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Alpine Climb Mount Olympus · Olympic Mountains · 7,965 ft
A long march in along the Hoh River, the most beautiful glacier I've ever seen, and a death march back to the car park by midnight. The burger in Port Angeles at 1am was worth it.
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Trip reports, route notes, and mountain photography from Mount Olympus, the remote glaciated high point of Olympic National Park.
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Trip reports, backpacking notes, and mountain photography from Goat Lake in the Buckhorn Wilderness of the Olympic Mountains.
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Alpine Climb Mount Olympus · Olympic Mountains · 7,965 ft
A long march in along the Hoh River, the most beautiful glacier I've ever seen, and a death march back to the car park by midnight. The burger in Port Angeles at 1am was worth it.
Backpacking Mount Whitney · Sierra Nevada · 14,505 ft
San Diego to the top of the continental United States — with marmots, altitude sickness, one very cold lake, and a beer on Coronado Beach to close the loop.
Backpacking Goat Lake · Olympic Mountains
Zero preparation. A decade without exercise. Camping with one of my best mates, and an alpine lake so pristine it made me fall in love with the Pacific Northwest forests for good.
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