Lovely hike through a forest to the train wreck, followed by the Peak 2 Peak Gondola.
A one day push of Ruth with zero visibility!
Beautiful area. This climb requires being comfortable spending significant amounts of time in exposed terrain.
Extraordinary weekend with spectacular views from two different sides of this popular Oregon peak.
Although not too long and not a lot of elevation gain, this climb keeps your attention for hours on end. Stunning views in the area if you can see them.
A fun day starting cloudy, then clearing up and with little wind. Ebbed out, viewed the Squaxin reef, lunch on Hope Isle, then flood to Walker Park.
Talapus Lake to island Lake. Some people went further to the unnamed pothole about 1/2 mile west of Rainbow Lake, then met the rest on the way out.
Talapus Lake to island Lake. Some people went further to the unnamed pothole about 1/2 mile west of Rainbow Lake, then met the rest on the way out.
Snow on trail is signficiant. Not advised for beginners or hikers not experienced with snow travel.
A successful climb of the South Ridge on a slightly overcast day; flowers were abundant.
Semi-drizzly day with damp brushy trail made the trip a bit wet, but still enjoyable.
Very long drive over 4th of July weekend, made longer by crazy Tacoma/Olympia traffic. Beautiful mountain though, and a good time of year to climb this peak.
The Alpine climb that has it all! Glacier, rock, "climbers trail", bush whacking, and some fun log crossings at the beginning, middle and end!
Rain, rain, rain, drip, drip, drip, wet, wet, wet. trail in good shape in spite of weather. Good time, 6 hours there and back.
A big loop of peaks with a variety of easy-to-difficult terrain. We climbed Chiwawa, Fortress, Berge, and Buck.
A delightful scramble of a seldom scrambled peak with wonderfully sticky granite rock to climb on and gorgeous views.
Successful climb of Olympus via Blue glacier, route is in great condition