Join me on some of my more "interesting" and beautiful recent climbing trips! Here are some of my all-time favorites:
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Other climbs and miscellaneous mountain photos Future climb ideas and tentative project list for the 2008 season Note: Remove the _690 in the directory name to see much larger, higher resolution images, suitable for reprocessing. All contents Copyright (C) 1993-2008 Glenn Widener, except for material by other authors as noted.
Temple Crag, Moon Goddess Arete: Maximum Exposure
Dragontail Peak, Backbone Ridge, July 2007: A ridge too long
Mt. Triumph, August 2001: 11th inning stretch
Hood, Sunshine, June 2000: best climb on the mountain
Shuksan, Fischer Chimneys route, August 1997: no wasted daylight
Baker, Easton Glacier, July 1997: Best Basecamp Award
Interested in climbing with me? Suggest a private climb objective, or for my scheduled Mazama climbs, send climb cards to:
Glenn Widener
2911 SW Stanley Ct.
Portland, OR 97219
503-246-8183
Or email me.
Climbs in 2009
Mt Adams, SW chutes ski
Smith Mazamas Advanced Rock field session
South Face Prusik Peak, Enchantments
St Helens Worm Flows, Mazama climb
Washington-Ellinor Traverse, Mazama climb
Climbs in 2008
Temple Crag, Moon Goddess Arete: Maximum Exposure
Acker Rock, Peregrine Traverse
Rainier, Disappointment Cleaver: Katie's graduation climb
Climbs in the Tatoosh: Castle, Pinnacle, Plummer, Unicorn
Climbs in 2007
Shasta: Clear Creek, April 27-29, 2007
Dragontail Peak, Backbone Ridge, July 6-9, 2007
Tetons: Direct South Ridge, Nez Perce, Caves Arete, Disappointment Peak, July 20-26, 2007
Climbs in 2006
Mazamas Basic School, Gerald Itkin's group, Horsethief 2006
Chimney Rock, June24, 2006: Triflin' with the man-mountain
Mt. Thomson West Ridge, July 10, 2006: Very fun, but a lot longer than it looks
Sloan Peak, Corkscrew Route, July 15, 2006: Fun, easy climb, heinous approach
Mt. Stuart West Ridge, August 26, 2006: I finally get up this thing!
Climbs in 2005
Eldorado, July 2005: Technical approach to a non-technical climb...
Baker, Easton Glacier, July 2005: Glenn finally ski-descends credibly...
Climbs in 2004
Mt Hood, South, May 2 2004: Mt Hood the cheatin' way
North Sister, July 4 2004: great climb on third attempt, ignoring "rescued" skis...
Pete's Pile, August 2004: a quick visit to a "secret" climbing area along the Hood River
South Sister, August 2004: My daughter's second peak, repeat of my first Mazama climb
Mt. Stuart, Direct North Ridge, August 2004: North Ridge the hard way
Smith Rock, October 2004: some quick digital shots of a Smith weekend, including with Miriam on "Wherever They May Roam"
Climbs in 2003
21 Peak Salute, August 2003: First dry run runs dry...
Middle Sister, July 2003: My daughter's first mountain; my largest team to date
North Sister, July 2003: Failed but oh-so-fun attempt on the beautiful approach and climb on the N. Ridge.
The Tooth, July 2003: A classic fun 5.4 4-pitch climb at Snoqualmie Pass, Mazama trip, Robert Joy leading
Yosemite weekend, May 2003: Crazy 5-day road trip!
Climbs in 2002
Jefferson East Face, July 27 2002: a really great climb, except that most handholds are portable
West Ridge of Forbidden Peak, August 10 2002: my first "50 classics" climb - happy birthday to me!
Mt. Washington, North Ridge, September 2002 - I finally get up it!
Ingalls, East Ridge, July 2002
Rooster Rock, with Brian and Keith Langenwalter, July 2002 - one nice sunset photo
Ski tour, east face of Mt. Scott, May 2002 - huh? It's the high point in Crater Lake NP.
Glenn's scary stories:
Jefferson, Jeff Park Glacier, July 2000: The Bivvy
Bad Day at Beacon Rock, November 1995
Other good climbs from earlier years:
Ingalls Peak, Aug2000: great climb on the way to no climb...
St Helens, Monitor Ridge, June 1998: 5 dads, 5 daughters
Glacier, Frostbite Ridge, July 1997
Three Fingered Jack, October 1999
Brian's stories on Glenn:
Our first attempt on Ranier, 1994 - never made it to base camp, but great photos from Burroughs Mt.! Brian's story told here does little to enhance my reputation as a climb leader...
N. Ridge, South Sister (Silver Couloir variation), 1993 - my first hard lead - and Brian's great story.