Springer Mountain to Fontana Dam. Springer to Neels Gap: 31 miles with water at trailheads.
Big Sandy to Green River Lakes via Elkhart Park. Off-trail Fremont Crossing and Knapsack Col variant.
South Fork Flathead to Chinese Wall. Grizzly country. Horse-free zone. 80 miles.
Shoshone Lake loop. Permit required for each campsite. No off-trail travel in Yellowstone.
Chamonix loop clockwise through Italy, Switzerland, France. Hut-to-hut with two wild camp nights.
Rialto Beach to Oil City. Tidal beaches, headland scrambles, sea stacks. Permit required.
Lottery permit won. Stuart Lake TH to Snow Lake TH. Larch season: 3rd week of September.
22 miles, 6,100ft gain. Trailhead at 8,365ft, summit at 14,505ft. Day permit via lottery.
January attempt via East Ridge. Snowshoe approach, crampons above treeline. 3,350ft gain.
3-hut ski traverse. Feb. Distances 6-10mi per day on skinned or snowshoe approach.
Calico Hills area. Car camping at 13-Mile Campground. 5.7–5.10 trad routes.
Squaw Flat TH loop: Lost Canyon, Chesler Park, Elephant Canyon. Permit required.
Rim Village to Santiam Pass. 130 miles. Mid-August, no snow. Resupply at Mazama Village.
Landmannalaugar to Thorsmork. 55km. Hut-to-hut with tents as backup. July.
Nikkaluokta to Abisko via Kungsleden. March. STF huts. 110km on skis.
Holden Village to Image Lake via Railroad Creek and Suiattle. 55mi. Mid-July.
Cascade Pass to Dome Peak. 35 miles cross-country. Technical glacier travel. Mid-August.
10 miles, 4,500ft gain. Permit required May–Oct. Lava fields and ash slopes.
Paradise to Camp Muir (10,188ft) to summit (14,411ft). 2-day mountaineering trip. Permit required.
Boston Basin approach. 2-day alpine climb. 5.4–5.6 rock to summit. 9,040ft.
Hualapai Hilltop to campground. 10mi. Tribal permit required. April.
Dry Fork Coyote Gulch to Escalante River. 50mi. May. Flash flood awareness critical.
Appalachia TH to Crawford Path. 22 miles, 9,000ft gain. AMC huts for nights. June.
Marcy Dam to Lake Arnold to Colden. 4,867ft Colden summit. February. Lean-to camping.