I climbed 8,440 foot Dorado Needle and 8,868 foot Eldorado Peak on Friday and Saturday respectively. The weather was spectacular, the routes were in great shape, the bivy spot was awesome, and it was an all-around great time! The Eldorado Ice Cap area in North Cascades National Park never fails to produce memorable climbs. I…
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Cool and Cloudy Seattle
Another cloudy and cool day in Seattle – the coolest corner of the United States right now! The sun actually broke through the clouds at about 5 pm so the evening was nice. Tomorrow is supposed to be warmer and Sunday warmer yet before another weather system moves in early next week for more clouds,…
Blackberries!
The blackberry season has begun at the Pantilat residence in Sammamish! I picked a bowl full of berries from the first wave of sweet and delicious berries. The peak of the season will probably start a week from now and last about 10 days. There are going to be a ton this year. There are…
Trail Running!
I got my first pair of trail running shoes today and I am pumped to use them! I have all kinds of regular running shoes, track spikes, road racers, and cross country flats sitting in my garage from my days running in college, but I have increasingly enjoyed running on trails. To lessen the impact…
Mountain Photography Highlights
With all kinds of time to spare the past few days, I decided to do some web development and create my initial mountain photography highlights page for the 2006 summer climbing season. Check out the link below! Mountain Photography Highlights 2006 In case you haven’t seen it already, the link to the 2005 edition is…
Lazy summer days
I had a climb planned for today, but it didn’t materialize so I was lazy at home for yet another day. I think it was good I didn’t climb today because I was still in a mental and physical funk from the Torment-Forbidden attempt last Thursday. The past three days I have succumbed to 3…
Black-tailed visitor
For the second day in a row, I ran at Soaring Eagle Park. However, this time it was for 70 minutes and with my friend Bjorn. It was a great run with awesome trail conditions and refreshing weather. We ran many of the trails in the park. It actually rained a bit more after my…
Camano Island
Here are some photos from our property on Camano Island that we visited yesterday. It was a cloudy day, but the view was still beautiful. The 2.5 acres is situated over a bluff with a 180 degree panorama across Saratoga Passage (of Puget Sound) to Whidbey Island. Camano Island is basically all residential and has…
Mount Pugh photos!
Here are some photos that I promised from the Mount Pugh trip yesterday! Also, check out my trip report for the full story. View to Sloan Peak and Monte Cristo Group from the slopes of Mount Pugh. Great close-up of a wildflower. Glacier Peak from the summit of 7,224 foot Mount Pugh. A great display…
Shuksan Views
Today was another good day at the FTC. Only a few days left and lots of going out to lunch next week! I followed it up with a solid workout at Klahanie gym. I worked back muscles today, doing an assortment of exercises. Tomorrow I don’t plan on going to the gym, but we’ll see……
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