Sabrina Basin Trip Report

Me on the summit of Picture Peak (a self-timer image – not bad) Here are the trip reports from the fabulous weekend at Sabrina Basin in the high Sierra! CascadeClimbers.com UW Climbing Club Also check out my newly created gallery at SummitPost.org! Panorama of upper Sabrina Basin with Powell Ridge (left) and Picture Peak (right)…

Sabrina Basin

Today I returned from another awesome weekend in the high Sierra, this time in Sabrina Basin outside the town of Bishop. Here is a photo from Sailor Lake with Picture Peak reflecting (click on image for larger version). After bivying near the trailhead, we set out on the trail from Lake Sabrina to Blue Lake…

High Sierra Weekend

Here is the official trip report from last week’s trip to Rock Creek basin in the high Sierra: CascadeClimbers.com UW Climbing Club This evening I ran at Wunderlich County Park. This was another awesome park! I ran for 77 minutes and did a fabulous loop running all the way up to Skyline Blvd. for about…

Bear Creek Spire Trip Report

Last weekend I returned to the high Sierra to climb Bear Creek Spire, Mount Gabb, and Mount Abbot in the Rock Creek basin. All three peaks are over 13,700 ft. We first ascended Bear Creek Spire via Ulrich’s route (standard). We hiked up Little Lakes Valley from the Mosquito Flats trailhead early Saturday morning, departing…

El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve

Today I ran at El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve. It was awesome! This park is located on the western side of Skyline Blvd with views to the Pacific Ocean. The terrain ranges from about 1000 ft to 2,300 ft and all the trails are generally hilly. There are both narrow and wide…

Matterhorn Peak Trip Report

The trip report for the Matterhorn Peak climb is now posted at CascadeClimbers.com and the UW Climbing site. Enjoy!! Here is another photo as me on the Matterhorn climb at camp in the evening. Exercise: Today I ran at Arastradero Open Space Preserve before work and felt much better than last week’s morning run at…

Matterhorn Climb Photos

Check out some photos from the Matterhorn Peak climb last weekend: View of Matterhorn Peak and The Dragtooth from Horse Creek Valley Looking down the East Couloir to the glacial bowl Matterhorn Peak Cirque from camp in the evening  View of the high Sierra from near the summit of Matterhorn Peak  Sunset over Matterhorn Peak 

Matterhorn Peak Climb

Yesterday (May 12th) I climbed the East Couloir route on Matterhorn Peak in Hoover Wilderness on the northeast border of Yosemite National Park. Matterhorn stands 12,279 ft and is the high point of the rugged Sawtooth Ridge. It was my first climb ever in the high Sierra and it was quite the introduction! The East…

Rancho San Antonio Park

Today I ran at Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve after work located just off Highway 280, 6 miles South of Page Mill Road. It was sweet! I’m glad the temperatures have cooled down making for some comfortable evening running. I ran up the Rogue Valley Trail to the Upper Rogue Valley Trail and then…

Arastradero Preserve

This morning I ran at Arastradero Preserve on the other side of Interstate 280. Despite feeling crappy, it was fun to explore the park for 38 minutes. It really has a beautiful setting and I will definitely return. Hopefully I will get accustomed to running in the morning… I completed my third day of work…