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
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