Climb Details Name: Mount Saint Helens Climb Route: Monitor Ridge Route from Climber’s Bivouac Starting Elevation: 4,500’ Summit Elevation: 8,365’ Total Miles: 10 miles round-trip Difficulty Rating: Strenuous, non-technical Required Gear: trekking poles, crampons, ice ax, layers for varied weather conditions, 10 Essentials, and Volcano Climbing Permit Additional Notes: Permits are required for this climb. [...]
22Jul10
Mount St Helens Climb – July 4/5
18May10
An Unexpected Off-road Adventure
Early Saturday morning I set out for the sparsely-documented Mt. Washington with Kristin, Anita, Sarah, Dabby, Ivy, Jacque, and mountain dog Meg. Thankfully we came prepared with the ”laissez faire attitude” suggested in the Trails.com review!We quickly ran out of traversable road and decided most of us would set off on foot with packs while [...]
24Mar10
Making local news
The Redmond Reporter recently published an article on residents who are participating in Climb to Fight Breast Cancer. We got some nice coverage at the back end of the article with a nice plug for our blog and fundraisng efforts. Check out the Redmond Reporter article here. Our deadline for raising 100% of our funds [...]
12Feb10
Training and Weird Vaccinations
And so it begins. The quality time in the gym with the Stairmill and weights, the weekend training climbs, the visa application, the search for quality gear at a good price, the vaccinations … Oh the vaccinations! Last month I rolled up my sleeves for a whole slew of them, including yellow fever, making me [...]
