This past winter/spring I had a little obsession with Colfax Peak, the prominent sub-summit on the western side of Kulshan. Ever since simul-soloing the Cosely-Houston route with Roger Strong back in 2007 (a couple nice photos from that climb here) , I knew that Colfax Peak held some of the highest-quality alpine climbing in the Cascades. … Continue reading Colfax Peak, Kimchi Suicide Volcano
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Colfax Peak and the Heart of Darkness
I'm breaking with chronological order for once - publishing these reports from winter climbing in the Cascades while I still finish writing up a juggernaut of a blog post about my Patagonia season. Colfax Peak Upon getting home from Patagonia on March 1st, I spent a few days jetlagged in Seattle, dealing with the various life … Continue reading Colfax Peak and the Heart of Darkness