teanaway getaway | johnson-medra-jungle traverse
As we wait for summer trails to melt out, it’s the perfect time for a Teanaway getaway! Since it’s relatively lower elevation and on the east side of the Cascades, it is the first to melt... // 11.5 miles .…
thickets & ridges | howard-mastiff traverse
On a mission to hike and scramble all the routes out of Peggy’s Washington Scramble book and somehow we landed squarely on the Howard-Mastiff Traverse. I’d brushed... // 13 miles . 5400 ft gain . 7063 ft high
redemption climb | gunn peak scramble
My first attempt of Gunn Peak was ambitious to say the least. Me and my two hiking buddies embarked on a journey that took much longer than any... // 5.5 miles . 4300 ft gain . 6244 ft high
glacial joy | kyes peak via columbia glacier
Unlike most people taking the ridge up to the summit, we decided to check out the other route via the glacier. Wyatt had a great idea of checking... // 17 miles . 6900 ft gain . 7280 ft high
mild adventure for tired souls | mt watson overnight scramble
I think I’ve been on more plan B trips than I could count on my fingers. But not only was this a plan B, it was also redacted... // 15 miles . 5600 ft gain . 6234 ft high
4 days in joshua tree for the lazy climber
When days are gloomy and cold and short in the PNW, escape to the desert! It might still be on the chilly side, but it’ll definitely but sunnier on the whole. When Christie asked...
larch of the woods | lake mountain overnight
For this trip, we were not interested in Monument Creek itself, but getting up and over the pass that the trail climbs up to. And to make it more... // 25 miles . 7500 ft gain . 8370 ft high
bike, hike, scramble, camp | chelan slam (emerald, saska, pinnacle)
Every year I tell myself to prioritize exploring the Glacier Peak Wilderness. But every year, I barely even make it to the area. Thanks to Scott’s Bulger climb... // 29 miles . 10500 ft gain . 8420 ft high
sunrise scramble | columbia peak overnight
Monte Cristo subrange always seems like an elusive area. Hiking to the ghost town itself is already 8 miles round trip, through on relatively flat and well gravel... // 23.5 miles . 6600 ft gain . 7172 ft high
take it easy | tomyhoi & yellow aster butte overnight
We were planning to backpack a different summit camp but weather pushed us here to Yellow Aster Butte instead. I’ve always wanted to camp here by all the... // 15 mi . 5800 ft gain . 7439 ft high
snoqualmie pass traverse | snow-wright-roosevelt-kaleetan-pratt
3 peaks and 7 lakes. I’ve been eyeing this Snoqualmie Pass loop for a while, but honestly without tagging the peaks, so I have to give... // 19.5 miles . 6500 ft gain . 6260 ft high
a classic cascadian caper | sloan via bedal creek
Sloan. The Matterhorn of the Cascades. That one pointy peak that you spy from nearly any other Cascadian peak... // 11 miles . 5700 ft gain . 7835 ft high
round two | black peak overnight
I said it before and I’ll say it again, I’d scramble Black Peak an innumerable number of times. It’s hard to beat this climb from the varied... // 6700 ft gain . 8975 ft peak . 13.6 miles
double trouble | boston-sahale traverse c2c
Boston Peak sees only about 10 parties on its summit each year. I didn’t believe it until... // 12 mi . 6100 ft gain . 8894 ft high
years in the making | three fingers lookout overnight
I was first intrigued with Three Fingers Mountain when I drove past Darrington from a short day hike. Looking up, White Horse Mountain caught my attention, but I actually... // 21 miles . 6100 ft gain . 6780 ft high
peas for breakfast | jade and marmot lakes, dip top gap
Jade and Marmot Lakes didn’t get on my radar until much more recently. As someone who chases alpine objectives more than pure backpacking destinations... // 25 miles . 6000 ft gain . 6680 ft high
early-season backpacking | bean peak
Teanaways are always the perfect place to go when it’s early season and other destinations are a bit snowed in still. This year, snow lingered even more than before... // 9 miles . 3800 ft gain . 6700 ft high
still aways | stillaguamish peak
It’s not too often I go into hikes and climbs with a low chance of reaching the destination. As someone who likes to be outside for... // 9.5 mi . 3600 ft gain . 5450 ft high
checking ’em off | switchback + martin peaks
This is definitely a photo essay. I\'m a bit all written out in terms of trip reports, but this loop-di-loop deserves a space ... // 19.5 mi . 5000 ft gain . 8375 ft high
long lost lollipop larch loop | chiwaukum via lake ida
Let the larch marches begin. I didn\'t intend for this to be a march. It was supposed to be short and sweet... But I think our hearts... // 14 miles . 6900 ft gain . 7121 ft high
