Scrambling
A scramble near Mount Baker of roughly 10 miles and 4,400 feet of elevation gain.
Day Hiking
Hike through spruce and pine forest and along the base of sandstone spires and rock formations. In the fall, the highlight of this hike is the larch forest that turns golden. From the Haney Meadow trailhead It is an easy to moderate loop hike of 6.5 mile hike and 1,100 feet of elevation gain.
Scrambling & Climbing
A strenuous and technical scramble of 14 miles and 4,100 feet elevation gain starting from the Mildred Lakes trailhead in the Olympics.
Climbing
Mount Logan via the Banded Glacier is moderate technically but a very strenuous route in the North Cascades.
Climbing
Mount Logan via the Douglas Glacier is rated Grade II, Class 4. A great multi-day climbing in the remote North Cascades.
Climbing
A remote peak in the North Cascades, Mount Logan is a great multi-day climb with little technical difficulty and lots of backcountry travel.
Backcountry Skiing, Scrambling & Snowshoeing
A winter scramble or ski tour of 9-15 miles with 3,800 feet of elevation gain.
Day Hiking
A moderate hike to the top of a mountain next to Mount Saint Helens. Observe the regrowth of vegetation and stages of natural recovery after the 1980 eruption and find fantastic views of Spirit Lake, Mount Saint Helens and other major peaks from the top of Mount Margaret.
Climbing
A pleasant 4 to 5 pitch ice climb with easy class three scramble to the summit. This is an excellent ice climb in British Columbia's scenic southern mountains. The approach is a short hike on a heavily used, but rough trail to the upper Joffre Lake.
Scrambling
Scramble one or two peaks in the Glacier Peak Wilderness's Entiat Mountains. Mount Maude is the 15th highest and Seven Fingered Jack is the 12th highest peak in Washington and has a great vista of Mount Fernow and Bonanza Peaks, 6th and 8th highest, respectively. The scramble routes are long but fun, and are about half on-trail and half off-trail.
Climbing
Mount Maude's North Face is a Grade III ice climb.
Backcountry Skiing, Day Hiking & Snowshoeing
A strenuous 8-mile round trip snowshoe near Stevens Pass with 2,700 feet of elevation gain. It is very scenic and has great views.
Scrambling
A moderate scramble to the top of a 9,000-foot high volcano near Grant's Pass, Oregon. It's one of the Cascade Volcanoes pin peaks.
Day Hiking
Hike in the Capitol Forest near Olympia.It's 5.6 miles round trip with 1,150 feet of elevation gain. There are some limited views of the forest and beyond hear the summit. Motorized vehicles are permitted on this trail from May to November, so this hike is best done in winter or early spring.
Day Hiking
Mount Muller Divide Trail is a strenuous, 9 mile loop day hike with 3,200 ft in elevation gain. The trail heads up steep switchbacks through meadows and forests to panoramic views.
Climbing & Scrambling
Mount Deception's nearest neighbor to the south, Mount Mystery is a long an challenging scramble.
Climbing
A short and fun 3-4 pitch rock climb in the Vahalla Mountains of British Columbia , Canada.
Climbing
A long 17+ mile approach, a glacier with crevasses and bergschrunds, and a Class 4 rock climb with a Class 5 step on loose rocky ramps to the summit of its West Peak. Mount Olympus, in the center of Olympic National Park, is one of the "Five Majors" and a big accomplishment. The approach goes through a true old growth rain forest. Consider adding the Middle and East Peaks for a traverse of Mount Olympus. Mount Tom, Mount Mathias and Mount Mercury are also good additions to an expedition to Mount Olympus.
Climbing
Climb one of the rocky summits of The Pershing Massif in the Olympic's Mount Skokomish Wilderness. The south peak at 6,154 is the highest of the three. All are located between the Hamma Hamma River and Jefferson Creek, 1.3 miles NNW of Mount Washington.
Climbing & Scrambling
Mount Persis is a moderate snow and/or rock scramble with 2,800 feet of elevation gain in a little over two miles. The final ridge line and summit offer wide views of the west flank of Mount Index and the valley of the Skykomish River.