March 29, 2016 Snow conditions are very good this year on Mt. Whitney. Our first climb of the season was able to summit in good weather. I participated in the second climb March 19-22. I had planned to pass on Whitney this year, but the chance to climb with my younger son Jeremy who goes […]
March 26, 2016 We had a great day in Kathmandu. It started off with a cup of early morning coffee with a few of the gang downstairs at the Hotel Tibet working through our jet lag. Then, we sent all the climbers’ Base Camp duffels out the door after breakfast to start their journey to […]
March 23, 2016 Last Friday the father and son team (Jay and Jarod) and I reached the summit of Mt. Washington via the Lion’s Head Route. It may have been the ordinary route but this was no ordinary day. The winds were very strong with gusts over 100mph when we started climbing. Luckily the wind […]
March 14, 2016 This weekend Erik, Soojin and I climbed Mt. Washington by the Lion’s Head Route. When we started for the summit the winds on top were a steady 80 mph with gusts up to 97 mph. The weather report predicted a rapid drop in the winds and we were glad that the powers […]
March 7, 2016 This Saturday Matt, Kate and I climbed to the summit of Mt. Washington via the Lion’s Head Route. It was a bluebird day. Clear skies and almost no wind. Kate and Matt climbed like pros and completed the nine mile trip with 4000 ft of elevation gain and loss in under […]
