Route: Preacher Mountain (Middle fork Snoqualmie)

Mountain Information:

• Name: Preacher Mountain
• Region:  Central Cascades (Middle fork Snoqualmie)
• Summit Elevation: 5924 ft / 1806 m
• SummitPost Link: http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/336726
• Peakbagger Link: http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2090
• WTA Link:  
• http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/preacher-mountain
• https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/rainy-lake-1

Driving Directions:

• Trailhead:  Middle Fork trailhead
• Co-ordinates: 47.547879, -121.536590
• Address: NFD 5600 Road, North Bend, WA 98045
• Elevation:   930 ft
• Pass:  Northwest Forest Pass
• Directions: "From Seattle, drive east on I-90 to exit 34 (Edgewick Road). Turn left (north) onto 468th Street and follow it to the junction with the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Road (Forest Road 56). Turn right and continue up the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Road for 11.8 miles to the Middle Fork trailhead parking area on the right."
• I-90 Road Condition:   
• wsdot.com 
• Weather forecast
• Mountain Forecast
• National Weather Service
• Avalanche danger forecast:  
• Northwest Avalanche Center

Route Information: NW ridge

• Gain: 5,200 ft
• Round Trip:  12 miles
• Difficulty: Winter Scramble
• Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
• Source: http://www.willhiteweb.com/alpine_lakes_wilderness/preacher_mountain/snoqualmie_218.htm
• Existing tracks:  
• Gaia GPS track 2017-04-09
• Peakbagger 2017-04-09
• Related Trip Report: https://www.mountaineers.org/explore/trip-reports/winter-scramble-preacher-mountain
• Caltopo Route: http://caltopo.com/m/BQC2

Misc 

• Videos: 
• Backpacking Washington - Preacher Mountain 1: Rainy Lake
• Backpacking Washington - Preacher Mountain 2: Upper Rainy
• Backpacking Washington - Preacher Mountain 3: Summit Day
• 04-17-2012 Preacher Mt
• Other Links: 
• Preacher Mountain Beta
• Yellowleaf trip report 2004-08-15
• WTA trip report 2016-11-12
• nwhikers.net trip report 2014-04-14
• nwhikers.net trip report 2017-03-31
• mountaineers trip report 2017-04-09
• Notes: 
• SummitPost: "About 12-13 mi, 5200' feet of gain. It took us about 6.5 hrs to the summit, one hr on the summit, and five hrs down."
• 2017-04-09 trip report: "At around 4800' we left the ridge and started heading southerly to the tarn at 5200'. Took another 10 minute break here.  Headed toward the NW ridge of Preacher, until it met the north ridge.  Massive cornices on the north ridge that we stayed below.  Reached the summit 3 hours from Rainy Lake."
  
• There is a planned trip from mountaineers on May 7, "Expect a 12hr trip. Snowshoes required" 
• nwhikers.net report 2013-05-11: claimed to be the correct route to Preacher Mountain.  
• Topo maps: calTopo map.

Choosing Your Gear

Backpacking 101

Information from our veteran hiker! 

—————  2017-03-24  —————


大耳黑  15:13

3季帐：可以从这两个里面选：https://www.rei.com/product/878519/rei-co-op-half-dome-2-tent， REI。 https://www.rei.com/product/863076/msr-hubba-hubba-nx-tent， MSR

大耳黑  15:15

这两个都是双人三季帐。空间差不多，收搭都差不多很方便。区别是REI 的要重一磅， 但价格MSR 要贵一倍。REI 的 外账比MSR 的要厚一点。

大耳黑  15:16

REI 那款，你可以看一下帐钉，以前的很重，自己换成轻的那种重量可以少一些。

大耳黑  15:18

两个的setup 几乎一样，没多少区别。另外两款都不带footprint, 都需要再花银子买

大耳黑  15:20

推荐双人帐，不推荐单人帐的原因是：1）重量差不了太多，双人帐空间大，一个人用可以把背包放进去 2）可以两人share, 这样背包重量就减轻些。

Side-by-Side Comparison - Backpacking Tent

大耳黑  15:33

睡袋：选down 的fill 800 以上的。REI 我没发现有啥好Deal。 上个月我朋友在别的网站买的一个还不错，但现在没有了。你们可以自己查下那几个折扣多的网站，比如moosejaw, backcountry , 看上哪个我告诉我，我可以帮你们看看各项指标

大耳黑  15:40

stove：常用的有两种，烧白汽油（liquid) 和 canister 的。liquid 那个烧起来活力大，可以重复利用那个罐子，每次出门可以自己灌满，但是点火需要先雾化，不太方便。canister 的直接点火方便，但是罐子是一次性的。

大耳黑  15:44

MSR 有一款可以两种Fuel 都可以，我没用过，不好评论。

jinli  15:44

https://thesummitregister.com/windboiler-vs-reactor-whats-difference/

jinli  15:44

@英子 这两款怎么样？

大耳黑  15:45

最小巧的是MSR pocket.

大耳黑  15:46

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大耳黑  15:49

jinli 问的这两款在防风和热效能利用上要好，但是要 bulk 一些，那个杯子是一套的。https://thesummitregister.com/windboiler-vs-reactor-whats-difference/

大耳黑  15:50

具体选哪个，看个人喜好和预算吧。

jinli  15:52

嗯 我见过pocket那个还行 上次在zion被风吹怕了 觉得这个防风的系统不错

大耳黑  15:53

我自己一直用的是哪种最小的MSR 的pocket stove. 自己加了个防风罩，一般情况下用挺好。但是很冷或大风可以会差，目前还没有在极端天气用过

大耳黑  15:54

另外canister 也有关，在山上用记得买MSR 的气罐，明显效果好过其它牌子

大耳黑  15:57

Pot 买钛Titanium 的或新科技silicone 的，重量轻。 我用的是钛的，觉得硅胶的怪怪的...

大耳黑  15:58

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大耳黑  16:03

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大耳黑  16:03

这两个都是钛的。

大耳黑  16:05

其实在山上一般也就是吃高山食品或方便面，带一个 pot 也就够了。我带两个有时候是为了留一个干净的烧水用

大耳黑  16:06

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大耳黑  16:08

要是有力气不怕背的话就不用花这么多银子了。我是从女的不能背东西的角度出发，所以考虑重量体积比较多

大耳黑  16:10

炉子和锅你们一起考虑买，因为有的炉头带锅了，就不用单买

大耳黑  16:11

另外新科技硅胶的pot ，杯子之类的可以折叠，体积小，也可以考虑。

大耳黑  16:13

另外买了睡袋还要买里面的liner, 方便清洗，就不用每次都洗睡袋了。真丝的舒服，体积小， fleece 的可以增加保暖度.

大耳黑  16:17

还有一点，炉子的燃料，低温下白汽油好过气罐。如果用气罐的话有个小方法，把气罐坐在一点热水里。

大耳黑  16:18

这些东西最好是看看别人用的再买。

大耳黑  16:19

温哥华的爬友们经常backpacking 的，你们要是有时间不介意跑远点可以跟他们走一两次，看看设备。我介绍的可能有局限性

大耳黑  06:26

补充几句那天说的BP 的设备。睡袋和帐篷都挺贵的，所以仔细选好，买了就用好多年。炉头便宜，不确定喜欢哪种的话，可以先买个最简单的MSR 的pocket 用，也就40刀。以后用的多了，去的地方多了，或者冬天用，再根据喜好上MSR reactor 或说白汽油的炉头。

大耳黑  06:27

关于睡袋：三季的一般买-9 C 左右的。男的要是火力壮买0 C 的也行。雪地得-18 C 的了。

大耳黑  06:29

睡袋标的这个温度其实指极限温度，就是最低保命的温度。舒适温度要加至少10-15 C 度。

大耳黑  06:32

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大耳黑  06:34

比如说这个睡袋，号称3 F （-16C）， 其实是极限温度3F， 舒适温度是 16 F。 购买的时候注意这些

大耳黑  06:38

睡袋不仅考虑温度，也要考虑重量和压缩后的大小，所以要羽绒 down, goosedown的， Fill 越高越轻，当然价格越高。

 
 

Rock Climbing

Introduction

Rock Climbing for Beginners

Climbing Knots

How to Tie In With a Figure 8 Knot

PBUS Techniques

Belay class

The World's Worst Belayer - Bad belaying techniques

The Bad Belayer

7 NW HIKES for BADASS

Well, no need 20 HIKES to make you a badass,  only following 7 will do!

• High Divide Loop - Olympic National Park

• Enchantment Lakes Thru Hike - Alpine Lakes Wilderness

• Cyclone Lake - Mount Baker, Snoqualmie National Forest

• Mount Margaret Backcountry Lakes - Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

• Elkhorn Crest Trail: Lost Lake and Summit Lake - John Day + Blue Mountains Area, OR

• Chambers Lakes Hike Obsidian Trailhead - Central Oregon, OR

• Brew Lake Hike Brew Hut - Squamish-Lillooet Area, BC

Route: Bessemer Mountain (Middle fork Snoqualmie)

Mountain Information:

• Name: Bessemer Mountain (South Peak)
• Region:  Central Cascades (Middle fork Snoqualmie)
• Summit Elevation: 5028 ft / 1533 m
• SummitPost Link:  
• South Bessemer: http://www.summitpost.org/south-bessemer/880473
• Bessemer Mountain:  http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/657051
• Peakbagger Link: http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2074
• WTA Link:  http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/bessemer-mountain

Driving Directions:

• Trailhead: The Pullout Trailhead
• Co-ordinates: 47.51612,-121.6150137
•  Address: NF-5600, North Bend, WA 98045
• Elevation:  988ft
• Pass: Discover Pass
• Directions: "FROM I-90: From Exit 34 just east of North Bend head north on 486 Ave SE for a half mile. Make a right onto Middle Fork Road and stay on that for 3.0 mile until just past the Mailbox Peak Trailhead it becomes National Forest Road 5600. Stay on it for 5 miles and the turn out will be on your left hand side."
• I-90 Road Condition
• wsdot.com
• Weather forecast
• Mountain Forecast
• National Weather Service
• Avalanche danger forecast
• Northwest Avalanche Center

Route Information:

• Gain: 4,100ft
• Round Trip:  13 miles
• Difficulty: Winter Scramble
• Season: winter
• Source: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/bessemer-mountain
• Existing tracks: http://www.summitpost.org/map-of-the-route/880983
• Related Trip Report: http://www.summitpost.org/south-bessemer/880473
• Caltopo Route: https://caltopo.com/m/REQR

Misc 

• Videos: 
• South Bessemer Mountain 2012-01-22
• Other Links: 
• Mountaineers route description
• Yellowleaf trip report 2012-02-02
• HikingWithMyBrother trip report
• NWhikers.net trip report 2016-12-28
• Latest trip report from nwhikers.net 2017-02-25
• Notes: 
• A good overview of the mid fork valley road and mountains.
• The south peak, i.e., south bessemer mountain, could be reached via the logging road and it is our goal. 
• The north Bessemer mountain (5166 ft / 1575 m) is more challenging and may require a technical climb to reach the summit block.
• Summitpost provided a gpx file and a map for the route to the north peak.
• there is another direct ridge traverse route from the south peak to the north peak.
• A more detailed explanation of the north peak route could be found at nwhikers.net.
• Topo maps: printouts

Route: Green Mountain (North Snoqualmie)

Mountain Information:

• Name: Green Mountain
• Region:  North Bend, Snoqualmie
• Summit Elevation: 4828ft / 1471m 
• SummitPost Link: 
• Peakbagger Link: http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2084
• WTA Link: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/green-mountain-3

Driving Directions:

There are 3 different ways to get to the Green Mountain road trail. I chose the shortest and most scenic route along the Sitka Spruce trail.

• Directions: I-90/SE Middle Fork Road
• #1 I-90 Exit 34 (created 2016/06/10, followed by winter WTA), 
• GPS: 47.4957, -121.6397
• The road from I-90 has you pass the popular Mailbox trailhead on SE Middle Fork Road that turns to NF-5600. As you drive past Mailbox trail for another 2.5-3 miles, you will hit the a concrete bridge over the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River. User "Ellisa" has great details below in their trip report. I copied their link as it sounds very helpful since we utilized the NF-9010 aka CCC Road. http://tmber.com/routes/wa/green-mountain-snoqualmie 
• Round Trip ~ 8.8 miles, 4000 ft
• #2 I-90 Exit 34 (winter 2010/02/07) [route only referred in one summitpost]
• GPS: 47.5161, -121.6129
  
• From end of exit ramp make a left and driver 0.6 miles to the Middle Fork Road intersection. Make a right onto the Middle Fork Road (National Forest Development Road 5600, FR-5600) and continue for approximately 5.1 miles where there is a bridge crossing over the river. To the right is a full on view of Russian Butte. From the bridge it’s another 2.0 miles to the logging road on the left where the route starts. This will be gated so you need to park where you can and hike in from here. Refer to the topo below in conjunction with the text.
• Car to Summit ~ 6.6 miles, 3,803 ft
  Round Trip ~ 13.2 miles, 10 hours  
• #3 I-90 Exit 32.
•  I-90 to exit 32; left across freeway to stop sign; left on "old highway"; right on Mt Si Rd; follow to pavement end; continue for about 1 mile to blue DNR gate.
• (alternative description from wta 2016/06) #1: Take the I-90 Exit 32. The road from I-90 has you pass the popular Mount Si and Mount Teneriffe trailheads where the paved road turns to gravel. You drive until you hit NF 9010-1 aka CCC Road and are stopped by the DNR 902 blue gate.

Route Information: (Choose the easiest one or the winter route if there are multiple routes)

• Gain: 4000 ft.
• Highest Point: 4828 ft.
• Round Trip:  8.8 miles
• Difficulty: Hiking, snowshoeing
• Season: Winter
• Source: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report.2014-12-07.7137617920
• Existing map: http://midforkrocks.com/area/green-mountain/
• Existing tracks: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2sGIDMgpw-TcUdRaU9qcTQzSFE/view
• Route 1 winter route, commonly used (Source: http://www.willhiteweb.com/washington/green_mountain/north_bend_hiking_390.htm, similar as described in wta)
• Route 2 winter route, less used (Source: http://www.summitpost.org/green-mountain/595156 )

• Caltopo Route: https://caltopo.com/m/U0E8#

Misc 

• Other Links: 
• Summitpost winter 2010
• WTA report 2014-12-07 (with kmz map, confirms with caltopo map)
• WTA report 2016-12-24 
• WTA report 2016-06-12
• tmber report (no date) with detailed route descriptions
• willhite web with GPS map 
• nwhikers report 2009-01-17, 2008-01-20  
• Notes: 
• No parking permits required. No water, no toilets. Trekking poles are a must (especially in early summer). Bring layers as you'll be gaining nearly 4,000 feet of elevation and be very exposed to weather on the final mile. We'd advise you steer clear in the rain as the final approach and scramble would be unsafe. And as we said earlier, this trail should only be attempted by serious hikers with route-finding skills.
• Trail difficult/impossible to navigate
• Gears/tracking devices required
• Microspikes & Ice axes used on 2016/04
• Bear siting reported on 2016/12

• Topo maps: https://caltopo.com/m/U0E8#

Route: Hex Mountain (Central Cascades)

Mountain Information:

• Name: Hex Mountain
• Region:  Central Cascades
• Summit Elevation: 5034 ft / 1534 m
• SummitPost Link: http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/152440
• Peakbagger Link: http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=21479
• WTA Link: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/hex-mountain

Driving Directions:

• Trailhead:  Snoqualmie Region -- Salmon La Sac/Teanaway Hex Mountain (#1343)  Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Cle Elum Ranger District

• Co-ordinates: 47.2850, -121.0914
• Address:  Snoqualmie Region -- Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
• Elevation: 2400ft 
• Pass: Northwest Forest Pass
• Directions: I-90 - State Highway 903/Salmon La Sac Road
• More direction: 
• 1. Firehouse at 11.2 miles from roundabout where Bullfrog Rd meets 903 and you take 903 north / Salmon La Sac rd. The firehouse will be on your right in the direction you are going (North) and just before a small brown sign saying "Newport Creek". 
• 2. On the left side of the road across from the firehouse is the single car parking. 
• 3. (Note: I had trouble with waypoints so it looks like there are two on top of each other here). To get to the start of FS 116 (the main logging road), walk North on Salmon La Sac road about 200 ft to the first maintained / plowed road going off to the right. It is the second road on the right after the Newport Creek sign and has big orange signs saying "Logging Trucks Only". 
• 4. Location of the old road grader with the "Hey Boys" sign scrawled into it. As previous posters mentioned, you actually need to stay on the main logging road here. 
• 5. Turnoff to unmaintained, old logging road after a small turnout with single pine tree. 
• 6. Turnoff to the summer trail at sign "Hex Mountain Trail 1343". 
• Weather forecast
• Mountain Forecast
• National Weather Service
• Avalanche danger forecast
• Northwest Avalanche Center
  

Route Information: (Choose the easiest one or the winter route if there are multiple routes)

• Gain: 2600 ft
• Round Trip:  7 miles
• Difficulty: Hiking, snowshoeing
• Season: All seasons
• Source: http://www.summitpost.org/hex-mountain/152440
• Existing tracks: http://www.peakbagger.com/climber/GPXFile.aspx?aid=488603&sep=1
• Related Trip Report: http://www.peakbagger.com/climber/ascent.aspx?aid=488603

• Caltopo Route: http://caltop/m/T1U2

Misc 

• Videos: 
• Hex Mountain Summit 
• Hex Mountain Snowshoeing
• Other Links: 
• WTA report 2017-01-22
• WTA report 2017-01-15
• Outdoor Project report
• hikingwithmybrother report
• Notes: 
• Need cars suitable to wintery road conditions; chains may be required. 
• Trail difficult/impossible to navigate
• Gears/tracking devices required
• possibles trips: Round trip or loop. See my Caltopo map

• Topo maps: Caltopo