Kaleetan Peak |
The old adage "hasty climbers have sudden falls" (Robert Greene c. 1560-1592) dictated the course of events this past weekend. A common habit for climbers and mountaineers alike...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:34:00 GMT |
Baring Mountain |
This mountain has so wrapped itself around legend that most climbers are unable to sort the fact from the fiction. As for myself, having a hand in the shaping of some of those legends, I f...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:35:00 GMT |
Mt. Baker |
"I've noticed that youngsters given to the climbing habit usually do something when they grow up."
~ Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)
The above proverb couldn't be more suited to our group, which conq...
Posted by on Sun, 20 May 2007 20:30:00 GMT |
Apple Blossom 2007! |
The roadtrip to Apple Blossom begins...
After picking up Aharon from his apartment in Lake City, the three of us drove eastward toward Wenatchee. On the way over, Aharon crawled through the back wind...
Posted by on Sun, 06 May 2007 21:49:00 GMT |
Models on the Rocks |
Mt. Si (Haystack variation)
The weather window looked perfect.The team appeared strong.The route seemed doable.
These factors and others played continuously in my mind as I sprea...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:23:00 GMT |
Logan Gustav Gullberg |
I'm an uncle!!
I slept soundly. My subconscious floated aimlessly, deep in a world of twisting dreams. I imagined myself hanging onto a minute nubbin off a thousand foot rock face; th...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:23:00 GMT |
The Father's Ranch |
-The Birth of a Legend-
In the cool afternoon air, the young warrior found himself sweating fiercely. His mind reeled - had it come to this? Years of training finally were coming to f...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:27:00 GMT |
Mt. Hood! |
Objective: Mt. Hood; South side, Hogsback (Old Crater variation)Elevation: 11,239 ft.Difficulty: Class IIMax Angle: 40 + degrees
Mt Hood - "the most climbed mountain in the world" - and fo...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:27:00 GMT |
Date with the Dragon |
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!"
~ from Through the Looking Glass and What Al...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:47:00 GMT |
Snowshoeing! |
~ For all you suckaz who missed out... ~
All of my snowshoeing experience has comprised of brief jaunts between peaks that my brother and I have scaled (or attempted to scale) during the winter...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 14:49:00 GMT |
