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Sarah Shaffer
Executive Director
Sarah is fortunate to have her dream job as the Executive Director for Wenatchee Outdoors. Her interests include people, nature, wildlife and getting her sweat on outside. Alpine rock climbing, mountain biking and skate skiing are her outdoor passions. Sarah enjoys gardening, baking and home remodel projects. She is the mother of one, which keeps her busy and happy on a daily basis. Activities she would like to pursue that would be new to her are kayaking and backcountry skiing.

Spider Meadows Tour

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I had a great ski tour in the Spider Gap area on Sunday, July 31. The difference between the snow this year (photo left) and the snow on a normal year (photo right) is amazing. July 31, 2011                                               August 1, 2009... Read More...

Snowgrass Mountain-Plum Line

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The Plum Line of Snowgrass by Andy Dappen A week ago during a daylong dash up Snowgrass Mountain, we had touched the summit and beat-feet out of there to beat nightfall. When we spied that 3,000-vertical-foot plum dropping from the... Read More...

Snoqualmie Pass-Folklife Tour

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Photo: on Chair Peak Lake with Melakwa Pass above By Tom Janisch On April 18, 2009, my wife, Patti, and I had the pleasure of skiing the Folk Life Tour north of Snoqualmie Pass. This tour lies slightly outside of Wenatchee... Read More...

Pinnacle Mountain (Entiat)

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Photo: The Chelan Mountains from Pinnacle Mountain by Charlie Hickenbottom Pinnacle Mountain is the northernmost significant high point along the Chelan Mountains, lying northwest of better known Emerald and Saska Peaks. The climb itself is only a class 2 walk/scramble, but... Read More...

Pinnacle Mountain South Route

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Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs. Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: Nearest Town: Lake Chelan/Entiat Uses: Mountaineering/Scrambling Skill: 2 Fitness: 2 Gear. No technical equipment is needed for this scramble but an Ice axe... Read More...

Oval Peak

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Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs. Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: Oval Peak is not even really on the crest of Sawtooth Ridge, but instead lies a couple of miles northeast of the crest... Read More...

Navaho Peak

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Attractions. Navaho Peak is a fun walk delivering beautiful views of the Stuart Range, Miller Peak, and the peaks of the Teanaway watershed. The easiest way to summit Navaho is to access from the Teanaway River Road. This access  farther... Read More...

Mt. Stuart West Ridge

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Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs. Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: The West Ridge Route is probably the second most popular technical route on Mount Stuart. Even though it has a reputation in many... Read More...

Mt. Stuart Sherpa Glacier

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Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs. Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: Sherpa Glacier offers a good early season moderately steep (about 40 degrees) route on the north side of Mount Stuart. This is the... Read More...

Mt. Stuart Ice Cliff Glacier

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Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs. Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: As with most snow / ice / glacier routes, the type and severity of the difficulties on the Ice Cliff Glacier Route can... Read More...

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