A smoky day trip up Mt. Daniel. Who knew that such a moderate hike could feel so bad?
Author: engineeredforadventure
Sam is a skier, mountaineer, backpacker, as well as a current Mechanical Engineering student at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA. He is currently interning with Genie, a Terex Brand in Redmond, WA.
Watson-Blum Traverse
A marvelous alpine bushwhack from Mt. Watson to Mt. Blum in early September. A true gem.
Painted Traverse
13 hours on the Painted Traverse, an aesthetic ridgeline below Glacier Peak. With 22 miles and 12,000′ vertical gain, as well as lots of route-finding challenges and little trail, this is an excellent day out.
Glacier Peak
A quick, solo trip up Glacier Peak in late summer to finish off my last Washington volcano!
Mt. Pugh — Revenge Run
A quick run up Mt. Pugh for training and to re-do a failed attempt earlier in the year due to snow.
Exploring the Tepeh Towers and the Eggplant
A day spent exploring the Tepeh Towers behind Eldorado Peak, and tagging the Eggplant. No summit but no problem…the objective for the day was exploring.
Wind River High Route
A 7-day trip on the Wind River High Route in Wyoming, a world-class adventure.
Beartooth High Route
A 3 day, off-trail high route across the Beartooth Plateau in southern Montana.
Teton Crest Trail
A single-day run on the Teton Crest Trail in Teton National Park. 41 miles of pure gold…and pain.
Togwotee Pass
An exploratory run on the Togwotee Plateau.
Sloan Peak, Corkscrew (July 2020)
A return trip to Sloan Peak with Tyler, this time with much less snow and perfect weather.
Mt. Baker, Easton Glacier (July 2020)
A return trip to the Easton Glacier on Mt. Baker, which was my first glacier climb and has a special place in my heart.
Silver Star Mountain
Memorial Day Weekend on Silver Star Mountain in Washington Pass.
Black Peak and Last Chance Pass
A spring tour ski ascent of Black Peak with an extension tour of Last Chance Pass.
Exploring Snowking Mountain
A spring adventure to Snowking Mountain with Tyler and Jon. Ultimately, we bivied on the trail and didn’t summit, but we had a great time exploring the Cascades.
Eldorado Glacier, Eldorado Peak
A beautiful spring ski descent of the Eldorado Glacier and ascent of the East Ridge of Eldorado Peak.
North Ridge, Mt. Baker
A sunny, bluebird 2 days on Baker’s North Ridge in amazing Spring conditions.
Mount Stone
A spring attempt to climb Mount Stone in the Olympic peninsula. Even though we turned around just 100′ from the summit, it was still an amazing adventure.
Mount Pugh
A quick morning run on Mount Pugh.
Corkscrew Route, Sloan Peak
A hike/run attempt on Sloan Peak in May 2020. Turned around at the summit block due to sketchy snow conditions…but overall an amazing day in the mountains!
The Brothers
A trail run ascent of The Brothers in Olympic National Forest in April 2020. 10 hours car-to-car, filled with snow and occasional bushwhacking.
White Salmon Glacier, Mt. Shuksan
March 2020 ski descent of the White Salmon Glacier, Mt. Shuksan. 8 hours car-to-car; 10 miles, 7500′ vertical gain. Read more for route information, beta, and pictures from the trip.
Chair Peak Circumnavigation + Holy Diver Couloir
Ski tour of the Snoqualmie backcountry area around Chair Peak on a cloudy, low-visibility day. Added a run on the Holy Diver Couloir to make it more interesting.
Snoqualmie Classics: Slot, Snot*, and Crooked Couloirs
Trip up to ski the classic lines of the Snoqualmie backcountry: Slot, Snot, and Crooked couloirs.
Turning around on N Buttress Couloir of Colchuck, Colchuck Glacier
An overnight attempt to ski the N Buttress Couloir of Colchuck Peak in the Enchantments region. In the end, it was a great weekend of skiing with way too much gear.
