather in Washington looking sour for the Cascades we decided our best chance for weather would be the Olympics. kjkrow=Kyle (from splitboard.com), Dan (crstlextrm from TGR) and Myself Kyle Miller went out to Observation point for a four day tour.
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Everyday at my... | [
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Riding the Laundry Chute
by Louie Dawson
April 19, 2010
written by Louie Dawson
April 19, 2010
I love skiing peaks that I can see as I go about daily life - it is special to glance up and remember how it felt to slide down that mountain in the distance. I can see Mount Sopris as I eat breakfast every morning, so I try ... | [
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"Lackawanna"
Posted on
May 8, 2017
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South to La Plata from summit
"Lackawanna" is a nondescript, unofficially-named centennial peak in the Mount Elbert area, just south of the road to Independence Pass. Unlike Oklahoma, which involves a long slog, Lackawanna is a quick couloir climb from the r... | [
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The Other Kind of Pencil (16 March 2014)
March 19, 2014
Brittany Walker Konsella
2 Comments
(Last Updated On: March 19, 2014)
The sky was the Colorado endless blue and the day was warm and carried the scent of approaching spring. But, the wind cooled the air and carried plumes of snow high above the alpine peaks, l... | [
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Hite Cove: California Wildflowers with a Side of Ruins
Mar 26, '14 · by Denise · in On Adventures, Yosemite Day Hike
Guess what season it is?
...
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California Poppy Season!
Last weekend's arrival of California's poppies swept aside any previous hiking plans (Sorry Little Nellie Falls, check you latter) and inst... | [
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Trelease Bowl
NE-E Facing Bowl above treeline on Mt. Trelease. There is a lot of avalanche danger here. You can follow this up with a run through The Tubes or you could traverse around to the skier's right towards the bottom to hit the Southeast Trees.
Maps
*All Mapped Areas are Approximations
Trailheads
Dry Gulch Trai... | [
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Manitou Springs Incline
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RT Length: 4.72 miles
Elevation Gain: 2331'
Date: 12-13-2020
Partner: SkyDiverHiker
I haven't been to the Manitou Springs Incline since they've implemented the reservation system, but since there was high avalanche danger all across the state, I figured today was a good day to go. The ... | [
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Day of the Dead Festival on Olvera St in Downtown Los Angeles
Every year for nine days, Olvera St transforms for the Day of the Dead festival or Dia De Los Muertos. Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday that celebrates life and the loved ones that passed away during the previous year. The festival includes memorials, da... | [
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Piute Crags No. 7-11 from North Lake, 2022 Sierra Challenge Day 5
[image]
Piute Crags are an officially names series of peaklets that descend from the eastern ridge of Mt Emerson. These peaks are metamorphic roof pendants, which were formed when an ancient magma chamber exposed the surrounding country rock to high temp... | [
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North Peak (12,242 ft) from Saddlebag Lake
[image]
We woke up in our tent at Virginia Creek Primitive Campground. The weather was much colder than the day before. We packed up the camping gear and drove to Saddlebag Lake just outside the eastern entrance of Yosemite National Park. Brian was still with us after climbing... | [
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sacajawea peak - 9,665' - class 1july 2013
[image]
Fairy Lake reflection at sunrise
This was a fun little trip I did on my way back to Red Lodge for the second time in 2013. I had made the drive from Washington to Bozeman successfully and wanted to make a short hike in the nearby Bridger Mountains that Vince had told m... | [
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Summit Attempt on Nevado del Tolima (17,310 ft)
Tags:
Backpacking,
Colombia,
Mountaineering,
South America,
Travel
[image]
View of Tolima in the clouds with Finca La Playa in foreground
One of the things we were most excited about in Colombia was a summit attempt on a 17,000+ ft glaciated volcano in the Northern Andes... | [
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Return to Smugglers Notch
Posted on February 22, 2019
by Harvey
I love New York. I love the ski history, the vast wilderness and the assortment of old-school ski hills. I also dig the proximity to Vermont and all that Green Mountain snow.
[image]
Northern Vermont is something else. The East is challenging for skiers, a... | [
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Backcountry Skiing, Wydaho Snow
Wydaho Snow: 2.6.16: Teton Pass Windy As
February 6, 2016
Max Mogren
1 Comment
Today I hoped to take Maestra back to The Pyramid but forgot my skins in the TOJ. We opted for a quick lap on Mt. Glory before an afternoon of running errands and getting on going to work.
I wasn't super sto... | [
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North Creek Ski Bowl Night Skiing
Posted on March 23, 2013
by Harvey
Ski Day 28: I left work yesterday at 3pm and headed north on 87. All week I watched a persistent uplevel disturbance that was producing a steady diet of light snow at higher elevations.
[image]
As I approached the Catskill and the Adirondacks, both ra... | [
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Skywalker Couloir on South Arapahoe Peak 6-7-2010
June 7, 2010 by Collin Tilbe3 Comments
So after trying desperately to find a partner for Sunday and not having any success, I decided I was going to ski anyway. Not being a proponent of skiing alone, I chose a popular line where I figured there'd be plenty of skiers an... | [
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Day 83: Lake of the Pines to Donner Pass to mile 1160.7 Nearo
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Jul 16
Written By Emily Schrick
7.7.18. 7.3 miles.
I woke up super groggy this morning, really not wanting to wake up, but Riley was licking my face wanting breakfast and to pee, so I got up and dealt with the dogs, then cuddled/ slept with my mom for ... | [
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The Temple (8,292 ft)
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On the summit
May 16, 2021, 5am - 7:15pm
16 miles, 8,000ft gain
Eric, Fred, Andrew
I was packrafting the Yakima River Saturday and looking for a top 200 peak sort of nearby to climb Sunday. The Temple is a top 200 peak in the enchantments that sounded like a fun option. It involves a littl... | [
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The Watchman (North Ridge)
June 18, 2017
[image]The North Ridge of the Watchman from the East Fork Eklutna bridge.
The Watchman is one of those peaks that hides in plain sight. Even though the peak is 6410', its proximity of other large peaks causes it to be easily overlooked. From afar it looks like little more than a... | [
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Solitude, UT: Channeling The Wasatch
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by Bryan Luftglass
I consider Solitude my home hill.
That's a fairly insane statement from someone who has to jump a 4.5-hour flight from Newark, New Jersey to get there. But it's been my go-to mountain for the past few seasons.
After falling in love with Solitude, I scrimpe... | [
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Guyot
Posted on
November 6, 2018
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2 Comments
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Guyot from approach
Mount Guyot is an unremarkable mound of sand and talus lying southeast of the Kaweahs across the deep Kern River valley. It is usually reached out of the high Horseshoe Meadows trailhead via Cottonwood Pass and the Pacific Crest Trail, a 30-mile... | [
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Donut Bar: San Diego's Pop Culture Donut Shop
This small, walk up donut shop in the heart of San Diego is where I found myself before my time at the San Diego Convention Center for ComicCon in 2014. It came highly recommended, and I had seen so many positive reviews that I was slightly nervous it would not live up to t... | [
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Kautz-Emmons Traverse, Mt. Rainier
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June 22, 2021
engineeredforadventure
Blog, Trip Report
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Background
I had been away from skiing in Washington for prime ski mountaineering season; granted, it was because I went to climb Denali, so I shouldn't complain too much...but still, I had built up some stoke ... | [
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