Mountaineering

“The art of suffering” “because it’s there”

Tahoma, WA, US Highpoint #1, 17 June 2001

by

Tahoma (Mount Rainier), Washington, lies at 14,411 feet MSL and is ranked #4 in elevation among US Highpoints after Alaska, California, and Colorado. This was my second attempt on Tahoma and I led my friend and amateur mountaineer “Derp” to the top. We spent a day practicing self-rescue and reasoned, quite foolishly, that there were … Read more

Borah Peak, ID, US Highpoint #2, 22 July 2001

by

Borah Peak, Idaho, lies at 12,662 feet MSL and is ranked #11 in elevation among US Highpoints. This was my second attempt on the mountain after being thwarted without crampons or snow protection earlier this year in May. This is the only US Highpoint I’ve climbed with my brothers, and Mikey and I had a … Read more