Frenchman Coulee

Sep 04, 2018

For Labor Day 2018 a large group of us made the trip to Frenchman Coulee, near Vantage, Washington. By chance I had a work assignment nearby in Moses Lake, so I left a day early and took care of my work then arrived Friday afternoon. I wasn't expecting to climb Friday because most of the group wasn't going to be arriving until later in the evening, but I joined up with a couple of climbers who were each travelling solo and we ended up getting a pretty full afternoon of climbing in before heading

Squamish + Victoria

Jul 07, 2018

In early July I joined some friends for a trip up to Squamish, BC. It was my first time climbing in Canada and also my first chance to take a trip in my new (to me) van. I left Portland early afternoon and decided to stop in Bellingham for the night before making the rest of the drive the next day. I arrived in Bellingham early evening and found a restaurant with wifi to have dinner and take care of some work. At about 11:00 I decided to find a place to sleep for the night so drove around until

Spring Mountain 2018

May 31, 2018

A group of us took advantage of the long Memorial Day Weekend to visit Spring Mountain in eastern Oregon. It was the third year in a row I had made the trip. It was also the third year in a row we had perfect weather and a great time. No reason to stop with the tradition now!