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Vesper Peak, The Ragged Edge
Heading into the first weekend of August, Sam, David and I knew we wanted to climb. After heavy traffic on the Tooth and bad weather on Ingalls, we were looking for something less traveled with high quality rock, 4+ pitches and more challenging moves. On Vesper Peak The Ragged Edge route passed all criteria with flying colors. Sam planning happily on Friday…
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Ingalls Peak, South Ridge
Hungry for some rock pitches, Tim, Andrew, and I set out for Ingalls Peak on Saturday 7/25. We weren’t going to let a 70% chance of rain/snow and 30 mph winds slow us down! The approach follows the very pleasant trail towards Long’s Pass before heading West, up and over Ingalls Pass. None of us…
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Dragontail, The Enchantments
This one is a bit over due. I wasn’t planning on writing anything on the Dragontail hike, but it was such a rad trip and I was kind of thinking that it deserves its own place in the log of peaks here. We started around 8 am from the Stuart Lake trail head, leaving the splitboards…
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Mt. Rainier, Disappointment Cleaver
It’s hard to get things on the first try, especially in climbing. That’s kind of the allure of the sport when the difficult routes, and less technical ones, can have similar success rates when conditions and other factors don’t line up. For me, Baker, Stuart, and The Brothers have all been failed first attempts. As it…
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Hvannadalshnúkur, Iceland
There’s really no “starting in the dark” when it’s spring in Iceland… Case in point. So we started in the light at 3 AM from Vik, Iceland with the goal of crushing the country’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnúkur. Side note: please don’t ask me how to pronounce this or literally any other Icelandic word. We got to the trailhead…
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