Late winter – w. Rob &
Jesse – Mt. Baker Coleman Glacier -
snowboard descent (solo) (2d)
Spring w. Jonathan– failed
attempt on E. Couloir of Cutthroat – too warm (1d)
Spring w. Jill – Camp Muir w.
board descent down Nisqually (1d) (solo)
June w. Tom– Ice Cliff Glacier
& Girth pillar on Mt. Stuart, Route was quite good and strenuous (2+d).
Slowed considerably by pack hauling even though we were “Alpine light
“(no bag or pad) – benighted on Mountaineers creek bushwack on exit.
Leader aided two pitches but the second managed to free w/o falls.
Horrible blisters from new boots.
Summer w. Rob– 3 o’clock
rock, 3 excellent multi-pitch routes including Silent Running and Total Soul.
(1d)
September w. Tom– Mt. Triumph
(E. Ridge?) Alpine light – planned on N. Face but approach & logistics
didn’t look right. Excellent view. Very fast ascent –
simulcimbed up and down. Left
bag at home and forgot down jacket, making for my chilliest bivy ever. (2d)
Early winter w. Rob– Vantage
– the feathers – about 5x 5.10 climbs. (1d)
Early winter w. Rob - E. Buttress
of Chair peak , Mixed snow and rock. One short steep ice section and
some steep snow wallowing at the top. (1d)
Summer, Rob, Dragontail Backbone
ridge – caught in snowstorm, traversed and ascended hidden to third couloir.
3 or 4 pitches of exciting mixed climbing with a single axe and no
crampons culminating in a 30’ fall. Mini-epic but made it back to the
car before midnight with no injuries. (1d)