Bosterson

May 2, 2015 4 miles 2,500 feet gained

Spectacular!

April 4, 2015 6 miles 4,000 feet gained

Solitude without trails.

March 28, 2015 11 miles 4,250 feet gained

Found: 1 trekking pole, 1 fleece hoody, 1 American flag print hat. Legs: scratched to all hell.

March 1, 2015 19.5 miles 5,000 feet gained

Amazing weather, only a light dusting of snow on the beargrass from the storms last week. Sunbathed for an hour up top. Slight detour to see some Indian pits on the way back. First time ever starting at Tooth Rock!

February 21, 2015 22.5 miles 5,500 feet gained

A full day's work in this unseasonable weather. Left upper EC parking lot at 7:30am, back to the car around 7:50pm. Not a speck of snow, brilliant ridge climbing. Went up the west face of Chinidere for bonus scramble points. Headlamps on at 4.5 mi bridge around 6:30pm.

February 15, 2015 12.5 miles 4,000 feet gained

Started at Grouse Vista. Up to Pyramid Rock, then up the right side trail to SS. We continued on the Bluff Mtn trail and then up a talus slope to Little Baldy. Sustained winds on the summit of at least 50mph - I had to hide in the windbreak, where it was bearable. Back on the talus use path halfway down, I went around the east side and almost got knocked off...

January 31, 2015 6.5 miles 5,000 feet gained

Left Portland at 3am. Left the parking lot at 5am. Hogsback at 8:30am. Conditions were not good, too warm (38º?) and plenty of rime falling all over the place. Entered the left Gate but ultimately retreated about 300 ft shy of the summit due to soft snow, icefall, and no rope. Matt scampered over to the right Gate during this and went to the summit. D'oh. Un...

January 24, 2015 13 miles 5,250 feet gained

Offtrail exploration of the chute NW of Deadwood Point. Socked appropriately for a gully exploration. Continued to Green Point Mountain, then down the Wyeth Spur as a "shortcut" - ended up getting down in the dark after some trials and tribulations.

January 18, 2015 7.5 miles 3,000 feet gained

Rain. But not as much as forecast.

January 10, 2015 14.5 miles 4,000 feet gained

Followed some DN tracks up long-forgotten roadbeds.

January 3, 2015 9.5 miles 2,750 feet gained

Angel's Rest TH > Coopey Creek Ridge > a hidden cabin > forest and abandoned road meandering > Devil's Rest > back to TH. Encountered approximately 75 people between Angel's Rest and the TH.

January 1, 2015 5.5 miles 3,500 feet gained

Got an early start and left Timberline at 6:30am. Watched the sunrise as we climbed the ski runs. At the top of the Palmer, skiers reported impassibly deep powder on the Hogsback, so any thought of going up was abandoned, and instead we walked over to Illumination Saddle for lunch. So sunny and warm, it was like spring.