Monica Hansen
Scrambling
Successful
Outstanding day in the mountains graduating some Basic students on a lesser-done alpine rock route with amazing views.
Amazing linkup of two excellent moderate alpine sport routes!
Amazing linkup of two excellent moderate alpine sport routes!
An enjoyable hike up to a less travelled trail to scenic alpine lakes and Brown Mountain for great views and of the surrounding Sunrise area of MRNP.
An enjoyable easy scramble to the Three Brothers, a ridge located in the far western area of the Teanaway. The ridge has three non-technical peaks of which the western one at 7,303 feet is considered the high point. This summit counts toward the Mountaineers Teanaway 20 peaks award.
Once you get past the ski runs and power lines, travel along the PCT to charming Josephine Lake. Find a comfortable spot at the lake to eat your lunch and enjoy the view.
Outstanding team of 6 strong hikers covered 18 miles and 5000' gain at a 2.4 mph average pace - with almost an hour at Granite Lakes. Pipits, a Great Blue Heron, and fantastic views despite some smoky haze early and high winds made for a wonderful day.
Followed the Section 4 loop alternate, starting & ending at the Lake Washington Playfields.
An amazing and challenging, largely off-trail, multi-day backpack/scramble/climb across the rough and rugged Bailey Range of the Olympic Mountains. It offers seclusion and beautiful panoramas of jagged peaks and glaciers deep in the Olympics, along with views of Mount Olympus at almost every turn. Once you leave the High Divide Trail, you may find a faint boot path, but it often fades to nothing and you will find glacier and snow travel, scrambling, and hiking on scree and talus slopes. The route offers options for peak bagging, scrambling, and climbing.
A great day underground scrambling through Lake and Ole's Caves in the Mount Saint Helens Basalt Flow!
Better than expected trip to Horseshoe Basin to climb Horseshoe. Oh yeah, its chossy but pretty fun nevertheless and in a stunning setting!
Scenes from this fun paddle around Jack and Vendovi islands with the Seattle Mountaineers, part of the Seattle Mountaineers Sea Kayaking committee's annual Deception Pass Paddle and Camp Weekend...
Pretty mixed bag of weather but the scrambling along the ridge line was great!
A stunning three day trip through the tantalus range.
Middle Fork Trail to Tin Cup Falls to Derrick Lake, Upper/lower Wildcat, Gem, and Snow Lake
It was about 5:00 when we had our post trip huddle with no complaints. And now Olympia has another graduate! Photo: Tim OnBlakeIsland
A surprisingly fun outing via Hel Basin and the NW ridge
Super fun ridge scramble of 3 peaks on a beautiful day, with amazing views of the I-90 corridor and Alpine Lakes Wilderness.