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- [TR] Mt. Triumph - NE Ridge 09/21/2019 September 23, 2019Trip: Mt. Triumph - NE Ridge Trip Date: 09/21/2019 Trip Report: On Saturday @willgovus and I climbed Mt. Triumph's NE Ridge in a day, roughly 16.5 hours c2c. Camped at the trailhead and set the alarm for dark and early. Only two other cars there, possibly camping around Thornton Lakes. Approach went pretty smooth through […]
- [TR] North Cascades - Triple Rainbow High Route 09/21/2019 September 23, 2019Trip: North Cascade National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area - Triple Rainbow High Route Trip Date: 09/21/2019 Trip Report: @thedylan and I did a fun fall high route from Bowan Mountain to Stilleto Peak. It had three distinct off trail sections, the most stunning of which was Rainbow Ridge, so we decided to […]
- [TR] North Cascades - Isolation / Inspiration Traverse 09/21/2019 September 21, 2019Trip: North Cascades - Isolation / Inspiration Traverse Trip Date: 09/21/2019 Trip Report: Isolation/Inspiration Traverse in Late-Season 2019 My wife, Julie, and I recently completed the Isolation/Inspiration Traverse over eight days beginning September 3rd and ending on the 10th 2019. After our return, I realized that our trip was almost exactly the route described by […]
- [TR] Tenpeak and Kololo- Witness to Vanishing Ice - Standards 09/01/2019 September 13, 2019Trip: Tenpeak and Kololo- Witness to Vanishing Ice - Standards Trip Date: 09/01/2019 Trip Report: The Cascades have become a bit of a gong show in recent years, and much more so on holiday weekends. This was on full display the Saturday of Labor Day weekend as @therunningdog and I slogged up the North Fork […]
- [TR] Alpine Lakes Wilderness - Thunder Robin High Route 09/07/2019 September 13, 2019Trip: Alpine Lakes Wilderness - Thunder Robin High Route Trip Date: 09/07/2019 Trip Report: I did some off trail exploration, connecting the high terrain between Thunder Mountain Lakes and the Robin Lakes. I found the terrain to be surprisingly rugged and remote feeling, despite never being more than a mile or two from the PCT. […]