In honor of the Eagles playing in the Super Bowl, a morning ascent of Philadelphia Mountain seemed appropriate.   A recent spurt of cold...

Persis seems like it should be a popular winter climb. Proximity to the Seattle area, a safe winter route, and incredible views of Index...

Enjoyed a pleasant snow hike out to Hurricane Hill with my dad and Katie. The drive up to Hurrican Ridge was easy, the weather was...

In search of a pre-work hike to a new place, I searched around the Sultan Basin for something that might have decent views. Baby Blue...

Arrowhead is a great winter climb – steep, but avalanche-safe, with a fun and scenic route and great views. Eric and I set off from the...

The Mailbox Peak Old Trail is infamous for a reason, it is steep and makes for a great training hike. I usually try to get up to the...

This was a solid choice for a cloudy day with bad avalanche conditions. Despite being a forested hump on the south end of Lake Whatcom,...

The 2023-2024 winter had been a relatively unexciting one for me in the mountains. A slow developing snowpack and other commitments had...

Marissa was in town – so we had to get out on a fun adventure. Unfortunately the weather for the weekend was not cooperating. Our...

Katie and I found ourselves in the land of sunshine, lava rocks, and volcanoes – aka Bend Oregon for the weekend. We had a perfect,...

Somehow, I had never been to the Crystal Backcountry, and with the new year that had to change. The goal for these two trips was to check...

The Cascades had just received their first big snowfall of the year and it was time to go play in the snow. Katie and I chose to go down...

Katie, Marissa, and I made the long drive down from Seattle on Saturday evening with nervous anticipation for what was bound to be a fun...

Humpback Mountain is a solid winter destination close to Snoqualmie Pass. There are two viable approaches in the winter, either the...

So, we wanted to go snow camping, and didn't really know where to start. This was the first time either Katie or I had attempted to snow...