Kael Martin descending fixed line on Washburn’s Ridge.[/caption] Story and photos by Andy Basabe I laid my book on the downy red ripples of Jerry’s sleeping bag and rolled on top of him to get to …

Chris Weidner at the crux moves on Wild Dreams, Mount Erie. Mallorie Estenson photo L ooking out at the Cascade Mountains to the east, the Olympics to the west, dense green forest below and blue …

Forbidden Peak. Jason Griffith photo. Story by Blake Herrington I tackled my climbing partner and pinned him to a wet rock slab above an ominous moat separating snow from ice. Dan’s boot had …

By Jason Martin Mount Baker is a big and beautiful mountain. The fact that it can be seen from both Seattle and Vancouver is one of the reasons it’s the second most climbed mountain in the state. …

Story and photos by Mallorie Estenson C ’mon, Mal. You got this. You can do this. I’ve been an athlete my entire life: a competitive gymnast, a state champion springboard diver, a distance runner …

By Ian Ferguson Photos by Freya Fennwood At the Dutchman Flat Sno-Park in Oregon last April, Maria Debari, Kaitlyn Farrington and Freya Fenwood struck up a conversation with a lone skier who had just …

By Jason Martin Avalanches are terrifying. Like many backcountry travelers, I’ve had a few close calls, but others have been through something far worse. They’ve been caught, or have had to …

Above: The aptly named Illumination Rock lights up the morning as a climber works his way towards the Reid Headwall on Mount Hood. Jason Griffith photo. Below: Backcountry skiers hike through a lush …

Climbing Iceland's highest peak By Aubrey Laurence A t 3 a.m., I peeled back the room-darkening shades to reveal the objective of our day: Hvannadalshnúkur (pronounced kvah-nuh-doll-shnooker, more …

A climber's paradise on the Skykomish River By Stamati Anagnostou “S hank him!” The night is dark and I hear Logan’s taunt rise above the soft chitter-chatter that usually fills the campground …

Photo by Andrew Waits By Jason Martin I t was August and there was almost no snow left on the glacier. The lower Coleman was cooking under the late summer sun as American Alpine Institute guide …

By Matt Walker A s the sun begins to cast long, summer evening shadows, I put on my harness, tie the laces on my trail running shoes, stuff some climbing protection in my pack, hand my partner a rope …

Drytooling Mt. Baker Developing the Shuksan Crag off the Mt. Baker Highway for drytooling By Jason D. Martin I’ve been ice climbing on and off for a long time, but over the last few years it’s …

Remembering Liz Daley By Jason D. Martin American Alpine Institute (AAI) guide and professional snowboarder Elizabeth “Liz” Daley was tragically killed in an avalanche in Patagonia in late …

A snowbridge too far A close call on the Watson Traverse By John Minier I carefully eased my skis over the roll and onto the face. “Easy does it,” I said to myself. “This is no place to blow …

Alpine training Q&A with Steve House and Scott Johnston, authors of Training for the New Alpinism By Ian Ferguson Photo by Steve House Climbing big mountains requires a unique blend of physical …

By Jason Martin Photos by Radka Chapin As the summer comes to a close in the Northwest, people start to think about winter. For most of us, autumn is the season when we do the least amount of …

Traversing the American Alps A photographer's account By Jason Hummel In June 2013, photographer/backcountry skier Jason Hummel and professional splitboarder Kyle Miller hiked and skied the Cascade …

Rock Climbing with Kids By Jason Martin. Photo by Jeremy Wilson. “Daddy,” my five-year-old son said. “Can we go to the rock gym today?” “I don’t wanna go to the rock gym,” my …

Scrambles in the North Cascades By Aubrey Laurence scram•ble: (noun) A mountain climbing route that involves low-level rock climbing. The grade is low enough that ropes are not necessary, but the …