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San Lois

North Cascades, Washington, United States

Peak: K9 ~ Gain: 4,200 ft ~ Distance: 6 Miles

Map ~ GPX Track

Fresh snow and ice covered the Puget Sound making traveling a bit precarious. https://www.flickr.com/photos/theexploring/52351657636/in/dateposted-public/ With a blue bird day, snow plowed on Highway 2, and low avalanche danger; staying home was not an option. Due to tricky issues with...

Jan 5, 2019

Snowshoeing, Snow Climb, Hiking

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Taking the Dog Route on K9

North Cascades, Washington, United States

Peak: K9 ~ Gain: 4,200 ft ~ Distance: 6 Miles

Map ~ GPX Track

Fresh snow and ice covered the Puget Sound making traveling a bit precarious. With a blue bird day, snow plowed on Highway 2, and low avalanche danger; staying home was not an option. Due to tricky issues with planning a ski trip joining Steve's adventure turned out to be...

Jan 5, 2019

Snowshoeing, Snow Climb, Hiking

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The Buck Stops Here: Finishing the Washington 100 Highest

North Cascades, Washington, United States

Peak: K9 ~ Gain: 4,200 ft ~ Distance: 6 Miles

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Buck Mountain continuously kept getting canceled due to raging fires smoldering through the Glacier Peak Wilderness. With each year a new valley in the area burned making it impossible to link into the Glacier Peak Mega Circuit. Smaugust was no exception this year, we contemplated biking 40 extra miles...

Jan 5, 2019

Snowshoeing, Snow Climb, Hiking

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Winter Ambition: Whitehorse in a Day
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North Cascades, Washington, United States

Peak: K9 ~ Gain: 4,200 ft ~ Distance: 6 Miles

Map ~ GPX Track

After my Burgundy Spire Accident I had to give up mountaineering for a while. When I finally recovered enough to hike, a small run would be enough to re-injure my knee once more forcing me to be very careful with getting back in shape. With rare winter conditions it...

Jan 5, 2019

Snowshoeing, Snow Climb, Hiking

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Fragile on the Edge: Climbing Burgundy Spire on Friday the 13th
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North Cascades, Washington, United States

Peak: K9 ~ Gain: 4,200 ft ~ Distance: 6 Miles

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Date: September 13, 2013 Partner: Matt Lemke Peak: Burgundy Spire Grade: 5.8, 8 Pitches

Jan 5, 2019

Snowshoeing, Snow Climb, Hiking

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South Face of Little Annapurna: An Unexpected Climb
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North Cascades, Washington, United States

Peak: K9 ~ Gain: 4,200 ft ~ Distance: 6 Miles

Map ~ GPX Track

A decent quality route up one of the Stuart Range's 8000 foot peaks

Jan 5, 2019

Snowshoeing, Snow Climb, Hiking

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Going for the Gusto: A Two Day Climb on the Torment Forbidden Traverse
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North Cascades, Washington, United States

Peak: K9 ~ Gain: 4,200 ft ~ Distance: 6 Miles

Map ~ GPX Track

Boston Basin Trailhead View "I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." - Henry David Thoreau The Torment Forbidden...

Jan 5, 2019

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Booyah! Having a Ball on the Ptarmigan Traverse
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North Cascades, Washington, United States

Peak: K9 ~ Gain: 4,200 ft ~ Distance: 6 Miles

Map ~ GPX Track

"You can take the man out of the woods, but you can't take the woods out of the man" -Gary Paulsen This was the most exciting adventure of the year. I had been wanting to do the Ptarmigan Traverse for a very long time. From having an...

Jan 5, 2019

Snowshoeing, Snow Climb, Hiking

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Something Wet comes this Way
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North Cascades, Washington, United States

Peak: K9 ~ Gain: 4,200 ft ~ Distance: 6 Miles

Map ~ GPX Track

When it rains, it pours! This is by far the wettest trip I've ever had in my mountaineering experience. Although the weather started out good, we could not escape the bad weather in time and ended up in some of the worst conditions for getting into the mountains. From...

Jan 5, 2019

Snowshoeing, Snow Climb, Hiking

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Inspired to Climb Spire Point
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North Cascades, Washington, United States

Peak: K9 ~ Gain: 4,200 ft ~ Distance: 6 Miles

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Last year when heading down Eldorado Peak I saw Spire Point's North Face blazing with sunset colors. It looked impossibly difficult, but perhaps that's what caught my attention about this mountain. I studied maps and looked at photographs which all made it seem like a far off fantasy. Interest...

Jan 5, 2019

Snowshoeing, Snow Climb, Hiking

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