The Neve Traverse is a 26-mile ski tour across several glaciers in Garibaldi Provincial Park of British Columbia’s Coast Mountains. From tracing my fingers across a map of this stretch of glaciated terrain in 2023 to watching the weather every…
Mount Hood via the Mazama Chute
I’ve been dreaming of climbing Mount Hood since gazing at this angular, gorgeous peak from across the stateline on Mount Adams. The shape of it struck me – so distinct from the cone mountain tops of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams,…
Mount Saint Helens via the Worm Flows
The weather forecast for the weekend was clear, cold, and sunny. Living in the coastal mountains within a near-constant precipitating cloud in winter time, I was surprised and charmed. And it definitely meant it was time to escape the lowlands…
Cascade Mountaineering Trips Captured on Film
Summer 2024 in the Cascades captured with Porta 400 film on my Canon Sure Shot.
Spring climb of Mount Rainier, the big pappi
The idea to climb Mount Rainier took hold of me in the depths of winter. Poring over maps on a stormy day in late February, the idea took root and wouldn’t let go. The 3D rendering of that magnificent giant…
Mount Adams in June: A storm and a surpise
Mount Adams was the first volcano I summited and is an experience I will never forget. The weather forecast for our planned dates the beginning of June were looking a bit dicey, but given that we were already in the…
