Aug 14, 2013 | Mountaineering |
Sent from my iPadAshford, Washington August 14, 2013 Dear Family & Friends: We arrived yesterday at the International Mountain Guides facility in Ashford. The photo below shows our 5 star hotel. We had dinner at the Copper Creek Inn in Ashford. I had...
Aug 13, 2013 | Mountaineering |
August 13, 2013 Mt. Vernon, Washington Dear Family & Friends: We summitted Mt. Baker yesterday. What a day! Mt. Baker is 10,785 feet and is guarded by hundreds of crevasses. The crevasses I saw rival those on Mt. Everest. We moved up to Mt Baker high camp on...
Aug 11, 2013 | Mountaineering |
Seattle, Washington August 11, 2013 Dear Family & Friends: I am here in Seattle with my friend, Stuart Smith, and his niece, Noelle. We will be climbing Mt. Baker and Mt. Rainier. Stuart is an accomplished mountaineer who has completed the “Grand Slam” of...
Jul 30, 2013 | Mountaineering |
Subject: the MacLehose Trailwalk Costa Mesa, California July 30, 2013 Dear Family & Friends: A friend recently reminded me of a mountain race I entered in 1999. I prepared a report concerning the race for my family just after completing the race. Since this was...
Jul 11, 2013 | Mountaineering |
July 11, 2013 Dear Family & Friends: Mt. Whitney (14,505 feet) is the highest mountain in the continental United States. It is also one of my favorite mountains in the world. I train on Mt. Whitney and have climbed it 16 times. There are many routes up Whitney,...
