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Part II (9/08)
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Late in the summer of 2008, Katie Jamie and Dave and I took another trip to the Eastern Sierras to take turns leading each other up some peeks the others haven't yet climbed. This sounded great until I realized I had forgotten my boots! I ended up using hiking socks with crampons duck-taped to a pair of Tiva's. Ugh. Anyway Jamie showed me the way up Mt Conness, and I showed her the way up Mt Dana. Unfortunately, bad weather stopped us just short of both summits, and a snow storm chased us out of the Sierras completely out of the Sierras. We didn't get to climb as many peaksas we would have liked, but we had a lot of fun!
Jamie and I cancelled all our trips in 2009 because Jamie had to have back surgery... See our plans for 2010! |
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Cascade Rampage Part II (6/08)
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In summer of 2008, Katie, Jamie and Dave took a roadie in the Westy to climb some of the remaining volcanoes in the Cascades we have yet to climb. First we climbed South Sister in 100+ degree heat. Exhausted, we passed on Mt Jefferson and headed to Hood River to recover and climb Mt Adams. When we arrived in Hood River, there was a wild fire burning on Mt Hood. We ended up hanging with my buddy Michelle, hiking and kite boarding. It was also my first introduction to Rock Band on the Wii!
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1/07
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In January of 2007, my friend Dennis and I explored the Patagonian Ice Cap and circumnavigated Cerro Torre and Fitzroy along the way.
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10/06
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In October of 2006, I headed solo in the Westy into the Sierras. I had some tough life decisions to make. After spending the night at my place in Bear Valley, I headed over Ebbetts Pass to the eastern side and ended up climbing Mt Dana. Unfortunately, it was really cold and my camera froze, so I don't have any pictures of the trip. |
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7/05
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The inaugural climbing rampage with Jamie, Nick and Cyrus, known as Cascade Rampage I. We chose to attempt Mt Hood, Mt Adams and Mt Rainier. Unfortunately for me, I had to start my new job on July 5, so I was only able to go along for the Hood portion of the trip. We had a spectacular climb of the Sunshine Route.
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Mountaineers Route 6/05
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This was my third trip to Whitney. The first was winter climb with Jamie back in 2000. The second time I day-hiked the Whitney Trail on my own right after 9-11. The third trip was with Jamie and Phillipe via the Mountaineers Route. We went in early June, and there was tons of snow along the way. The good snow plus perfect weather made for a wonderful trip.
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Shackleton Crossing South Georgia Island 11/04
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Ever since reading about Amundsen, Scott and Shackleton, I have always wanted to take an adventure trip to Antarctica. The problem was, my options were either to take a cruise, and if I get lucky, make a few Zodiac landings, or spend $26,000 and go climb Mt Vinson. Well, GeoEx and Lindblad partnered up and offered a chance for climbers to re-create Shackleton's traverse of South Georgia Island from King Haakon Bay to Stromness Bay--on foot.
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8/04
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Jamie took me out to the Eastern Sierras to show me that there is so much more to climb than just Mt Whitney! We were able to combine an attempt on Mount Ritter in the Minerets, a hike to Bishops Pass in the Palisades and a hike to Cathedral Peak from Tuolumne Meadows--all in four days!
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8/03
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A return to the the Alps. This time to start in Chamonix and traverse the Mont Blanc range via it's glaciers and continue on the Zermatt. From there, a quick train ride to the Bernese Oberland for a climb of the Mönch.
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7/03
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A leisurely trek to a magical destination with some wonderful old friends--well they're in their thirties!
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5/03
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My second shot at Shasta--this time by the Caseval Ridge, the toughest route on the mountain.
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8/02
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I wanted to climb the western breach and to sleep in the crater, and that's exactly what I did, and a whole lot more.
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5/02
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My first attempt on Mount Shasta on the West Face via the Hidden Valley. We got just below the summit, but a lenticular cloud descended and blew us off the mountain.
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1/02
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A return to New Zealand to take on the Copland Pass--a traverse of the Southern Alps that takes you from the mountains all the way to the sea.
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10/01
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After and unsuccessful slog up Whitney the previous winter, I took lessons learned from my Matterhorn climb and went light and fast solo up Whitney in a single day--shortly after the Sept 11 attacks.
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8/01
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I left immediately from Rainier and headed to Zermatt with my sister Jamie for successful attempt at climbing Matterhorn.
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7/01
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I climbed the Emmons glacier route on Rainier In July as a prep for my Matterhorn climb the following month.
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5/01
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Also while we were living in New Zealand, we took the family over to Australia for a couple of weeks. While we were in Sydney, I took a day-trip down the Threadbo to hike to the top of Kosciusko
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4/01
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After I quit Yahoo we moved to New Zealand. When Jamie came to stay, Susan and I snuck off to the South Island to do the Milford Track Guided Walk.
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7/00
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My first climb after taking my mountaineering course. Elbrus is located in the Caucuses mountains in Russia and at 18,510" (5,642m), it is the highest mountain in Europe.
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5/00
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Once I got a taste of the mountains trekking out to Everest, I decided I wanted to climb them.
Click here to see the details of my mountaineering course in Alaska with my Sister Jamie and our friends Kim and Saxon.
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5/99
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In May of 1999, I trekked out to Everest Base Camp. It was to prove to be a life changing experience for me.
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