Vanlife diaries #27: Mt Baker National Forest & Yakima
This week, we finally rolled out of Seattle and onwards to new adventures! It’s been amazing exploring the...
Washington
Vanlife diaries #17-26: Summer in Washington
Frequent readers may have noticed that I haven’t published a single “Vanlife diaries” update since we were in...
7 iconic backpacking & mountaineering routes in the Washington Cascades
Stretching 700 miles from southern British Columbia to northern California and comprising more than 3,750 named peaks, the...
What fresh hell is this?: Ptarmigan Traverse 2021
Pioneered in 1938 by the Ptarmigan Climbing Club, a group of 4 climbers out of Seattle who summited...
Sahale Arm to boston Basin via Mt Buckner & Sahale Peak
Among the most popular photo vantage points in the entire North Cascades, Sahale Glacier Camp is simply breathtaking....
Climbing Mt Rainier via Camp Schurman & the Emmons Glacier
Growing up in the shadow of Mt Rainier, the most glaciated peak in the continental US, it seemed...
Vanlife Diaries #1: Washington & Oregon coast
In case you missed it… it’s official, I LIVE IN A VAN!! After months of tireless organising, coordinating,...
Frozen Larch Hike: Ingalls Lake & South Ingalls Peak
Alpine Lakes Wilderness never fails to impress, particularly during the magic of mid-autumn when all the leaves have...
Chelan Summit Trail (days 3 & 4): Star Lake to Stehekin via Boulder Butte & Purple Pass
Following an eventful two days on the trail with multiple summits and millions of golden larches, our adventure...
Chelan Summit Trail (days 1 & 2): Prince Creek to Star Lake via Star & Courtney Peak
For only a few spectacular weeks every autumn, the otherwise unremarkable alpine larch trees in the Pacific Northwest...
Maple Pass Loop & Black Peak (days 2 & 3): Lewis Lake to Wing Lake & Black Peak Summit
Following a spectacular day along the Maple Pass Loop trail yesterday, we’ve left the crowds behind to trek...
Maple Pass Loop & Black Peak (day 1): Rainy Pass to Lewis Lake via Heather Pass
As one of the most popular day hikes in Washington, Maple Pass Loop makes nearly every “best of”...
Golden Larch season at Copper Glance Lake, Pasayten Wilderness
Located in the far northeast of Washington State, about 1hr from the Canadian border and just beyond North...
Sunrise at Mt Rainier: hiking & camping at Summit Lake
An indisputable Seattle icon and Washington’s best-known peak, the snowy summit of Mt Rainier (originally called Tacoma by...
Bullseye Traverse (day 3): Frosty Pass to Whitepine via Lake Grace
On what would originally have been our penultimate day circumnavigating the Bull’s Tooth before returning back to Stevens...