Editor's note: This is the first in a series of postcards from lesser-known locations in Cascadia and beyond. By Aubrey Laurence Deep in the North Cascades, I’m standing on Abernathy Peak’s …

A Canadian company hopes to mine copper on Flagg Mountain, the rock face just left of center in the photo of the upper Methow Valley. Photo by Matt Firth. By Nick Belcaster Around pitch two of the …

Review by Jason Martin Professional climber and writer Blake Herrington has been a staple of the North Cascades climbing scene for several years now. He has more than two dozen new routes and first …

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 …