2017/07/08 - Goode NE Buttress
Goode had never been on my radar until Alex and I started discussing something to climb with our friend Ben while he was in town. We managed to commit before it really sunk in how big of a effort we were committing to, but we were in. After reading up on the route and hearing about our friends' experiences on the peak, we decided to give a little bit of extra time and try to do it in 3.5 days. This turned out to be a great choice. Day 1 (Thu 7/6/17) We left Seattle around 1:30pm after spending the day getting ready for the trip. This gave us plenty of time to pick up a permit at the ranger station in Marblemount, drive to the Bridge Creek Trailhead and put a few miles under our belt. Our strategy was to take a bite out of the approach so that we could have a little extra gas in the tank for big days going for the summit and the long slog back out. We hiked into one of the PCT camps about 5.5 miles and called it a night. Day 2 (Fri 7/7/17) After a casual start, we hiked the rema