[Climbing] (6/2 - 6/7/19) Taking "Alpinism 2" course and exploring the Washington Pass
Course Link: here Trip Details! Jay, Nate, Alex and I took a course in Intermediate Alpine Climbing with American Alpine Institute. I said "yo this looks fun!" about half a year ago and they were all down 😅. We worked with 2 guides - Kevin and Samantha. First four days, we learned Trad and Multi-pitch climbing skills and summited two peaks in the North Cascades while trad climbing and short pitching. During these days, we camped for 4 nights in the frontcountry. Liberty Bell: https://www.mountainproject.com/area/105797864/liberty-bell South Early Winter Spire: https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106257377/south-early-winters-spire The last couple days - we were aiming to summit the Silver Start Mountain via Silver Start Glacier. We went to the bench camp, camped there in the backcountry on the fifth night, then got up at 3AM for the summit attempt. It was up to us to scramble up and route find in the dark. Unfortunately we got lost a bit and ended u...