Our first look at the North Face of Mount Baird (unfortunately thrashed by snowmobile-skier traffic) with the "test-piece" of the face, the North Couloir, coming directly off the summit. The West Ridge, our first ascent route, to the right. The North Ridge, our second and third ascent route, to the left. At 10,025 feet, Mount... Continue Reading →
A Palisades Range Traverse – Baldy Mountain, Atkinson Peak, Thompson Peak and Fog Hill – Idaho (April 2020)
Carl getting a second cup of coffee and watching the sun rise over Baldy Mountain. At 4:00AM Easter morning, Carl Osterburg and I met at the pitch black and unsurprisingly empty Pole Canyon trailhead in Victor, Idaho. We both live in town, so the drive was less than five minutes from the confines a warm... Continue Reading →