The last ski day of the season - one of the best days I’ve ever had in the mountains.

I missed the party last year on this line, so I was super thankful to make it out this year.

When we skied the Fuhrer Finger/Thumb, I noticed that the Wilson Headwall looked to be in pretty good condition so I had to go back for another line.

Having already skied the Fuhrer Finger but still wanting to ski Rainier, I thought the Fuhrer Thumb would be a safe compromise while still getting out with the peeps.

This was one of the big outings I wanted to do in the Canadian Rockies and thankfully the weather finally started opening up at the end of our trip.

Probably the easiest 11000 peak in the Canadian Rockies with probably the best mountain views I’ve had in my life.

Youngs Peak was the only objective I wanted to check out for my first time in the Asulkan Valley and I’m so glad the views and snow panned out, even if a bit short lived.

For our first nice day at Rogers Pass, we decided to get up to the namesake Mount Rogers, the highest peak in this zone (at least north of the pass).

We originally intended to circumnavigate the Baker River but had to reroute with some unexpected weather. Not quite the adventure we hoped for but still glad to check out the Northern Pickets!

This ski traverse going from Cascade Pass to Hwy 20 has long been on my bucket list so I was happy to get it done on an uncertain weather weekend. Some interesting ski conditions, but the views couldn’t be beat.

An outing I don’t mind repeating because the views are sooo good.

A nice walk essentially tracing the first bit of the Ptarmigan Traverse and looping around Hurry-Up Peak. This was my first time skiing at Cascade River Road not doing Eldorado and boy were the views mindblowing. I definitely need to make it out here more often!

It’s been fun to finally get around to checking out the spring opening of Washington Pass. I’ve joked that so much of the area seems same-y, but having snow on the mountains definitely adds some much needed character that I’ve come to expect from the Cascade Range.

Booked it down to the lower eastside to nab a line I’ve been thinking about since 2022. For some reason or another, it’s never materialized in recent years for many in our group so we were very happy to get it while it was pretty good.

For the second part of this trip we made our way to central Hokkaido. We stayed in Asahikawa which granted us the flexibility to check out the different zones in this area (at the expense of longer drive times of course).

A scenic loop to see soak in the fall colors and perhaps the impetus/rebirth of this very website!

Finally climbed the Grand Teton, which I felt was a bit overdue. Did the most I could in the Tetons without a partner, but was still able to romp around the range to see what’s out there when I come back with better objectives.

An unexpectedly smoky day, but probably the best of the so called Great Fourtneer Traverses in Colorado.

The Ouray 100 ultramarathon probably ranks as one of the hardest races in the country, clocking in at over 100 miles, ~42000 feet of vertical gain, at an average elevation of 10200 feet.

I’ve always wanted to do this ever since I saw the Mediocre Amateur video in what felt like another lifetime before the pandemic. I took the ridge direct, making it an extra long scramble 😋.