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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Hound Summit Team and Veterans Expedition team up in getting veteran's to the summit

HST climbers, supporters, friends, and family,

I am excited to announce the merger between Hound Summit Team and Veterans Expeditions! VetEx is a Colorado based nonprofit that uses wilderness challenges to connect all veterans, create community and raise awareness. Their work supports the reintegration of veterans into society and empowers them to overcome the challenges many face following military service. Our shared vision and mission provide a natural fit to expand our efforts to the national level.
While we are joining a larger family, the Hound Summit Team climbers and leaders will continue to empower Veterans and Wounded Warriors in the Pacific Northwest through climbing and mountaineering for years to come. In 2013, VetEx and our HST veterans will be tackling five major expeditions in the Pacific Northwest, to include Mt Rainier, Mt Olympus, and climbs in the North Cascades and the Enchantments. Our mission this summer is to show the world that there is no limit to what empowered Veterans can do. You can continue to support our team and follow the adventures of our warrior climbers through the VetEx website www.vetexpeditions.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com /VetExpeditions I encourage you to subscribe to our VetEx blog, like us on Facebook, and checkout the website to learn more about our new team.

We would like to take this opportunity to offer our deepest thanks to our friends, families, and supporters that have made everything we have achieved in the last few years possible. We have served over 50 individual Veterans on over 30 events, to include adventures on Mt Rainier, Mt Baker, Mt Hood, Mt Shuksan, Mt Adams, and the rest of the Cascades range. We would also like to thank our sponsors Outdoor Research, Sterling Rope, Cascade Designs, Outdoor Prolink, ADS, Wounded Warrior Project, the Running Hound, and Remote Medical. Most importantly we’d like to express our deepest admiration and pride in our Veteran and Wounded Warrior climbers. It has been an honor to call you our comrades. Your exploits continue to humble and inspire all of us.

Thank you for your support, and join us in our future expeditions into the mountains!

Hound Summit Team and Veterans Expeditions

Monday, October 8, 2012

TNF Speaker Series Tonight

Come say hello tonight.

Mon. October 8, 2012
Jimmy Chin, Alpinist, The Impossible Climb | Olympia, WA |
Brought to you by The North Face & Alpine Experience

Jimmy Chin is one of the most sought-after adventure photographers working today. He's been a photographer, climber and skier on cutting edge expeditions around the world, from first ascents in the Karakoram to a ski descent from the summit of Everest. For such feats, he was named an Emerging Explorer by the National Geographic Society. Jimmy's toughest expedition was his ascent of an ice-coated granite fang in the Himalayas called Meru. The quest began in 2008, when he and his partners were defeated by a massive storm that held them captive on the wall for 19 days with just 8 days' worth of food. Determined to finish the job, Jimmy and his team returned in 2011, and successfully scaled one of the planet's most treacherous rock walls. Their adventure is a testament to the art of suffering, and the strength of teamwork.

VIP reception will be held at The Olympic Building and will benefit Washington Climbers Coalition. Many thanks to our sponsor, Alpine Experience!

Purchase Tickets Here

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Pick Up Rock Climbing

We're planning a pickup rock climbing day this Sunday, September 16th. We're looking at Leavenworth or the North Bend area. We'll carpool early Sunday morning, and return Sunday night. Please contact Joshua Brandon if you are down to climb.

Also, don't forget free Thursday night climbing at Edgeworks in Tacoma sponsored by the Wounded Warrior Project.

Glacier Peak

Earlier this month, HST member Joshua Brandon completed a two day solo climb of Glacier Peak in the North Cascades. The climb, easily enjoyed in three days (more of a death march in two), is an amazing, remote location with some of the best views of the Cascade range from its summit. Leaving the Army on September 1st, Joshua did it to mark his transition from soldier to climber. The day after, member Derek Quintanilla and his party did a two day climb of the peak HST rocking out on Labor Day weekend.. Enjoy the views:

View from camp

White Chuck Glacier

Stalling in the bivvy

Glacier lake goodness

Summit Cone

On the top

Assessing the damage

A surprise for Derek

Saturday, September 1, 2012

HST Update!

HST is in the middle of peak season, and loving every minute of it! After a successful Shuksan climb and some craggin' in Leavenworth, our members had an absolute blast participating in the HST -WWP North Cascades Multi-Sport Trip (Thanks to Heather Timins for organizing a great event) and the WWP Summit Challenge down in Utah. One of our climbers was able to spend two extra days training and craggin' in the Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons near Salt Lake as well.

On labor Day weekend, several of our climbers will be climbing on Glacier Peak in the North Cascades Range.

Later this week, we're tentatively looking at climbing the Outer Space Route on the Snow Creek Wall near Leavenworth, and we're really looking forward to the AAC Craggin' Classic down in Oregon (14th-16th). Rumor has it their might be a diversion to to the Sounders-Timbers away game as well. As always, all are welcome at our weekly climbing / bouldering at Edgeworks in Tacoma (Graciously sponsored by the WWP). Finally, we're super stoked for our Mt. Stewart climb the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd. October is wide open at this point, and we're really basing our schedule around pickup climbs and the weather.

If you'd like to participate in any of these events, drop us a line here.

Please check out what are friends are doing at AAC , NWMS, VetEx and High Ground.

Enjoy some sweet shots, stories to follow: