Two successful climbs of Luahna and Clark (one party of 6 climbed Luahna and the other party of 6 climbed Clark).
A beautiful area, but Silver Lake can be crowded on weekends.
Summit block was covered in snow and shrouded in fog preventing a summit bid. In better weather it may have been possible to ascend the summit block using either running belay, fixed lines with pickets or even belayed climbing but with visibility so low trip leadership determined the difficulty exceeded basic alpine climbing.
Great one-Day backpacking trip to Bean Creek Basin and surrounding areas. Trail and campsite in great shape - wildflowers in abundance.
Great one-night backpack trip to Bean Creek Basin and surrounding area. Good trail conditions and campground in good shape - wildflowers in abundance.
Eight Olympia and one Tacoma student completed their rock scramble on a beautiful summer day (with spring like snow conditions)
A beautiful climb and successful (cold and windy) summit for all!
A successful day hike to Mt Defiance via the Ira Spring and Mt Defiance trails.
We enjoyed perfect conditions for this moderate hike to Upper Crystal Lake. Blue bird skies, wildflowers beginning, no wind, no bugs, great temps and great company!
Gorgeous views on this hike with a bit of scrambling. A great investigatory outing for a future Nelson Ridge/Bismarck Loop.
Lead as a 2022 CHS 1 hike for July which required hikes of 10-12 miles RT, 1,500-2,500’ gain.
A nice day out to South and Middle Tigers via the lesser known and lightly traveled southern route in Tiger Mountain State Forest.
Parked at Longmire , hiked up Rampart ridge loop then up to Carter falls, return to Longmire.
https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report.2022-07-06.6941739415