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• Skagit Alpinism – by Colin Haley

  I’ve never been one to keep a journal, and in recent years I have realized that, regardless of how interesting it may be or not be to others, this blog is quite valuable to myself. While we are accust...

• Guillaumet Laps – Skagit Alpinism

  Guillaumet Laps For the past couple weeks in El Chalten my climbing has been mostly limited to sport climbing at El Calamar, Chalten’s best crag. However, I have gotten a couple day-trips in to climb ...

• About Me – Skagit Alpinism

  Photo by Mikey Schaefer I grew up among the moss, ferns, cedars, saltwater and glacial till of the Salish Sea basin – the fjord between Washington State’s Olympic Mountains and Cascade Mountains that ...

• NUGGET #2 – current recommendations from Patagonia – Skagit Alpinism

  1: Airshed Pro Pullover A few years ago I wrote about the Airshed Pullover, and why I really liked using it as a baselayer (even though it wasn’t designed to be used as a baselayer). The Airshed Pro P...

• March 2021 – Skagit Alpinism

  NUGGET: NERDY, UNSOLICITED, GREAT GEAR ENDORSEMENT / TIP This is the first iteration of something I’ve been thinking of starting for a while. The purpose of these “NUGGET” posts will be to share some ...

• A Brief Visit to Patagonia, and Reflections on Hard Solo Climbing – Skagit Alpinism

  A Brief Visit to Patagonia, and Reflections on Hard Solo Climbing I’m currently beginning the long journey back from El Chaltén, concluding my shortest-yet trip to Patagonia, and by far my least produ...