Date: August 9 to August 17, 2025 Objective: Granite Peak – 12,788′ – Highest Peak in Montana Leader: Per Frost Co-leader: Stephen Corcoran Participants: Rachel Flaksman, Suzanne Blundell, Allison Lynch, Warren Wagner, Bob Hagerty D1: Arrival day in Bozeman. Checked in at LaQuinta, Belgrade (airport hotel) after completing shopping for fuel canisters and bear spray […]

Summary Mt. Frances (this name is not approved by U.S. Board on Geographic Names) is the 10.4 kft peak whose summit is 1.4 miles north of the Kahiltna Basecamp located at 7.0 kft. Our plan was to first climb and descend the Frances E Ridge, wanding the route to aid our subsequent descent after we […]

Leader – Rick LaidlawCo-leader – Erik AndersonParticipants – David Click, Jack Nealon, Doug Laidlaw, Alex Laidlaw, Ryan Laidlaw Sunday June 22nd – All team members departed Boston on the same flight arriving in Seattle around 10:30 am. After picking up the rental car and getting lunch we stopped at REI and the grocery store to […]