Leader – John Stevens Participants – Doug Laidlaw, Pat Murphy The three of us climbed Henderson Ridge (5.4, 4 pitches, Grade III) on September 24, 2016. This climb was designed to take the aspiring multi-pitch alpine trad leader and provide experience on leading pitches and building anchors. The alpine setting helps to frame decision making based […]
Archives for September 2016
Acadia Rock Trip – 2016
Leaders – Jim Nupp, Zach Coburn Participants – Rick Laidlaw, Doug Laidlaw, Mike Lafleur, Pat Murphy, John Stevens, and Ben Litchfield When someone mentions Acadia National Park you might envision Cadillac Mountain, the Precipice Trail, the carriage roads for cycling or the wonderful camping with all the ocean vistas. Yes, while this is all true, beyond these attractions is […]
Mt. Baker 2016
Leader – Scott Maxner Co-Leader – Sherry Maxner Participants – Ken Hodges, Tomoko Nakajima Success! On August 1st, under clear deep blue skies with temperatures in the 70’s and a slight wind, the four climbers of the Mt. Baker team (Sherry, Ken, Tomoko, and Scott) reached the summit at 12:30pm. Incredibly, due to a heavy snow storm […]
Mt. Olympus 2016
Leader – Laura Alexander Co-leader – Scott Maxner Team members – Sherry Maxner, Andrew Barlow, Ed Hawes, Harry Robertson, Ben Steele, Ted Steele 8 Summit Sensation members arrived in Seattle Saturday, August 13th. We traveled to the Olympic Peninsula on Sunday the 14th, stopping by the Quinault Ranger Station to pick up our backcountry camping permits. Driving […]