The Cascades offer an amazing array of options when it comes to different mountain sports. And Spring is the..
All posts by Blake Herrington
Toprope soloing is the fastest and easiest way to maximize climbing with limited time at the crag. This week I..
Stop going cragging. It’s an inefficient and overly-elaborate process if your primary goal when heading to the cliff is to..
There’s more to winter rock climbing in the northwest than pulling on greasy plastic and sneaky a morning at the..
Have you ever come up short on a rappel when you remember that you’d managed to make it before? How..
As climbers and climbing-gear buyers, we are accustomed to wading through marketing claims, weeding out hearsay, and determining the facts..
Unlike ropes, shoes, and harnesses, our climbing protection will last through years of use and abuse. I still regularly climb..
The northwest climbing community experienced a string of tragic accidents in September of 2014, when three veteran climbers were killed..
November is, without a doubt, the worst month to be a climber, skier, or hiker in the northwest. But November..
While climbing do you often feel irritable, moody, or wracked with pain and uncomfortable pressure in your crotch and lower..
- [TR] Hope BC - Cruel Pools 02/09/2019 February 11, 2019Trip: Hope BC - Cruel Pools Trip Date: 02/09/2019 Trip Report: Since moving to Bellingham at the beginning of last year I'd been pining for Hope - ice didn't seem to come in last winter, though the snow riding was pretty good locally. This winter had been looking bleak, replete with rain-on-snow events at Baker […]
- [TR] Humpback Mountain - Humpback Flows 02/07/2019 February 9, 2019Trip: Humpback Mountain - Humpback Flows. Possible FA's on three ice routes - Champagne, 1p WI3, 65m. Don’t Forget the J-Thread, 2p WI3, 80m. Martinelli, 1p WI4, 25m. Trip Date: 02/07/2019 Trip Report: [TR] Humpback Flows, Possible First Ascents: Champagne, 1p WI3, 65m. Don’t Forget the J-Thread, 2p WI3, 80m. Martinelli, 1p WI4, 25m. Climbers […]
- [TR] Dhaulagiri, Nepal - Standard 05/20/2018 February 6, 2019Trip: Dhaulagiri, Nepal - Standard Trip Date: 05/20/2018 Trip Report: Below is the link to my write up for 26,795ft Dhaulagiri. I spent months putting this together so I hope whoever reads it really enjoyed it. Feel free to ask any questions and Ill do my best to answer. Link Here: https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.php?trip=18602 Gear Notes: In […]
- 26,795ft Dhaulagiri, Life and Death on the 7th tallest peak in the world. February 6, 2019My write up that took months to complete is linked below with dozens of pictures and videos to try and make the experience as real as possible. https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.php?trip=18602&cpgm=tripmine
- [TR] Chair Peak - NE Buttress 01/27/2019 February 5, 2019Trip: Chair Peak - NE Buttress Trip Date: 01/27/2019 Trip Report: After four failed attempts I finally managed to climb the NE Buttress of Chair Peak with @JonParker. Jon posted in the climbing partners forum looking for someone to do Chair Peak with on Sunday January 27th. I have been trying (and failing) to climb […]