Mountains, climbs, travel, and more

I like to travel, and to tour. I prefer remote (and not so remote) mountains to urban civilization.
Fortunately, my current location provides easy access (i.e., a "short" drive:) to some absolutely
beautiful areas. Here are some pictures (and the occasional trip report) from some of my trips.

On Oct 23, 2008, made it to the local newspaper in Couer D'Alene for the wrong reasons.
Sigh... at least I made the news :(

In December 2002, I toured Peru with three friends. Here are some pictures taken by my friend Basu.

In July 2003, I bagged three California 14ers in six days with my friend Sundi
and his buddies from Colorado. Here are some pictures taken by Sundi.

Mt Baker (Labor Day weekend,2004)
Joshua Tree (T'giving 2004)
Leutholds Couloir on Mt Hood - Dec 19-21, 2004
Mt Shuksan via Sulphide Glacier - Apr 29-30, 2005 (Trip report)
Silver Star and Burgundy Spire - June 18-19, 2005
Adams Glacier - July 1-3, 2005
Ingalls Peak (East Ridge and South Face) - July 4, 2005
Adams - Mazama glacier (high camp) - July 15-16, 2005
Ptarmigan Traverse (rained out) - July 21-23, 2005
Rainier via DC - July 30-31, 2005
Prusik West Ridge - Aug 16, 2005 (pseudo-TR:)
Forbidden West Ridge - Aug 19-20, 2005
WA Pass and Darrington - Aug 27-28, 2005
Eldorado NE Face - Sept 17, 2005
Ice climbing in Canada - Nov 19-22, 2005
Chair NE Buttress (rescue) - Dec 10, 2005 (Trip report)
More ice climbing in Canada - Jan 3-6, 2006
Argonaut NE Couloir - Feb 11-12, 2006 (CC trip report)
Tooth NE Slab - Feb 19, 2006 (CC trip report)
Ice climbing near Bluewood - Feb 26, 2006 (CC trip report)
Tooth NE Slab - Again! Mar 12, 2006 (CC short-TR)
Trip to Leh and Stok Kangri attemp - May 3-14, 2006
Dome Peak - Jun 30-Jul 1, 2006 (CC trip report)
Lightning Dome - Sep-Oct, 2006
Ice climbing near Banks Lake - Dec 9, 2006
Ice climbing by Snake River - Jan 19, 2007
Ice climbing near Dayton - Jan 27-28, 2007
Triple Couloirs on Dragontail Pk - Apr 8, 2007
North Buttress Couloir on Colchuck Pk - May 13, 2007
Mt. Buckner attempt (weathered out) - May 26-27, 2007
Daniel Glacier on Mt Daniel - Jun 22, 2007 (CC trip report:)
Silverhorn (variation) on Mt Athabasca - Jul 28, 2007 (SummitPost trip report)
North Ridge on Mt Baker - Aug 5, 2007
NE Buttress of Chair Peak - Dec 9, 2007
Ice climbing in Leawenworth - Dec 16, 2007
Ice climbing near Libby - Jan 19,26 2008
Lostine Canyon Ice (no climbing) - Feb 10, 2008 (CC trip report)
North Face of Chair Peak - Feb 24, 2008
North Ridge of Forbidden Peak - Aug 11-13, 2008 (CC trip report)
Vantage rock climbing - Apr 11, 2009 (I'm back!)
Matterhorn Pk hike - Sep 4-5, 2009
Mt. Saint Helens - Feb 7, 2010

CascadeClimbers.com
SummitPost    
Topos of WA - digital raster graphics (DRG) versions of USGS topo maps (UW website)
John Scurlock's galleries of Cascades    -- simply breathtaking pictures of the awesome mountains over here!
The Northwest Mountaineering Journal
Theron Welch's PNW Mountaineering Page -- great trips, trip reports, photos, and videos.
Here's a good (animated) page on knots.
The Clove Hitch.

Access Fund (AF)
American Alpine Club (AAC)

Ice climbing Washington (indeed!!)
MAMBA(Moscow Area Mountain Bikers Association)