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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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Olympic Mountains
Trip reports, route notes, and mountain photography from Mount Olympus, the remote glaciated high point of Olympic National Park.
Sierra Nevada
Trip reports, backpacking notes, and mountain photography from Mount Whitney, the 14,505-foot high point of the Sierra Nevada and the tallest summit in the contiguous United States.
Olympic Mountains
Trip reports, backpacking notes, and mountain photography from Goat Lake in the Buckhorn Wilderness of the Olympic Mountains.
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