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Wanting to squeeze in one last hoorah before shoulder surgery, Trent and I decided a climb was in order. We wanted to branch out from the non-technical volcano climbs we'd been doing, so a North Cascades objective was very intriguing. The sheer quantity of peaks to choose from is a bit overwhelming, so we just picked on an all time classic: Mount Shuksan...
The Temres 282 is a great cheap alternative to more expensive ice and alpine gloves. Made for cold wet environments on Japanese fishing boats, it's perfect for the alpine. It has one major flaw though... The internal liner tends to wet out with sweat when worn over a long day of climbing or ski touring...
Monitor Ridge is probably the easiest volcano route in the PNW. Starting at Climber’s Bivouac, you reach the summit in just four miles! While It’s often overlooked because it doesn’t even register on the YDS, I think the views are well worth it. All you need is some good company and you have yourself a day...
Trent and I were set to graduate from OSU in June, and wanted to see if we could fit in another adventure before college was over. Scouring the radars, we managed to find a questionable weather window the weekend before commencement. The forecast...
As Mount Hood's season was coming to a close, I felt the need for one final challenge. At this point, I was getting much more confident in my technical climbing abilities and really wanted to get a proper techy solo attempt in before Hood was too dry...
In April of 2024 I was going crazy not being able to climb all winter and wanted to get any objective I could done ASAP. If I was a more experienced climber, Id have had plenty to do, but at this point I wasn't very well versed in technical winter climbing. I digress, my daily scouring of Meteoblue paid dividends when...
Over the final week of November 2024, I scouted a couple days on Mount Hood that looked absolutely prime. I originally planned to climb on the 30th with Trent, but since I was heading home for winter break a few days early, I opted to run a quick solo mission...
Mount Thielsen is often called the lightning rod of the Cascades, which is easy to understand when you see its dramatic, horn shaped summit pinnacle. The spire actually does attract lightning quite often, and Its summit is riddled with lightning strike scars called fulgurites...
After getting a grand view of her from the summit of South Sister, Trent and I became increasingly interested climbing Middle Sister. We did some digging, and found the North Ridge route to be a good next step in our mountaineering progression. Online trip reports described the route as a long hike with a short 3rd class scramble at the end, but what really caught our attention was...
After getting the mountain itch from Adams, I set my sights on South Sister. Being another hikable peak, it felt like a good choice to gain more experience in the alpine. On September 21, 2023, I hit the road with with Max, Trent, and Jake towards the third highest peak in Oregon...
In 2023, for no particular reason and with little planning, Max and I came up with the idea to hike up Mount Adams over the summer. Unknowingly, I'd just kickstarted a lifelong addiction to the mountains...