Top 10 Trip Reports - September 2024

Each month, we sort through all your trip reports, pick our favorites, and celebrate them here! Read on for top reports from September 2024.
Bayley Stejer Bayley Stejer
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October 01, 2024
Top 10 Trip Reports - September 2024
Photo by Emily Goren.

A collection of trip reports with a little extra flavor. Read on, dear friends, for summit treats, a pretty sweet deal, raving reviews, crab cookers, and more.

Global adventures - Backpack Eastern Iceland - 8/29 - 9/8

20240903_104253.jpg"We saw only a handful of people the whole way!" -Cheryl Talbert

Not one, but two epic hut-to-hut backpacking trips in the remote spaces of Eastern Iceland.

Rock Climb - The Tooth/South Face - 9/1

IMG_9148.heic"Excellent, easy alpine climb in a scenic area." -Sujay Kawale

A pleasant day in the mountains, featuring enjoyable climbing, summit treats, and a birthday celebration to boot.

Day Hike - Mount Sawyer & Tonga Ridge - 9/3

IMG_0891.jpg"A relaxed hike to a viewpoint for the mountains of the middle Cascades." -Richard Burt

Highlights of this day hike include an unusually smooth Forest Service road, blueberry-packed meadows, dominating views, and a pretty sweet deal. 

Rock Climb - Huckleberry Mountain/ East Face - 9/6

IMG_0706.jpeg"Beautiful approach to a fun easy climb with fantastic views of the Cascades." -David Kush

In a crazy turn of events... this group found huckleberries on Huckleberry Mountain!

alpine scramble - Cowlitz Divide - 9/7

img_0181.jpeg"A gorgeous and very strenuous scramble along the Cowlitz Divide to Point 7416." -Dave Morgan

We cant be certain if this group kept their promises, but based on the raving review, I'd say it's likely. Tag along for a scramble of Cowlitz Divide that delivered on both views and difficulty.

sea kayak - Saddlebag Island - 9/8

IMG_6384.jpeg"Popular with other boaters but solitude can be found if you look in the right places." -Marie Mills

A group that kept their cool amidst wind, currents, fast motor boaters, and tempting smells of nearby crab cookers at Saddlebag Island.

sea kayak - Chuckanut Bay - 9/15

FullSizeRender.jpeg"The paddlers were amazing, especially the students." -Rene Buendia

A wave of applause to the two students who graduated at Chuckanut Bay

Backpack - Northern Loop (Mount Rainier) - 9/19

IMG_1184.jpeg"A leisurely six-day backpacking trip on the Northern Loop, clockwise from Sunrise." -Katy Clark

Hot off the press: a top-notch backpack near Mount Rainier featuring mushies, handstands, and mighty handsome views.

Alpine Scramble - Gunn Peak - 9/21

4aed91fa-7b8c-4b70-ae1e-5612b696564d.jpeg"One of the finest fall scrambles around!" -Emily Goren

A stunning and strenuous scramble at  Gunn Peak, with blueberries for extra flavor.

glacier Climb - Russell Glacier, Ptarmigan Ridge - 9/21

oct1.jpeg"Great conditions on the climb, made especially so by interesting late season ice conditions." -Dave Morgan

A trip report chock-full of surface streams, interesting ice formations, ice calving, a fresh dusting of snow, and everything else one could expect of a late-season glacier climb. 


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