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Mt. Mitchell Trail to the Top of North Carolina

Posted on September 12, 2023September 22, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

It’s time to hit the east now that I’m done with all the state high points west of the 100th meridian! After a fun Labor Day weekend in Charlotte, we drove west to Asheville and began my End Of Summer East Coast Highpointing Tour with North Carolina’s Mt. Mitchell. This summit is accessible by car…

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Consider Always Roping Up on Glaciers

Posted on July 19, 2023July 26, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

I was talking to a guy that broke through a snow bridge on Glacier Peak the week after we did Baker.  The story and pictures he shared makes me take glacier travel way more seriously. “I fell into a crevasse on Glacier Peak last weekend. Had I not been roped up, I would have broken…

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Solo Summit of Shasta

Posted on June 16, 2023July 10, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

After success at Mt. Hood on Wednesday (5/31) and again at South Sister on Saturday (6/3), the group had accomplished their plans and would now be heading home.  My plan, however, involved one more stop.  My heart was set on continuing just a little further south to knock something off my list that has been…

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Sightseeing on South Sister

Posted on June 12, 2023July 10, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

Time to head down into Central Oregon for some sightseeing on South Sister.  This was the second stop in our tour of the Pacific Northwest.  I had never been to this area before but was interested in seeing what there was to see through a first-hand experience.  Spending the weekend here would also serve as…

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‘Tis the season for Mt. Hood

Posted on June 8, 2023July 10, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

‘Tis the season for Mt. Hood!  Seems like everyone is making their way out west to get Oregon’s tallest peak this spring… and I’m no exception.  I need this state, and its neighbor to the north, to have all the highpoints west of the 100th Meridian.  The opportunity came to me a few months ago…

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Everest Ridge Repeat

Posted on May 5, 2023June 12, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

What an unbelievable winter we’ve had along the Wasatch Front this year.  It’s been record-breaking with totals reaching 900″!  For many of us, that excitement has transitioned from powder skiing to mountaineering as warmer weather consolidates this incredible snowpack.  Conditions couldn’t better right now for local objectives that involve an ice axe and crampons. A…

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Summitting Gannett

Posted on August 9, 2022May 22, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

DAY 3 – Tag the Top, Return to Camp 1 Midnight came quickly.  The rain had stopped and the sky looked clear in those early morning hours.  Headlamps bounced around in the dark as we each got ready to go, silently hoping for the kind of weather needed to safely summit today.  4ish miles each…

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Getting to Gannett

Posted on August 4, 2022April 24, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

Getting to Gannett is legit!  We chose the standard route up from the southwest through Titcomb Basin.  This is the “easiest” way to Wyoming’s tallest peak, which is still pretty tough considering how far in you have to go and how much gear you need to bring.  Here are the overview stats from our trip…

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Planning for Gannett

Posted on July 15, 2022August 24, 2022 by Backcountry Fever

This was the year I wanted to get three highpoints that involve glacier travel: Hood, Rainier and Gannett.  I shoulda just picked a week in May and drove out to climb Mt. Hood by myself.  I coulda done Mt. Rainier too if other plans had solidified.  And Gannett… Gannett woulda fallen through had I not…

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Scaled the Dragon’s Tail to Grandeur

Posted on June 30, 2022July 16, 2022 by Backcountry Fever

I was happy to see Grandeur make the list again for 2022’s Six Pack of Peaks Challenge!  After last year’s Double, I’ve hit this peak now five times but always wanted to scale the Dragon’s Tail to the top.  This route does follow along a narrow ridgeline once you get up on the tail.  However, it’s…

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