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Archive for April 2006

Guye Peak

Perfect weather – Dean, Mark, Marty, Seth – gear problems – route finding – ice axe instruction – An early morning trip up Guye Peak, a 5168-foot chunk of rock in Washington’s Cascade mountains. Approximately 2000 feet of elevation gain over a mile and a half (in the summer it’s a bit longer). Up and [...]

Little Si

With all these training hikes happening, plus a stretch of good weather, it just made sense to get the families out and do something everyone could have fun on. The Mathews and Beetle and us rolled up Little Si and topped it off with a treat of chocolate and strawberries, thanks to Dean’s JetBoil™ stove. [...]