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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.

Mt. Stuart-Cascadian Couloir

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Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs. Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: This is considered by many to be the standard route up Mount Stuart, it is non technical allowing many scramblers and climbers to... Read More...

Mt. Maude Standard Route

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Mt. Maude is one of the three 9,000 footers that comprise the spectacular headwaters cirque of the Entiat River. One of the major drainages on the east of the Cascade crest and a tributary of the Columbia River. This peak although... Read More...

Mt. Maude North Face Ice Couloir

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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: Leavenworth/Plain Uses: Mountaineering/Scrambling Skill: 4 Fitness: 3 Access: Drive US Highway 2 and turn north toward Lake Wenatchee. After the Wenatchee... Read More...

Mt. Goode-NE Buttress

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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: 4 Fitness: 3 Access: Drive the North Cascades Highway to the Bridge Creek Trailhead (2 miles... Read More...

Mt. Fernow

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Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs. Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: Mt. Fernow is about 150 feet higher than Maude and Seven Fingered Jack. It lies between Seven Fingered and Copper at the converging... Read More...

Mt. Daniel-Hyas Creek Glacier

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Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs.  Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: Mt. Daniel is the high point of both King County, the county of Seattle, and of Kittitas County. It is situated in the... Read More...

Middle Chiwaukum

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Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs.  Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: If you’re looking for a good accessible winter summit that has enough elevation gain (5500′) feet to get you ready for larger mountains... Read More...

Scatter Peak

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Fiasco # 43. Terrible Scenery. The Lemahs, Chimney Rock and Overcoat Peak (can you tell which is which?) from the Ten Pass Tour. Fighting Fiascos on the Ten Pass Tour by Andy Dappen The line separating  ambitions from fiascos is... Read More...

Pyramid & Cardinal Peaks

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Attractions: A remote portion of the Cascades in winter with a variety of skiable peaks including Pyramid, Skidgravel, and Cardinal peaks. These peaks are a long way from a plowed road but offer relatively friendly terrain for ski ascents and descents.... Read More...

Nason Ridge-Round Mountain to Merritt

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May Day Weekend — this year’s absence of a low snowpack in the Cascades limits the ski touring options around Central Washington. After studying maps, tossing out tours that are too low, and eliminating objectives we’ve skied too often, Tom... Read More...

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