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Recent Trip Reports & Pages

Recent Trip Reports
 (reverse order)
To see all of my trip reports in chronological order, go to my Trip Report Chronology.

Other Recent Additions
  • John Scurlock and I complete our quest to photograph (by air) the Highest Hundred summits of Washington. See Photoset 34 (Apr 16, 2013)
  • Aerial photos (and some videos!) of spring in the North Cascades: Photosets 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 (Mar-May 2013)
  • Western bluebird flight photos on my songbirds page. (Mar 2013)
  • Mebee Pass Fire Lookout page. (Feb 2013)
  • Aerial photos (and some videos!) of wintery North Cascades: Photosets 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 (Nov-Mar 2012-3)

Upcoming Adventures!


Lots of ambitious climbing adventures planned for this coming summer....

JUNE 18-30, 2013:
  • SIERRA (CA): with Mark Thomas
    • Third Pillar of Dana
    • Incredible Hulk, Red Dihedral
    • Palisades Traverse ++
JULY 5-11, 2013:
  • NORTH CASCADES Adventure (WA): with my sister Jenny
    • Eldorado area scrambling and glacier romping or Washington Pass rock climbing 
JULY 15 - AUG 11, 2013:
  • EUROPE (SWITZ/ITALY):
    • Walker's Haute Route, a 200 km hike from Chamonix to Zermatt with parents
    • Matterhorn, Hornli Ridge
    • Dolomites, climbs TBD with Michael Stanton
AUGUST 15-30, 2013:
  • WADDINGTON area (BC): with Dan Aylward, Chad Kellogg, Sarah Hart
    • Combatant, Skywalk Buttress
    • Tiedemann
    • others TBD
IF THERE'S TIME:
  • NORTH CASCADES (WA):
    • Juno Tower, Clean Break
    • Pasayten climbing trip
    • Mebee Pass
    • Silver Lake, Fisher, Arriva
    • Vesper, North Face

Then back to school....

Upcoming Presentations/Workshops


No presentations or workshops are currently scheduled, due to a heavy school load this year.

Aerial Photo Calendar

Every Christmas I make a calendar for my friends and family. This year the theme of the calendar is "Aerial North Cascades," containing 13 carefully selected high-quality aerial images of Washington's rugged and beautiful glaciated North Cascades. Each month is represented by an aerial photo taken during that month. Here is a sampling of my aerial photography.

The calendars are large format and professionally printed by Apple. Contact me at sabegg@gmail.com if you are interested in acquiring a calendar(s). I order the calendars from Apple on an individual basis and get them directly shipped to your address. The calendar can be ordered at any time, and can be even be customized to span any range of months (for example, June 2013-June 2014).

Photos by month:
JAN: Early Winters / Liberty Bell
FEB: South Hozomeen
MAR: Hidden Lake Lookout
APR: Glacier Peak
MAY: Shuksan
JUN: Baker
JUL: Bonanza
AUG: Baker
SEP: Dome Peak
OCT: Wildfires '12
NOV: Mt. Stuart
DEC: Southern Pickets
(JAN): Rainier
+++: Mystery peak on cover

As a challenge, if you can name the summit on the cover photo below I will offer you (for the same price) a special 13-month calendar containing Mt. Rainier on the extra month.

Quick Link to Night Photography


Here's a quick link to my page on night photography, which gives lots of photos as well as a technical discussion on the physics of night photography.

Contact Info

Hi! My name is Steph Abegg. Please see my Who is sTePh? page for more details.

Please contact me with questions, requests, or comments. I am happy to share route beta or sell photos on request.

email: sabegg@gmail.com
Washington CLIMBING/HIKING TRIP REPORTS


This page provides links to my climbing trip reports in the North Cascades and Olympic Mountains of Washington State. I've done most of my alpine climbing in the North Cascades. You can access the trip reports by clicking on the interactive map below, scrolling to the list below, or using the sidebar to the left.

To find out more about the stunning area in the photo to the left (which is also the image for my website header and one of the most spectacular places on earth), go to my Picket Range page.


TRIP REPORT NAVIGATION OPTION #1
Clickable Map
Use Alphabetical Thumbnail List instead.


Click on the numbers on the map to go to a trip report.
Color coding: Climbs, Snowshoes, Cross-country Traverses/Multi-summit Trips, and Fire Lookouts. There is some overlap between categories.
*Note: you must have your browser window at least 900 pixels wide to display the entire map.
CLIMBS
1. Mt. Slesse, NE Ridge
3. Bear Mtn, N Buttress
4. Yellow Aster Butte
5. Tomyhoi Pk, SE Route
8. Ruth Mtn, S Side
9. Mt. Shuksan, Fisher Chimneys
11.1. Mount Baker, Coleman-Deming '04
11.2. Mount Baker, Coleman-Deming '06
11.3. Mount Baker, North Ridge
12. North Twin Sister, W Ridge
17. Mt. Triumph, NE Ridge
18. Twin Needles, FA Thread of Ice
19. Whatcom Peak, S Side
36.1 Eldorado, Sibley Ck, summer
38. Johannesburg, NE Rib
39. Formidable, S Route
 40. Spire Pt, E Face
45. Forbidden, W Ridge
46. Mt. Buckner, N Face
48. South Early Winter Spire, E Buttress
49. North Early Winter Spire, W Face
50. Minuteman Tower, E Face
51.1. Liberty Bell, Beckey Route
51.2. Liberty Bell, Liberty Crack
52. Silver Star Mtn, Glacier
53. Chianti Spire, Rebel Yell
54. Burgundy Spire, N Face
55. Vasiliki Tower, N Ridge
59. Bonanza Peak, Soviet Route
63.1. Vesper Pk, N Face (accident/rescue)
64. Gothic Pk, from Foggy Lake
 65. Del Campo Pk, from Foggy Lake
70. Mt. Garfield, Infinite Bliss
 72.1. Mt. Stuart, N Ridge
72.2. Mt. Stuart, SGC
73. Colchuck Pk, Colchuck Glacier
74.1. Dragontail Pk, Colchuck Glacier
74.2. Dragontail Pk, Serpentine Arete
75. Colchuck Balanced Rock, NW Ridge
76. Little Annapurna, N side
79.1. Prusik Pk, W Ridge '05
79.2. Prusik Pk, W Ridge '08
79.3. Prusik Pk, Burgner-Stanley
80. Snow Creek Wall, various routes
84.1. Mt. Rainier, DC Route
84.2. Mt. Rainier, Ptarmigan Ridge
84.3. Mt. Rainier, Liberty Ridge
85. Mt. St. Helens, Monitor Ridge
 SNOWSHOES (also see LOOKOUTS)
10. Mt. Ann, N Side, snowy
15. Bacon Peak, from E, snowy
16. Oakes Peak & Salvation/Hellfire Peak, snowy
26. "Little Davie" on Davis Peak, S Side, snowy
27. Sourdough Mtn & Stetattle Ridge, snowy overnight
29. Ruby Mtn, NW-W Ridge, snowy
31. Red Mountain, Ragged Ridge N side, snowy
36.2. Eldorado, Eldorado Ck, winter
 47. Louis (aka 7787) & Bugger (aka Gibbs), snowy
63.2. Vesper Pk, E Flank, snowy
68. Mt. McCausland, SE side, snowy
69. Arrowhead Mtn, N Side - E Ridge, snowy
71.2. Tank Lakes '10, snowshoe/overnight
 81. Icicle Ridge, Fourth of July trail, snowy
90. Warrior Pk, snowy
91. Buckhorn Mtn, snowy
CROSS-COUNTRY TRAVERSES / MULTI-SUMMIT TRIPS
2. Chilliwack Slam (Spickard, Rahm, Custer, Redoubt, SE Mox)
 20. Northern Pickets I (Challenger)
21. Northern Pickets II (Luna)
22. Southern Pickets I (Inspiration E Ridge, Chopping Block NW Route, Terror W Ridge)
23. Southern Pickets II (Inspiration S Face, West McMillan W Ridge, Degenhardt, Pyramid, Terror Stoddard Buttress accident/rescue)
24. Complete Pickets Traverse (Whatcom N Ridge, Challenger, Fury N Buttress, Outrigger)
25. Mystery Ridge to Northern Pickets Enchainment (Berdeen - Hagan - Mystery - N Despair - Pioneer - Crowder - Swiss - Mid Challenger - Whatcom - Easy - Mineral)
 30. Snowfield Slam (Snowfield, Pyramid, Pinnacle, Paul Bunyan's Stump, Colonial)
32. Thunder Slam (Goode NE Buttress - Storm King - Booker - Logan)
41.1. Ptarmigan Traverse '03
41.2. Ptarmigan Traverse '09 (Dome, German Helmet, Mixup E Face)
44. Torment-Forbidden Traverse
60. Glacier Peak circuit (Kololo - Glacier Peak Gerdine/S Ridge - Tenpeak - Kololo)
71.1. Tank Lakes '09
77.1. Larches, Enchantments
77.2. Larches, Rainy Pass
86. Shi-Shi Beach overnight
87. Olympics Traverse (Valhallas - Olympus - Bailey Range - High Divide)
92. San Juans Kayak Trip
 FIRE LOOKOUTS
6. Winchester Mtn/LO (winter)
13. Park Butte LO (snow)
28. Sourdough Mountain LO (winter)
35. Lookout Mountain LO (winter)
37.1. Hidden Lake Pk/LO (summer)
37.2. Hidden Lake LO (winter)
61.1. Three Fingers Pk/LO (fall)
61.2. Three Fingers Pk/LO (winter)
62. Pilchuck Mtn/LO (winter)
67. Evergreen Mtn/LO (snow)
 CLIMBS WITH NO TRS
7. Goat Mtn
14. Sauk Mtn
42. Lizard Mountain
43. Sahale Peak
66. Index (cragging)
78. Enchantment Pk
82. Castle Rock, Icicle Creek, Peshastin (cragging)
83. Vantage (cragging)
88. Martin Pk
89. Mt. Deception




TRIP REPORT NAVIGATION OPTION #2
Alphabetical Thumbnail List by Area
Use Clickable Map instead.


KEY:
  • Some of my favorites are in red.
  •      = summer conditions
  •      = fall conditions
  •      = winter conditions
  •      = spring conditions

CASCADE MOUNTAIN RANGE
SUMMIT / AREA ROUTE DATE / LINK

Alpine Climbs (mostly summer, some fall-winter-spring)
• Mount BAKER 1. Coleman-Deming Glacier
2. North Ridge
 1.     Jun'04,
    Sep'06
2.     Jun'12
• BEAR Mountain • North Buttress (IV, 5.10)     Jul'10
• BERDEEN Peak • East Ridge (3rd/4th) to NW Slopes (3rd)     Aug'12
• BONANZA Peak • Soviet Route (aka N Face of SW Peak) (V, 5.10a)
     Aug'12
• Mt. BOOKER • Northwest Route (3rd)     Aug'12
• Mt. BUCKNER • North Face     Mar'10
• BURGUNDY Spire • North Face/Ridge (5.8)     Sep'09
• Mt. CHALLENGER 1. Challenger Arm (5.6)
2. Middle Peak W Flank (3rd)		 1.     Jul'07,     Aug'08
2.     Aug'12
• CHIANTI Spire • East Face, aka Rebel Yell (III, 5.10)     Aug'10
• CHOPPING Block • NW Route (5th)     Jul'08
• COLCHUCK Balanced Rock • NW Ridge (5.6)     Jun'08
• COLCHUCK Peak • Colchuck Glacier     Jun'08
• COLONIAL Peak • West Ridge (Standard Route) (3rd)     Jul'12
• Mt. CROWDER • SW Flank (3rd) to NE Ridge (4th/low5th)     Aug'12
• Mt. CUSTER • traverse from Mt. Rahm (3rd), down S Ridge (3rd)     Jul'12
• DEGENHARDT • South Route Variation (5th)     Jul'09
• DEL CAMPO Peak • From Foggy Lake
     Jul'12
• Mt. DESPAIR North Peak • North Ridge (3rd)     Aug'12
• DOME Peak • Dome Glacier Route     Jul'09
• DRAGONTAIL Peak 1. Colchuck Glacier Route
2. Serpentine Arete (5.8)		 1.     Jun'08
2.     Jun'09
• EASY Peak • Easy Ridge (2nd)     Aug'12
• ELDORADO Peak 1. Sibley Creek / Eldorado Glacier
 2. Eldorado Creek / Eldorado Glacier		 1.     Jul'06
2.     Feb'10
• FORBIDDEN Peak 1. West Ridge (5.6)
 2. Torment-Forbidden Traverse		 1.     Aug'06
2.     Aug'09
• Mt. FORMIDABLE • South Route (3rd/4th)     Aug'07
• Mt. FURY • North Buttress (5.8)     Aug'08
• Mt. GARFIELD • Infinite Bliss (5.10c, 23p, sport)     Jun'09
• GERMAN HELMET • North Ridge (5.5+)     Jul'09
• GLACIER Peak • Gerdine/S Ridge     Jul'12
• Mt. GOODE • Northeast Buttress (III+, 5.5)     Jul'12
• GOTHIC Peak • From Foggy Lake     Jul'12
• Mt. HAGAN North Peak
 • East Slopes from Berdeen Lake (4th)     Aug'12
• HIDDEN LAKE Peak • Standard Route (3rd)     Jun'08
• INSPIRATION Peak 1. East Ridge (5.9)
 2. South Face (5.8)		 1.     Jul'08
2.     Jul'09
• JOHANNESBURG Mountain • NE Rib (IV, 4-5th)     Jul'10
• KOLOLO Peak • Lightning Creek Route, carry over to Glacier Peak     Jul'12
• LIBERTY BELL 1. Beckey Route (5.6)
2. Liberty Crack (5.9, A2)		 1.     May'06
2.     Aug'09
• LITTLE ANNAPURNA • North Side (3rd)     Oct'08
• Mt. LOGAN • Fremont Glacier to Banded Glacier     Aug'12
• LUNA Peak • SW Ridge (3rd)     Aug'07
• MINERAL Mountain • East Slopes (3rd) to West Slopes (4th)     Aug'12
• MINUTEMAN Tower • East Face (5.10)     Aug'09
• MIXUP Peak • East Face (3rd/4th)     Jul'09
• SE ("HARD") MOX Peak
 • from West (5.5)     Jul'12
• MYSTERY Peak • Mystery Ridge traverse (3rd)     Aug'12
• NORTH EARLY WINTER Spire • West Face (5.11-)     Jul'06
• NORTH TWIN SISTER • West Ridge (3rd/4th)     Oct'06
• OUTRIGGER Peak • North to South (low 5th)     Aug'08
• PAUL BUNYAN'S STUMP • SW Route (3rd)     Jul'12
• PINNACLE Peak • North Ridge to SW Route (3rd/4th)     Jul'12
• PIONEER Peak • NW Slopes (3rd)     Aug'12
• PRUSIK Peak 1. Burgner-Stanley (S Face) (5.9)
 2. West Ridge (5.7)		 1.     Jul'06
2.     Aug'05,
    Oct'08
• PYRAMID Peak • South Slope (Standard Route) (2nd)     Jul'12
• The PYRAMID • West Ridge (3rd)     Jul'09
• Mt. RAHM • SW Route (3rd)     Jul'12
• Mt. RAINIER 1. Disappointment Cleaver
2. Liberty Ridge (IV)
3. Ptarmigan Ridge (IV)		 2.     Jun'06
2.     Jul'10
3.     Jul'10
• Mt. REDOUBT • South Route (3rd/4th)     Jul'12
• RUTH Mountain • Standard N Side (3rd)     Sep'06
• Mt. SAINT HELENS • Monitor Ridge (2nd)     Jun'10
• Mt. SHUKSAN • Fisher Chimneys (3rd)     Jun'06
• SILVER STAR Mountain • Silver Star Glacier Route     Aug'10
• SNOW CREEK WALL 1. Iconoclast (5.10c with 5.11a Psychopath variation)
2. Mary Jane Dihedral (5.9)
3. Orbit (5.8)
4. Outer Space (5.9)
5. Condorphamine Addiction (10b) (on Condor Buttress, NOT Snow Creek Wall)
 1.     Apr'07
2.     Apr'07
3.       May'06/ Oct'07/ Apr'13 
4.         May'06/ Oct'07/ May'10/ Apr'13
5.     May'06
• SNOWFIELD Peak • West Ridge (Standard Route) (3rd)     Jul'12
• SOUTH EARLY WINTER Spire • East Buttress (5.11)     Jul'06
• Mt. SPICKARD • South Slope (2nd)     Jul'12
• SPIRE Point • East Face from Spire Col (4th to low 5th)     Aug'03
• STORM KING
 • Southwest Basin Route (Standard Route) (3rd)     Jul'12
• Mt. STUART 1. North Ridge Direct + Gendarme (5.9)
 2. Stuart Glacier Couloir (IV)		 1.     Jul'06
2.     May'10
• SWISS Peak • South Route (3rd)     Aug'12
• TENPEAK Mtn • N Couloir (steep snow, 5.4)
     Jul'12
• Mt. TERROR 1. Stoddard Buttress (5.8)
 2. West Ridge (3rd)		 1.     Jul'09
2.     Jul'08
• TOMYHOI Peak • SE Route (3rd)     Sep'06
• Mt. TORMENT 1. S Ridge (4th/5th)
 1.     Aug'09
• Mt. TRIUMPH • NE Ridge (5.7)     Sep'06
• TWIN NEEDLES • Thread of Ice (FA) (alpine ice to 5.7 rock)     Jun'09
• VASILIKI Tower • North Ridge     Aug'10
• VESPER Peak 1. North Face (ACCIDENT/RESCUE)
2. East Flank, snowy
 1.     Sep'10
2.     Dec'11
• WEST MCMILLAN Spire • West Ridge (3rd)     Jul'09
• WHATCOM Peak 1. South Route (3rd)
2. North Ridge (3rd)		 1.     Jul'05,
    Aug'12
2.     Aug'08
• YELLOW ASTER Butte • Standard Route (3rd)     Jul'08

Cross-Country Traverses / Multi-Summit Trips / etc. (mostly summer, some fall-winter)
• CASCADE VOLCANOES Aerial Photography Tour (winter conditions)
 Rainier, Adams, Hood, Jefferson, Three Sisters, Crater Lake, Shasta, Lassen, St. Helens, and more!     Jan'13
• CHILLIWACK SLAM • Spickard - Rahm - Custer - Redoubt - SE (Hard) Mox     Jul'12
• GLACIER PEAK CIRCUIT
 • Kololo - Glacier Peak (Gerdine/S Ridge) - Tenpeak - Kololo     Jul'12
• LARCH Trees in the Enchantments (and Rainy Pass area)
 • (Autumn Colors)     Oct'09/Oct'11
• MYSTERY RIDGE TO NORTHERN PICKETS ENCHAINMENT • Berdeen - Hagan - Mystery - N Despair - Pioneer - Crowder - Swiss - Mid Challenger - Whatcom - Easy - Mineral     Aug'12
• PICKETS - Northern I
 • Wiley Ridge - Challenger - Luna Creek     Jul'07
• PICKETS - Northern II
 • Access Creek - Luna     Aug'07
• PICKETS - Southern I
 • Inspiration - Chopping Block - Terror - Barrier     Jul'08
• PICKETS - Southern II
 • Inspiration - West McMillan - Degenhardt - Pyramid - Terror - Barrier     Jul'09
• PICKETS - Complete N-S Traverse • N to S: Whatom - Challenger - Fury - Outrigger     Aug'08
• PTARMIGAN Traverse 1. North to South
2. South to North		 1.     Aug'03
2.     Jul'09
• SNOWFIELD SLAM • Snowfield - Pyramid - Pinnacle - Paul Bunyan's Stump - Colonial     Jul'12
• TANK Lakes 1. hike/overnight via Necklace Valley
2. snowshoe/overnight via Necklace Valley
 1.     Oct'09
2.     Feb'10
• THUNDER SLAM • Goode - Storm King - Booker - Logan     Jul'12
• TORMENT-FORBIDDEN Traverse • (plus ridge bivy)     Aug'09

Snowshoes (also see Fire Lookouts section) (fall-winter-spring)
• Mt. ANN • North Side, snowy
     Dec'11
• ARROWHEAD Mountain • North Side - East Ridge, snowy
     Mar'12
• BACON Peak • From East, snowy
     May'12
• ELDORADO Peak • Eldorado Creek / Eldorado Glacier, winter
     Feb'10
• ICICLE Ridge • Fourth of July Creek trail, snowy
     Apr'12
• "LITTLE DAVIE" on Davis Peak • South side, snowy
     Apr'12
• LOUIS Pk (aka Pt. 7787) & BUGGER Mtn (aka Mt. GIBBS) • "Rotten Molar Ridge" and East Ridge (respectively), snowy
     Jun'12
• Mt. McCAUSLAND • SE side, snowy     Feb'12
• OAKES Peak • South side, snowy
     May'12
• RED Mountain • Ragged Ridge N side, snowy     May'12
• RUBY Mountain • NW-W Ridge, snowy
     Dec'11
• SALVATION/HELLFIRE Peak • South side, snowy
     May'12
• SOURDOUGH Mountain & STETATTLE Ridge • snow-covered trail to Stetattle Ridge, overnight     Mar'13
• TANK Lakes • snowshoe/overnight via Necklace Valley
     Feb'10
• VESPER Peak • East Flank, snowy
     Dec'11

Fire Lookouts (mostly fall-winter, some summer)
• EVERGREEN Mountain/Lookout • SW ridge, snowy
     Nov'11
• HIDDEN LAKE Lookout 1. Sibley Creek Trail (2nd/3rd)
2. snow-covered Sibley Creek Trail (winter)
 1.     Jun'08
2.     Dec'09
• LOOKOUT Mountain Lookout • snow-covered trail     Jan'12/Jan'13
• PARK BUTTE Lookout • snow-covered trail     Oct'11
• Mount PILCHUCK Lookout • snow-covered trail     Jan'10
• SOURDOUGH Mountain Lookout • snow-covered trail, buried lookout
     Feb'12
• THREE FINGERS Lookout 1. South Peak (3rd)
2. South Peak (winter)		 1.     Sep'08
2.     Mar'10
• WINCHESTER Mtn Lookout • snow-covered trail, snowshoe/overnight     Feb'10

OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS / PENINSULA
SUMMIT / AREA ROUTE DATE / LINK

Alpine Climbs (summer)
• BALDUR (Valhallas) • Geri-Freki Glacier Route (3rd)     Jul'07
• FRIGGA (Valhallas) • from Frigga-Baldur Col (3rd)     Jul'07
• Mt. OLYMPUS • Hubert Glacier carry-over     Jul'07

Cross-Country Traverses / Multi-Summit Trips / etc. (summer)
• OLYMPICS Traverse • Valhallas - Mt. Olympus - Bailey Range - High Divide     Jul'07
• SAN JUAN ISLANDS Kayak Trip
 • "Kayakpacking" among the San Juan Islands in the Olympic Peninsula region     Jul'11
• SHI-SHI Beach Overnight • Backpacking on Olympic Peninsula coast     Sep'10

Snowshoes (spring)
• BUCKHORN Mtn • West Ridge (snowy 3rd)     Apr'07
• WARRIOR Peak • NW Approach (snowy, 3rd/4th)     Apr'07