Mountain Traditions

August 29 – September 2, 2026 · John Muir Wilderness

Piute to Pine Creek, High Sierra Annual Trip

Off-trail backpacking adventure through remote, high-alpine basins in the Sierra Nevada.

41 mi7,629 ft gain

August 22, 2026 · Tahoe City, CA

Trail running the 20-mile Tahoe Rim Trail stretch from Tahoe City to Brockway Summit!

22 mi3,081 ft gain

August 8–9, 2026 · Desolation Wilderness

Hiking seven of Desolation's finest peaks in one day. A bit of crazy, a bit of fun, a bit of hell, and all birthday!

31 mi10,067 ft gain

August 1, 2026 · Olympic Valley, California

Ow

16 mi3,675 ft gain

July 14, 2026 · Spiterstulen Turisthytte

Summit of the the highest point in Norway (and Scandinavia)

8.5 mi4,554 ft gain

June 19–21, 2026 · Hoover Wilderness, California

The Bad Luck Men Take On Crown Point

24 mi5,409 ft gain

June 13, 2026 · Tahoe National Forest

We met the Devil (herself) on this treacherous, insidious day hike

17 mi3,179 ft gain

June 5, 2026 · Lake Tahoe, CA

One more ogul down! Beautiful morning for a Tahoe peak.

8.6 mi1,601 ft gain

May 23–26, 2026 · Arc Dome Wilderness, Nevada

Really cool and awesome.

60 mi12,527 ft gain

April 4–5, 2026 · Desolation Wilderness

Backpacking trip with my Dad up to Ropi Lake in early April!