I’ve pushed off climbing Mount Olympus every year I’ve been here due to the long arduous approach, so why not do it the long way!? My third time in the Olympics, my first time the park proper, and soaking in the highlights.

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

I was hoping we’d ski off the north side of Adams over this weekend but yea there is a good reason we don’t hear much from yonder in May, definitely too early. Thankfully Goat Rocks delivered on some decent corn.

Some weird conditions today, suncuppy at the bottom with little low elevation snowpack but the upper mountain wasn’t quite prime. Still a great day spending time here.

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.

Ah man I don’t love repeating stuff, but I suppose this is probably the best tour from Cascade Pass.

We had one of the worst starts to the seasonal snowpack with heavy atmospheric rivers throughout December (instead of snowfall) and the stoke was pretty low to begin with. However I have never been to this side of the Olympics nor have I seen Mount Olympus so I mustered whatever motivation I had to get out.

Two more Bulgers on the way home. Also knew there wouldn’t be too many larches on this one, but when else am I going to get out here? Definitely the most out there in the Cascades I’ve been so far.

Quite a journey to get one peak, but I knew there’d be some nice larch groves on this one.

Gardner Peaks - kind of boring and light on larches which I knew going in, but still wanted to check out this area.

Every summer, hordes of people I know will do a “circumnavigation” of Mount Daniel that follows the trail to Marmot and Jake Lakes then up the Lynch Glacier to the summit. Since the Lynch Glacier gets too broken up sometime in July, I’ve been saving this route for just this time of season.

Another year, another race where my friend Haram tries to run an ultramarathon with little to no training. This one was particularly memorable because we learned that David Goggins would be returning to the racing scene, and this was a guy we’ve memed on for years haha.

A loop connecting the eastern Necklace Valley trailhead to the West Foss Fork. An insane amount of boulder hopping and slow trails - definitely underestimated this one and feeling whooped, a sensation that I haven’t experienced in a while.

Escaping the heat (or heat training?) by getting high on the mountain loop. Sunset at White Chuck Mountain then Mount Pugh before heading home.

Via the Northern Loop on Mount Rainier. Or rather, cutting the loop by leaving the Wonderland Trail after Mystic Lake for Old Desolate and rejoining the trail on the way to Lake James. Backpacking the full Northern Loop Trail was one of my first outings in Washington State so it was fun to revisit some of those memories!

Trying to pick an outing not focused on running. Rehabbing the ankles was somewhat successful, but man that heat was brutal.

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!

A quick trip to the highest point in the Monte Cristo Range.