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Fred

Having started my climbing “career” in Washington probably around 15 years ago, I’d read and heard a lot about one Fred Beckey. Articles in outdoor magazines and the Cascade Alpine Guide series were my only real view into who this guy was and what he’d done, but after some time I discovered a more of [...]

Better than nothing…

It’s been a while since I’ve had the chance to get outside, but that’s not to say I haven’t had my mind on things of a vertical nature.
Last week I signed up for an annual membership to the Portland Rock Gym, and have been climbing all the V0’s in sight after work. With all [...]

Latourell Falls in 20 seconds

early morning late season dark foggy lost wrong turn backtrack discover trails waterfalls find trailhead head out quick hike nice trail good view high point lots of pictures back around easy day a good saturday morning.

The Toothache

In a desperate move to squeeze out one more trip before The Move, Dean and I had a bit of a late start to knock out the Tooth after work. The weather was perfect, and I was able to slip out of work a bit early without feeling too guilty. With Ames and the kids [...]

Rattlesnake Ledge, Once More

Dean and I went up early last Saturday morning, starting from the parking lot just a little before sunrise. Time was short for both of us, but by taking one of our shortcuts up the hill we managed to spend a few minutes up top enjoying the view… Lots of birds out, but oddly [...]

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