A phenomenal day in the Baker backcountry with even better sights. Good skiing but better views and even better friends.
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.
Jim Hill’s Traverse
Background Trip Report Background Friday had brought intense solar radiation to the Cascades, warming southern slopes and creating a freeze-thaw cycle that resulted in a thick crust layer. Kyle, Steve, Logan and I joined up […]
Sheep Lake Couloir
A bluebird November couloir with extra turns for fun.
Crystal Mountain: Lake Basin Chutes + East Peak
An amazing November day with light, dry snow in the Crystal backcountry. Part one of an exploratory weekend.
Bullion Basin
An early season tour of Bullion Basin that rewarded with surprising coverage and awesome powder.
Mt. Forgotten
A shoulder season scramble of Mt. Forgotten, through snow and blue skies.
Mother Mountain Circumnavigation
A gem of an October day running through Rainier National Park.
Entiat 9ers (Maude, 7FJ, Fernow)
A march through fall colors, larches, and across loose rock in the Entiat Range. Tagged Mt. Maude, 7 Fingered Jack, and Mt. Fernow along the way.
Mt. Daniel
A smoky day trip up Mt. Daniel. Who knew that such a moderate hike could feel so bad?
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.
