Trip report Chronology

2009 trip reports

Full chronological listing of my trip reports in 2009, starting at the most recent, along with links to individual trip reports.

TR #
Summit/Area (LINKS)
Route
State
Area
Rock Type
Partner(s)(List of Partners)
Type of Trip
Month Year
77
snow-covered Sibley Creek Trail

WA

N Cascades (HWY 20)
-
solo
Winter hike/snowshoe/overnight
Dec2009
76
photos from yellow larch autumn hikes in the Enchantments (and a few from the Rainy Pass area)

WA

N Cascades (HWY 2 & HWY 20)
-
solo
Fall hikes
Oct2009
75
via Necklace Valley (overnight, fall beauty)

WA

N Cascades (HWY 2)
-
Sue Abegg
Fall hike/overnight
Oct2009
74
North Face (5.8+, 800')

WA

N Cascades (HWY 20)
Granite
David Kiehl
Climb
Sept2009
73

WASHINGTON PASS

  1. MINUTEMAN TOWER
  1. East Face (5.10)

WA

N Cascades (HWY 20)
Granite
David Kiehl
Climb
Aug2009
72

VALHALLAS TRIP 2

  1. MT. GIMLI
  2. NISELHEIM
  3. ASGARD
  4. GLADSHEIM
  1. NE Buttress (5.6)
  2. East Ridge (5.7)
  3. South Face (Left) (5.8+)
  4. West Ridge Trieme Wall (5.6)

BC

Valhallas
Gneiss
David Kiehl
Climbs/multi-day
Aug2009
71

TORMENT-FORBIDDEN TRAVERSE

  1. MT. TORMENT
  2. FORBIDDEN PEAK
(plus ridge bivy)
  1. South Ridge (4th/5th)
  2. West Ridge (5.7)

WA

N Cascades (HWY 20)
Gneiss & Granite
Jason Schilling
Multi-day/peak traverse
Aug2009
70
  1. South Ridge (5.8+)

BC

Valhallas
Gneiss
Clint Cummins
Climb
Aug2009
69

WASHINGTON PASS

  1. LIBERTY BELL
  1. Liberty Crack (5.9 C2, 1200', 10-14p)

WA

N Cascades (HWY 20)
Granite
Clint Cummins
Climb
Aug2009
68

PTARMIGAN TRAVERSE

  1. DOME PEAK
  2. GERMAN HELMET
  3. MIXUP PEAK
South to North
  1. Dome Glacier Route
  2. North Ridge (5.5+)
  3. East Face (3rd/4th)

WA

N Cascades (HWY 20)
Grano-diorite & Gneiss
Josh Traube
Multi day/peak backpack
July2009
67

SOUTHERN PICKETS 2

  1. INSPIRATION PEAK
  2. WEST MCMILLAN SPIRE
  3. DEGENHARDT
  4. THE PYRAMID
  5. MT. TERROR
  1. South Face (5.8)
  2. West Ridge (3rd)
  3. South Route Variation (5th)
  4. West Ridge (3rd)
  5. Stoddard Buttress (5.8) (ACCIDENT/RESCUE)

WA

N Cascades (HWY 20)
Gneiss
Jason Schilling, Steve Trent, Donn Venema
Multi-day/peak
July2009
66
Thread of Ice (FA) (alpine ice to 5.7 rock)

WA

N Cascades (HWY 20)
Gneiss
Wayne Wallace
Climb/overnight
June2009
65
Infinite Bliss (5.10c, 23p, sport)

WA

N Cascades (I-90)
Grano-diorite
Tom Penoyar
Climb
June2009
64
Serpentine Arête (5.8, 2000')

WA

N Cascades (HWY 2)
Grano-diorite
Sara Vera
Climb
June2009
(no TR)

RANDOM CRAGGING

Spring 2009
  1. INDEX

  1. various routes (1 day)

WA

Index (HWY 2)
Granite
Lisa Doubet, Sara Vera
Cragging; mostly Single-pitch
May2009