And your words are LOL. Nice report, taxman.

Nice going you guys! As much as I’ve loved every mountain I’ve ever been on, Columbia has been the very lowest on the totem pole. But with snow covering the scree crap, it might not be that bad; and it looks, oh! so much better! (and K, I thought you were in CA again?)

Loved your parting shot, Dill! That is simply gorgeous!! I might just have to go back and repeat that peak again someday! And I hope you don’t hibernate too long and can get out a few more weekends this winter.

WTF is a snapchat.

She has OVER 22k followers. She is good, isn’t she? Now I just have to convince you two to come on some of my winter 14ers :P
Also to REALLY appreciate Columbia, one needs to learn how to ski :wink: Hint - SW Gully!!

p.s. No idea what Snapchat is either.

That ridge might be long, but definitely preferable over the scree hell on the standard route. Did the ridge in summer conditions, winter is a whole other level of LONG DAY ! Congrats. Yeah, I’m a geek and have no idea what a snapchat is either. Or a hashtag. :oops: I want to be less "connected", certainly not more. Comes with my old age I guess. :)

You finally found someone who could keep up with you eh, Dillon? Nice, nice report.
Happy Tax Season..... (yeah, right...)

I could NOT keep up with him. He left out one very key detail, and that is how extreme he got in the last 2.5 miles and how I thought the forest monster was going to eat me.

Beautiful pictures, we did columbia via three elk creek and had a great climb and ski, so I know you can make that mountain great too :)

Aw, c’mon. I have seen how fast you move. Rumor has it that you even outrun California bears.. :)

So just a Wheaties Day? You should have added Harvard for a Chipotle Burrito Day.

Upon closer inspection, I think you’re reading a map in that second picture, not riding the summit log. Bummer.

Dr. Dave - how much Christmas money did you spend at BD? haha. 2016 - The year of the Sangre and the Wemi. Hope you’re getting ready for our expedition.

Doug - thanks! all things in life deserve a 2nd chance (or something like that). :) It’s a slog, and granted I seem to like slogs and torturing myself, but I bet Columbia’s eastern ridge routes in summer would be a fun day.

Danny - hahaha, obviously my 1st question too, except I phrased it something like, "K, WTF, isn’t snapchat how 13 year old hornballs sext each other?" K says no.

Natalie - Horn Fork Basin looked like it was in prime skiing form. I’m considering buying a treadmill and working from it for the next 98 days. Keep me in the loop!

Vicki - Thanks! I may go back in there this year and hit more of those Collegiates from the CT and slog away. Nice work on doing it in summer. I imagine you probably didn’t run into too many people on that ridge :) Oh and you’re not old.

Jay - we talked about you out there. All good stuff, obviously! PS- There’s no such thing as a happy tax season...

K- haha. On a serious note, forest monsters are no laughing matter! Also you fall more than me, so there’s that. Thanks for a great day out there! You were a champ on that ridge. Surprisingly, there aren’t many people who can appreciate the best part of the day in the hills, the post climb meal, even if your’s was Vegan, so a big thanks for that too. PS - I may or may not have a snapchat account now. Oh and I also have 7 new Instagram followers!

Rob - thanks! Nice work making columbia great again too :) Thought about hitting it from 3 elk, but wasn’t sure how much swimming in the trees would be required to get in and out of there.

Ben - I’m saving the Chiptole for our next attempt at Daly and Cap in a 1/2 day. I wonder if that dude we saw on the saddle is still up there.

Cheers all and thanks for reading it!

You should get a Selfie Stick.

Luke, i keep my selfie stick next to my skis.

Tried this route in June and turned around postholing high on the ridge; gave it another try (successfully this time) in July. The scenery looks even nicer in winter. Nice job, and thanks for sharing!