Wanna see some mountain porn? After reading this guy's summary (with incredible photos) on climbing the 10 most difficult peaks in Washington state (via their easiest routes), my heart is racing and my palms are sweating. You gotta check this out:
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10 most difficult peaks in WA
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Aubrey
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Re: 10 most difficult peaks in WA
Sweet!! Thanks for posting, now I get to put a few more peaks in WA on my list! 
Re: 10 most difficult peaks in WA
We are sooo on the same page, Aubrey! I was reading that the other day and was going to post it here. Thanks! :D (psst ... you need to start posting your trip reports on that website ... 
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Re: 10 most difficult peaks in WA
bah... none of them even come close to cracking that all important 14k mark.
thanks for posting Aubrey. hope all is well up in the PNW.
thanks for posting Aubrey. hope all is well up in the PNW.
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Re: 10 most difficult peaks in WA
I love lists like this that discard altitude as some sort of benchmark and instead use a different attribute: difficulty. Each one of those peaks looks like they'd be an adventure, a real accomplishment to climb. Hard climbs are more meaningful to me than slogging up most high altitude rock piles, but that's just me; to each his/her own.
Thanks for posting this, it was a fun read.
-Tom
Thanks for posting this, it was a fun read.
-Tom
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Re: 10 most difficult peaks in WA
Funny...being an active member of NWHikers I read that awhile ago and having seen all those mountains myself, agreed.
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The Pacific Coast to the Great Plains = My Playground
"Take risks not to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping"
"When you come to face what you fear, let the creator guide you"
