A delight of class II rapids with nearly constant action. 900 CFS was on the low side, but perfectly runnable with no portages if you pick the right channels.
5 diff venues in 5 days during a relatively calm week along the Northern Oregon Coast... Stay flexible!
A short, steep, and pretty legit scramble with plenty of opportunities to practice scrambling technique.
An excellent, laid back paddle. Great weather and great views of the mountain (Rainier) and the city skyline
A historic attempt to be the first Mountaineers party to climb this bump on a ridge between Church Mountain and Excelsior Peak.
A classic traverse with an even better exit than the standard bushwack
Warm and sunny evening for a hike to Poo Poo Point for the view.
There is a short walk to the bay. Then at 9:05, they watch bats come out from under the pier to begin their migration.
A gorgeous and very challenging one day scramble (S5,T5), made even sweeter by the beautiful Lake of the Angels. A fortuitous alternate for our original Bismarck traverse (changed due to lightning in the forecast).
Plenty of parking at Larrabee boat launch. It appear not many people use this for launching trailered boats. There were a lot of other kayakers launching at the same time including a guided group.
As David Johnson said it best: "Yellowjacket Tower is more about managing the ascent and descent of the loose sandy gully than it is about the technical climbing."
Mentored basic alpine climb w/ approx. 50% of participants having this be their first Glacier climb
A pleasant relaxing float. Scenery on the Skagit looking back at the snow capped Cascades was impressive. Gauge at Sauk was 2700 CFS.
Late summer conditions - be aware!
Not an easy peak to summit. Better to do with more snow if you're going to have a larger party.
Route's in with straight forward rappels. Go get it.
Sharkfin and Sahale success. 3 flat tires.
Counterclockwise loop from Thorp Creek→Little Joe Lk→Red Mtn trail 1330→No Name Ridge→Kachess Ridge→Thorp Lookout→Thorp Creek for 10 miles, 2900’ gain.