This remains one of my all-time favorite adventures. We were flown to the beach at Cape Fairweather and spent 3 weeks approaching and trying to climb the Carpe Ridge of Fairweather. We spent 6 days of that in camp at the base of the ridge waiting for the wet weather to pass and the icefall activity to subside. By the time we got a bit of a weather-window, time was short and we didn’t make the summit. But the wildness of the country was deeply felt and made up for being kept from our objective. Climbing partners on this one were Mark Dale, Silas Wild and Doug Barlow.
Finding new stretches of trail over the Thanksgiving holiday /
On a sunny Thanksgiving day we set out on a 10-mile loop on Bainbridge Island, hoping to find a new section of trail that connects a couple of wild areas. We were successful in that endeavor, but maybe the best part of the day was a side-trail we found that took us to a bay we had explored by paddle board in the summer. The light was spectacular and this bonus discovery made us happy!
Exploring the open country outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico /
A mid-October Climb of Mount Stone, Olympic National Park /
The weather in the Pacific Northwest has been very dry and calm for weeks, right into mid-October. My good friend Andy Towne and I took advantage of this extended summer weather to climb Mount Stone in the southeastern Olympics, just inside the park. Other than the wildfire smoke, which we mostly climbed out of for our night out and time on the upper mountain, it was a perfect weekend outing.
