The outing club attempted a winter climb of Mt. Hood, but a winter storm shut down the effort. Contains 7 pictures.

Pictures taken on a climb of Mt. Hood with Jeff, his brother, and some friends. Contains 57 pictures.

My second day off turned out to be the day before I left the village. I spent it climbing Mt. Fernow with Noel. It was a good climb, though the terrain was rather nasty (it would have been better with more snow), and the sky was hazy which diminished the view from the summit. Contains 33 pictures.

Brent, Marianne, Marianne's sister Theresa and brother Matt, one of Matt's friends and myself all climbed Mt. Saint Helens. We took our time, enjoyed the views, and did some fun glissading on the way down. Contains 142 pictures.

Soon after Stewart's return from Russia we set off into the Olympic mountains to do some climb. Mt. Cruiser was our first summit, a fine bit of alpine rock climbing with great views and impressive exposure. Contains 81 pictures.

Jeff Parker and I climbed Long's Peak, one of Colorado's many forteeners. It was a good climb, despite the smoke from a nearby forest fire that obscured views somewhat (but made for a beautiful sunrise). We left Jeff's house around 1:00am, and started climbing around 3:30am, summited around 8:50am or so, and were off the mountain by early afternoon. Contains 55 pictures.

The tooth is a straightforward (5.4) 4 pitch rock climb located near Snoqulamie pass. Stewart and I, however, climbed in one pitch: the first two pitches can be combined, and the third is really just a 4th class scramble. The final pitch is more challenging, but short and mostly unexposed, so we both free solo'd it. Contains 12 pictures.

Stewart and I set out to climb the Tooth, but deep soft snow slowed us considerably on the approach, and so we instead climbed the pinnacle just south of the Tooth. Two pitches of climbing got us to the summit, all moderate except for one tricky, slightly overhung move (5.6) that was a bit intimidating in boots and gloves. Contains 41 pictures.

A two-day climb of Prusik Peak. On the first day we approached via Snow Creek, a solid workout of 10 trail miles and almost 6000' of elevation gain. The next day we climbed in perfect weather; I led the first two pitches as one, Stewart led the crux friction slab (5.7), and then I led to the summit (5.6). The climbing was good, but we would have liked more of it. We rapped off, repacked our bags, and headed out. A couple of beers we'd stashed in Snow Creek provided much needed refreshment before finishing the last miles of a long day. Contains 53 pictures.

Amy, Bill, Brian and I climbed Mt. Rainier via the Emmons Glacier Route, spending one night at Glacier Basin and one at Camp Schurman before summiting, and then another night at Camp Schurman before hiking out. Contains 63 pictures.

After my conference Amy and I headed to Bugaboo Provincial Park, an area famous for giant glaciers, shear granite spires, and terrible weather. We hiked into the Kain Hut, and early (though not early enough) the next morning set off to attempt the Kain Route (South ridge) of Bugaboo Spire. The weather was decent by Bugaboo standards, it only snowed on us for a little while and the clouds only occasionally engulfed us. Unfortunately, we moved too slowly for the lengthy climb and turned back just short of the crux Gendarme pitch. The next morning greeted us with a steady, unchanging rain. We retreated, but are determined to return. Contains 47 pictures.