Evening Peak, Ram's North Cascade Adventure Camp

We hoped to snag 6 peaks in the 4 days. Mark would join us for a day and a night and head out the way he came. Sonny, Aaron and I, joined by the multi talented Ziff, would continue on.

Mountaineering, North Cascades, Peak Bagging, Steve RamrasRamJuly 4, 2009North Cascades, cascade, evening peak, mountains, moutaineering, ram, steve ramras, peaks, peak bagging

South Arete, South Early Winter Spire, Ram's North Cascades Adventure Camp

He keeps saying its the best trip of the year, and in 2008, with help from Bucky, I joined Ram for a few days of Cascade madness. Wow was it good.

Mountaineering, North Cascades, Steve RamrasRamJuly 3, 2009cascade, north cascades, mountaineering, mountains, cascades, ram, steve ramras

Pothoez and Shuffleboard Canyons, Glen Canyon

A trip with Ram is always a risky venture. The man has too much energy, too much enthusiasm, too much durability.

Canyoneering, Exploration, Glen Canyon, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesApril 12, 2008Eric Godfrey, Pothoez Canyon, Shuffleboard Canyon, Steve Ramras, canyoneering, glen canyon, ram

Styx Canyon, Death Valley National Park

Styx Canyon is yet another BIG Death Valley Classic... does it ever end? I sure hope not. Ram's Death Valley Diary of the day available HERE (on the Canyons Group).

Anchors, Canyoneering, Death Valley, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesFebruary 22, 2008Ryan Hull, Steve Ramras, Styx Canyon, styx, canyoneering, ram

Sightseeing and Landscape Photography, Death Valley National Park

Death Valley is surprisingly close to Zion - about 5 hours, add an hour for traffic in Vegas if you have to hit Trader Joe's on a weekday. The Nevada (Nucular) Test Site and Yucca Mountain are to one side of the Highway 95 (if you drive that way)

Death Valley, Tom JonesTom JonesFebruary 21, 2008Badwater, Death Valley National Park, Manly Beacon, Stovepipe Wells, death valley, Death Valley national park, steve ramras, ram, canyoneering

Hades Canyon, Death Valley National Park

Hades Canyon is another BIG Death Valley Classic. Good fun, despite what the Baptists say. Didn't take too many photos that day, but here's what I have...

Canyoneering, Death Valley, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesFebruary 20, 2008Hades Canyon, death valley, Death Valley national park, Death Valley, Bill Wolverton, ram, steve ramras, hades, canyoneering

Abysmal Canyon, Death Valley National Park

Ram hooked me an invite on the big trip, and off we go. First day (for me), we got invited on an exploration right off. Excellent!!! Nothing better than that…

Canyoneering, Death Valley, Exploration, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesFebruary 17, 2008Abysmal Canyon, Death Valley, Mark Duttweiler, Mike Schasch, Rick Kent, Scott Smith, Steve Ramras, canyoneering, ram

Robbers Roost Canyon Festival: High Spur, Almost Mindbender, and Chambers Canyons

Spring. Usually a time of unstable weather. Ram planned two weeks out in the Roost with family and friends, and I planned to join them. The usual late-night drive brought me in to Granary Spring at 2 am.