The Cascades offer an amazing array of options when it comes to different mountain sports. And Spring is the..
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In the spring of 2005, an historically bad ski season in the Cascades, Jim Nelson gave me a good deal..
Move over Dynafit, there’s something leaner. And stronger. And sexier. In the Tech era, with many innovations based on the..
One of our long time contributors (check out his ice climbing gear primer) here at Cascadeclimbers.com has put together a..
If you have feet that fall outside of the shape that boot manufacturers think your feet can fit into, finding..
Mountaineers books recently sent us a copy of Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering by Martin Volken,..
- [TR] South to North Pickets Traverse- Goodell to Access Crks - Wild Hair Crack, East and West Fury, Luna 07/24/2019 August 11, 2019Trip: South to North Pickets Traverse- Goodell to Access Crks - Wild Hair Crack, East and West Fury, Luna Trip Date: 07/24/2019 Trip Report: UNDER CONSTRUCTION..... Will circle back around in the coming days to finish the captions..... Images stick with me. So much so that often I'll plan a trip around a specific place […]
- N Face Buckner? August 10, 2019Anyone have recent info/conditions on buckner? Haven't been able to find any recent trip reports.
- [TR] Mt Logan - Fremont Glacier 08/04/2019 August 9, 2019Trip: Mt Logan - Fremont Glacier Trip Date: 08/04/2019 Trip Report: "Did you go far..." a gray haired lady happily chirped at us, 100 feet from the parking lot. "Yeah..." John and I muttered back at her in unison, giving her the shortest answer possible, not breaking stride as we trudged past. We weren't trying […]
- North Face Mt. Maude in August? August 8, 2019Anyone know the condition of Maud's North Face in August? I've read that it doesn't hold snow the way it used to and that ice can be discontinuous in the late season.
- Slesse Crossover Descent Landslide August 8, 2019Heads up y'all: There's been a bunch of rockfall from the side of Mt Parkes in the last few months, culminating in a large landslide (not quite Joffre sized), from right where the Crossover descent trail crosses the ledge under the summit of Parkes before beginning its descent through the meadows. Rockfall seems to be […]