Fairweather Posted March 3 Posted March 3 I'm coming up on fifty years of climbing in the PNW and, God willing, might be able to repeat a trip or two from the late 1970s. Hiked up my first summit, Bearhead Mountain, in 1975 and will do it again this summer with my grandkids. A couple more years until my Rainier jubilee--and I'd love to repeat Adams Glacier in 2029. I stood on my first glacier in 1974--but, sadly, Anderson Glacier is no more. Anyone here have climbs they've repeated 50 years later? 40 years later? Then & now photos? 1 Quote
JasonG Posted March 3 Posted March 3 This is really inspiring @Fairweather, please post some TRs! I am only about halfway to that climbing milestone. My first technical summits were about 30 years ago. I'll try and dig up a cotton and denim photo of me from Sahale in the mid 90s.... Quote
JasonG Posted March 4 Posted March 4 Me on the summit of Sahale, back when I had hair, September 1995. Cotton jeans and flannel! 2 Quote
Fairweather Posted March 4 Author Posted March 4 I still hike in my Levis sometimes! At least you're not wearing shorts over polypro, haha. Great picture. Quote
Stefan Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Well, being a peakbagger....I don't repeat! My first mountain was the South Sister in Oregon....with my dad. Probably around 1983. 1 1 Quote
OlympicMtnBoy Posted March 5 Posted March 5 I guess I better head up Mt. Angeles again in 2026, I think that will be 30 yrs for the first time I roped up on a peak. Ironically we used goldline with a bowline around the waist for a 4th class step which was anachronistic even for 1996. 1 Quote
bigeo Posted March 5 Posted March 5 (edited) privacy is the new celebrity Edited March 16 by bigeo npc 1 Quote
Fairweather Posted March 5 Author Posted March 5 (edited) That's incredible! Some great stories. I never did climb Liberty Ridge--but managed eight other Rainier routes. I'll probably stick to the Emmons or Furher Finger if I make it to a 50 year anniversary climb. I never made it over to the Tahoma Glacier either. That would be nice. My first Olympus summit was in 1980 and I remember looking over to Glacier Pass as we crossed the Blue on the way down thinking that I'd like to find out what's on the other side. I never have been back to do the traverse to Queets Basin, but I did return to Olympus's summit in 2005 with my 14 year old son--and again in 2019 in the pouring rain. If I make it, I'd like to go back in 2030. Maybe combine the climb with the traverse. 1980 2005 2019 Edited March 5 by Fairweather Quote
Norman Posted Tuesday at 06:23 PM Posted Tuesday at 06:23 PM (edited) St Helens, about 1968 with the Seattle Mountaineers. Qualifying for the Intermediate Climbing Course. First time with 12 crampons, which I still have and use occasionally. We climbed the Forsyth Glacier, that is no longer there, then slept in ice cave on summit we had to dig out. I'm wearing an REI 60/40 jacket, short gaiters and army surplus wool pants. Unforgettable trip. I have climbed it in the Spring with group of friends about 20 years ago, snowboarded down Worm Flows. Others to compare? Olympus in late 60's, next with son and friend about 20 years ago. Same for Rainier, Stuart West Ridge. Baker was my first glacier before St Helens, then several times on Baker summit by three different routes Still at it, but slow. My goal is all the volcanos in Washington in my 70s' with better gear.😁 Edited Tuesday at 06:25 PM by Norman 1 Quote
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