https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/trip-reports daily 0.75 2025-06-24 https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/trip-reports/mt-shuksan-via-fisher-chimneys-into-se-ridge-august-3-2024 monthly 0.5 2025-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/46959aed-a236-45e8-afae-68ba39a60b39/GPX+map.png Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Strava Post, where you can download our gpx track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/cd04fdeb-9608-469c-85c5-d6e6446d8bad/20240803_051750.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Chris taking a look at our eventual path up Shuksan. Sign post marking the crossing into North Cascades National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/9ae9074d-6b18-47a7-8c85-000b5082b076/PXL_20240803_202100139.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Coming down the Upper Curtis Glacier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/ec34d632-28c5-4121-aebc-0a0f50451e5d/PXL_20240803_164328939.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/7e4a39f6-b90f-43c0-b487-032d7ec60c92/20240803_070944.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Chris at the outcropping above Winnie’s Slide, looking at the Upper Curtis Glacier. A couple tent sites and fresh glacial melt. The path onto the Upper Curtis is immediately to Chris’s left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/8e275328-eeec-4776-aaff-2c92ca652eda/20240803_055612.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Crossing the scree field headed to the ‘second’ scramble portion of the Chimneys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/1aedcbed-50a2-4f5a-ba0e-3b292799e93f/20240804_193513.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/1722986067126-8UJ7DF0P1YIC53HY6LN8/20240804_173229.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/1722986111438-Z4MLC5UV7Z39HZLZORKY/20240804_173534.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/33816711-37f4-4c0c-82c7-2d3a5a09feff/20240803_063856.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Chris climbing onto the upper White Salmon after reaching the top of the Fisher Chimneys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/fdd1b1aa-42f4-48ae-8c72-f4e33401a64b/20240803_105513.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out The Butter Baguette Boys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/3f5d8c25-a264-47fa-a40f-49d8b508d968/20240803_143224.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Chris taking in the massive Mt. Baker wilderness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/7f5bc25f-5267-4d51-8402-cbdd7a79ffd0/20240804_175149.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/f6c07a26-92db-411f-9f54-4aa40660558b/20240803_065903.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Looking up at Winnie’s Slide and the nice boot pack we took. Where Chris is standing was a small water stream but enough to fill a bottle with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/37aef85e-5749-4f42-9ed7-7d8496568471/20240803_121725.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Cruising down the Sulphide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/dcf33d11-7d20-43d8-a51e-f6141bbd6a0c/20240804_194341.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Food not eaten. The Fruit by the Foot is usually a summit treat but I forgot to take them out and they made it back to the car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/ba6dd6b8-f9e5-4092-b651-459ff13ffb83/20240803_060442.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Moving through some of the “trail” on the Chimneys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/11b6be76-9686-4f2b-b0b2-53e69e2dc0fb/20240803_054952.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Continuing up the Chimneys from the initial scramble. There is a lot of good rock and the best path is generally easy to follow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/afc14dc2-4677-4ab5-ba36-3c4d2d9b2164/20240803_061457.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Chris on the dihedral feature. Butt shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/eb10b6c2-830e-4d46-816c-64d5d8e91a5e/PXL_20240803_215535076.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Me not being brave enough to let go of the rock for this section of trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/338a1c09-fb96-42ed-a0fd-3b86c4d102bd/20240803_044544.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Our first view of the Upper Curtis Glacier and Hells Highway from the trail up and past Lake Ann. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/373d2426-4a13-45a2-b454-e45d34e5d4af/20240803_081303.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Slightly closer shot of the path leading to Hells Highway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/a702a7d4-6353-47c9-872c-25349659301e/20240803_081259.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Looking back at the Upper Curtis Glacier downhill section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/4bc035af-2631-401e-9c60-156223787947/20240803_052454.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Snow crossing and the start of the Fisher Chimneys. We went below the snow to cross and stopped to swap footwear on the scree to the right in the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/1722987228608-MN4414ZA3ESN93QEIP6R/20240802_154612.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/1722987231270-GF7RNX38CLWJYMUDCADM/PXL_20240803_010536503.PORTRAIT.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/d588c93c-b7a3-4b9e-97cb-26550f4330e0/20240803_082957.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out After reaching the top of Hells Highway. Looking towards the summit pyramid. You can see some fellow climbers coming from the Sulphide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/06a66ced-7e58-45f2-a523-9f48d8addfe7/20240803_121731.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Unfortunately, I did not get great photos of where we got onto the SE ridge. This is a picture looking up at the summit pyramid with the arrow pointing at a snow finger where we got onto rock. This is going to change fast as snow melts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/bbd7500b-f5f3-4b08-93e4-20ccced64d8f/20240804_180551.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/29cac5e2-cd7b-4ee5-8c91-80e3d2ddad0f/20240803_080258.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Moving across the Upper Curtis Glacier. You can see the boot pack leading up Hells Highway ahead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/19750922-4f23-4636-8515-86faff120241/PXL_20240803_162116311.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Starting the SE Ridge with some scrambling after getting off the snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/0f97a231-5e56-4791-8bcd-895429a90ed2/20240803_182037.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out After getting back to the car, Chris and I drove up to the Artist Point parking lot and found a nice rock to sit on while we refueled our bodies with cold chocolate milk and admired the large mountain that we stood on top of earlier that day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/e6166ad8-bd66-4c71-838a-20fb199aa1c5/20240803_061454.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out From the top of the dihedral. Looking back at the exposed section of trail leading to it. There are good holds for confidence when you want it. Mt. Baker glowing in the morning sun behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/f70dac12-14f3-4ea1-8c4c-4cf0a23e844d/20240803_153204.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out All easy trails from here. Heading towards Lake Ann in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/d7e15ce4-4e60-4941-85e0-326bdc06c0c7/20240803_094448.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Roped up on the ridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/b146e0d5-9923-46b1-b4a6-54a0c951b24e/20240803_053900.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Looking up at the start of the Chimney section with the red line showing my best guess at recollecting my route. Use your best judgment, a lot of different ways to go. Chris at the top of the red line. We did not end up coming down this way but instead came down an easier scramble that is not quite in this picture. The blue line is a very rough estimate at that route from this viewpoint, but the blue line is not the exact route. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/0c281193-e42d-4689-ab7e-f391b90a554d/PXL_20240803_152433528.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Me climbing Hells Highway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/5c5fe489-a740-4651-a6ac-d97c195c64e6/20240803_090942.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out When taking this photo I was standing on snow and we were looking at the gulley we scrambled up to start the climb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/fc2ed977-378e-4517-b56b-50bb3d64a27f/time+table.png Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/13b4ea5a-779b-4bab-bcfb-2e04477514f2/20240803_144443.jpg Trip Reports - Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys into SE Ridge: August 3, 2024 - Make it stand out Downclimbing the dihedral. https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/trip-reports/m4o963zgeemhr9ba7u174kk8ta74l7 monthly 0.5 2024-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/71d60075-445f-4e55-8d88-b709af5b3843/20230624_103603.jpg Trip Reports - Mount Olympus - June 24-25, 2023 - Chris prepares our “Butter Baguettes”: A baguette sandwich with butter, salami and provolone. This robust sandwich holds up well in a pack. Chris prepares our “Butter Baguettes”: A baguette sandwich with butter, salami and provolone. This robust sandwich holds up well in a pack. https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/trip-reports/category/Mountaineering monthly 0.5 https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/trip-reports/tag/Glacier+Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/trip-reports/tag/Scrambling monthly 0.5 https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/trip-reports/tag/Alpine+Climbing monthly 0.5 https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/skiing daily 0.75 2024-09-23 https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/walking daily 0.75 2025-07-17 https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/walking/ptarmigan-traverse-july-12-13-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/67e51d1d-e329-4fe5-b0dd-00d3605267fd/20250712_152753.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out The Le Conte Glacier. Our route would have us hug the cliffs to the right sticking to the snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/f00e8075-95de-4d5b-85b0-930e75ac3b6f/20250712_164015.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Moving towards the Lizard Col. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/5f1c4af8-6be1-4f83-9d26-e30484ef302a/20250712_172327.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out At Lizard Col. Looking at the Dana Glacier. Snow Dome and Dome Peak standing proud in the middle. White Rock Lakes below comes into view for the first time, but isn’t visible in the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/ebfd87bb-7d98-471e-b936-c290fba5aef1/20250712_144143.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Moving towards the Le Conte-Sentinel Col. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/de256a1f-2cf0-40f4-a645-12afd78e2222/20250712_113431.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Sean crossing the top of the Middle Cascade Glacier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/31072287-e517-4cae-9eca-0a98cca89836/20250712_184646.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Camp at White Rock Lakes. Our route the next day would take us through the terrain in the right of the photo. We would go up and over just where the sun light ends to the right. It looks way worse than it is from White Rock and I spent a good 15 minutes staring at it, getting nervous-excited before I went to bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/a38d3013-67b0-483f-9efd-09537eae9013/20250713_054019.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Morning sun at White Rock Lakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/d6ade89b-050b-48b1-a7eb-e5762b5b991f/20250712_113721.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out At the Spider-Formidable Col. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/7ef49b3f-d62b-468a-a1c9-4595e7295436/20250712_071112.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Looking at our path towards the Cache Glacier. We would end up crossing over at the notch in the center of the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/8c69e37f-78a4-42c7-8441-f51dee5f1cf9/20250712_122450.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out On the trail to Yang Yang. Le Conte looming in the background. We saw the packs of some scramblers heading up Formidable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/c19ac25e-49af-40a3-bd76-f4b6766d59b7/20250713_093435.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Excellent view of the north side of Glacier Peak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/fde4a5f2-c018-410b-8b24-3972aee31f63/20250713_081732.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Trying to keep up with Sean, moving up the Dana Glacier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/28659e20-dad9-417c-8a40-db6940406209/20250712_094442.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Through, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/1978b66a-471a-42a1-804a-a4af05e6dbad/20250712_093254.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out The melting snow finger leading to the Red Ledges. We climbed down into the gap in the snow to the left of this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/1f8fa055-1a07-4c8e-a203-a1a9bacb6415/20250713_135302.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out One final break where the Bachelor Creek Trail meets the Downey Creek Trail. 6 miles to go. Thoughts and Other Details: -Day 1 Numbers: 15.48 miles, 8,241ft gain, 13:49:20 elapsed time -Day 2 Numbers: 16.05 miles, 3,169ft gain, 9:37:27 elapsed time -I wore mountaineering boots for everything up to Itswoot Ridge. At Itswoot I swapped to trail runners to save my feet on the hike out through the woods. I liked this combo. -I think it was at the Le Conte Col. I looked out at the new landscape that had just revealed itself and I knew for a fact that we are the lucky ones. -Thankful for friends who love playing in the mountains. Thankful for a body and legs that could take me on an incredible adventure. I’m sure I’ll be back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/84bce572-be96-494c-a036-d8f222b6e178/20250712_095141.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out And over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/1e82785f-6aa8-4f52-9644-169185bf77e1/20250712_162802.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out More mountain beauty waiting for us at the Le Conte-Sentinel Col https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/d81c9bab-675a-4a42-a38e-2cd19f680e82/20250712_193810.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out We are the lucky ones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/eec5fa96-5ea6-4392-be8c-c9f7ba89b9c8/20250712_150146.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Still moving towards the Le Conte-Sentinel Col. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/1e23d3c9-8a06-4aa5-8529-51df4dc6ae7b/20250712_123235.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/6ec48be2-86db-4c09-b629-183d741dc93d/20250713_091537.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Heading down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/85e8208e-37e5-45da-b975-1b357edb8d38/20250712_163112.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Coming down the Le Conte-Sentinel Col. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/d8adf7cf-4c08-406c-973b-eab87f4fd403/20250712_094321.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Down, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/240a7280-3a49-4bdd-8309-c40e0dca3f05/20250712_141604.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Above Yang Yang looking back at Formidable. Michael taking a photo of the Spider-Formidable Col that we went up and over earlier that day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/0f4eff5e-161b-43d2-a1ae-ddb71a98ef35/20250713_074525.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Moving on the snow towards Spire Col. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/eb4af0bc-e7c2-4322-900c-d5449ba1cb08/20250713_105426.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Cub Lake and Glacier Peak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/dda57a4c-5def-441a-976c-f4935e700600/20250713_055229.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out A nice place to fill some water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/a1b0edae-44b2-496c-8874-7358bf9c4bf7/20250712_083512.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Formidable in the clouds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/69c9b880-aa91-4d2a-9d95-77b0517e2f96/20250712_051302.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/70053040-9df5-4ae7-abd6-727d4de835d1/20250713_070430.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Great views down the valley on the trail towards Spire Col. The bottom of the Dana Glacier on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/c2ed8b32-1402-4e85-b92c-1c44191b46e3/20250712_162243.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Up towards the Le Conte-Sentinel Col. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/b60e674e-de4c-448a-9196-320ec7f6eeac/20250713_094756.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out This boulder was giving off some other worldly energy. Easily my favorite rock of the trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/0b3e8a3d-10f1-442e-a832-95e067270978/20250712_070316.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Sean and Michael crossing the snow above Cascade Pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/5db7eb48-dee7-47e7-a668-1660a7f5be4d/20250712_082438.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Snow to ground transition at the top of the Cache Glacier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/6f43ddc8-99a9-48be-a1cc-258abd420fb2/20250713_080637.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Looking back at White Rock Lakes. Perched above the vegetated cliffs in the middle left of the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/027178ac-5f84-43fe-8713-cadc6801f0fc/20250712_053721.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Cascade Pass, looking east https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/478ac2bc-fb36-42be-98c1-43711106863d/20250712_082736.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Two little babies off to the right of the adult. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/768a3dd3-3b74-4108-8dc6-bb5ce823f8f0/20250712_170438.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Lizard Col up ahead across the top of the South Cascade Glacier. And a chance to take off my boots on the other side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/0787c57b-a22e-4830-8844-f0f67dd5f84c/20250712_104534.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Hiking towards the Middle Cascade Glacier as the clouds cleared up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/6adc870c-0261-48de-83d7-2dad512482f4/20250713_054021.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/89ba71c4-6067-432c-892c-c5a0c368af8e/20250713_085416.jpg Walking - Ptarmigan Traverse: July 12-13 2025 - Make it stand out At Spire Col. Glacier Peak and Rainier come into view. Along with the peaks surrounding Mountain Loop Highway. I really enjoy getting more familiar with Washington. Being able to identify peaks on sight. Remembering past experiences on those mountains. Sloan Peak is the mostly snowy peak in the middle right of the photo. I summited Sloan Peak with Chris, Michael and Sean in 2022. And in 2023 hiked Glacier Peak with Chris and Michael. https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/running daily 0.75 2024-09-23 https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/climbing daily 0.75 2025-06-24 https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/climbing/ingalls-bail-reflection-61525 monthly 0.5 2025-06-24 https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/indoors daily 0.75 2025-07-17 https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/home daily 1.0 2024-08-07 https://www.pacificnorthwesthighadventure.com/about daily 0.75 2024-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6636bbe3ae921a042b7d65df/734dd6b8-1c2d-4f17-a795-99b26ead4a3f/20240310_100620.jpg