Today I flew down to California to begin my second year of law school at Stanford. It was a good flight and it was nice to see my sister. I am now at her house in Fremont across the bay from Stanford. We drank some tea and snacks in her beautiful backyard and enjoyed the…
Month: August 2006
Forbidden Peak
If you haven’t already, check out the trip reports: Cascade Climbers UW Climbing Club I feel much better today, so here are some more photos: A white-tailed ptarmigan in the high on Forbidden Peak. For information on this beautiful bird species, see this informative website. A close shot of a ptarmigan. There were many in…
Quick update
I would be posting some more photos of the climbing trips today, but I have come down with a big time headache. A little headache developed in the morning, but I decided to go on a run with hopes that it would disappear with exercise. I went to Soaring Eagle and it was probably the…
Forbidden Peak Trip Report
Summit shot of me on Forbidden with Moraine Lake below and the Eldorado Ice Cap beyond. The trip report for my climb of Forbidden Peak is complete! Check them out (they are the essentially the same): Cascade Climbers UW Climbing Club I spent a long time going through all my photos and preparing the panoramas…
Del Campo Peak Trip Report
I climbed Forbidden Peak in North Cascades National Park today. I did it solo and I hammered it, ascending ~5,800 ft in just 2 hours and 30 minutes. The climb to the 8,815 foot summit involved some scrambling and easy rock climbing that I free soloed. This was one of my favorite days in the…
Tamar!
Mother and Daughter This morning at 2:24 am a new member of the family was born! My sister Karen gave birth to a beautiful girl – Tamar Adira Rasmussen. Tamar is a nice name that means “palm tree” in Hebrew. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces. The birth was ten days overdue, but the pregnancy…
Action Shots!
Top story: My sister is at the birthing center and we are expecting her to give birth either late tonight or tomorrow morning. She is ten days overdue so it’s about time! We pray for a smooth and uncomplicated birth. Otherwise, I went to the gym this afternoon and worked mainly shoulders. Most of the…
Tiger Mountain & Eldorado Summit
This afternoon I picked myself up from the couch and climbed West Tiger Mountain #3 & #2. The thick cloud layer precluded climbs deeper in the mountains. I have probably climbed West Tiger #3 a half dozen times in my life, but have never ventured further (and there is over 80 miles of trail further!)….
Eldorado Sunset & Sunrise
Here are the trip report links if you haven’t checked them out already: UW Climbing Club Cascade Climbers The sunset and sunrise were both spectacular on our climb last weekend. Check out some photos: Bjorn pouring some water from our passive solar set-up. We got over 10 liters of water by putting snow in bags…
Eldorado Ice Cap
More photos from the trip last Friday and Saturday: Close-up of Forbidden Peak from Inspiration Glacier Bjorn on the Inspiration Glacier with the Tepeh Towers and Klawatti Peak in the background. Tepeh Towers zoomed in Me on the McAllister Glacier below Dorado Needle. I went to the gym today and the focus of the session…
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