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Last Updated: May 10, 2025

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Picacho Peak (AZ) - hike (April 2024)
Kitt Peak Observatory (AZ) - (April 2024)
Mount Wrightson (AZ) - hike (April 2024)
Saguaro National Park (AZ) - April 2024)
Superstition Peak/Benchmark (AZ) - scramble (April 2024)
Mount Humphreys (AZ) - hike (May 2024)
Petrified Forest National Park (AZ) - (May 2024)
Piestewa Peak (AZ) - hike (May 2024)
Channeled Scablands (WA | Columbia Gorge, Ancient Lakes, Potholes Lake, Palouse Falls and more) - hike (May 2024)
Rhododendron Mountain ("Pk. 2220") - snowshoe (June 2024)
Flora Peak - hike (June 2024)
Gibson Peak - snowshoe (June 2024)
Mount Urquhart - scramble (June 2024)
Rock Mountain (WA) - hike (July 2024)
Ladies Pass Quartet (WA | Cape Horn, Ladies Peak, Snowgrass NE Peak, Snowgrass Mountain) - scramble (July 2024)
Old Snowy (WA) - scramble (July 2024)
Dog Mountain (WA) - hike (July 2024)
Mount Ratney & Mount Bardean - scramble (July 2024)
Torrent Peak - scramble (July 2024)
Steep Peak - Darkside Peak Traverse - scramble (July 2024)
Silvertip Mountain - scramble (July 2024)
The Old Settler - scramble (July 2024)
Silent Hub Peak - scramble (August 2024)
Saint Jacobs Mountain - scramble (August 2024)
Mount David (WA) - scramble (August 2024)
Goat Mountain West Peak & Table Mountain (WA) - hike (August 2024)
Griswold Pass (Tuber Hill, Glacier View Peak, Subatomic Peaks: Baryon, Meson, Muon, Lepton) - scramble (September 2024)
Yellow Aster Butte (WA) - hike (September 2024)
Mazama Dome (WA) - hike (September 2024)
Ptarmigan Ridge - (WA | The Portals East Peak, Coleman Pinnacle) - hike (September 2024)
Tetrahedron Peak - scramble (September 2024)
Lone Cone & Peak 86 (Tofino) - hike (September 2024)
Mount Athelstan ("Pk. 2460") - scramble (September 2024)
Excelsior Peak and Cowap Peak (WA) - hike (October 2024)
Hollyburn Peak - hike (October 2024)
Cheam Peak - hike (October 2024)
Blanchard Needle - scramble (October 2024)
Debeck's Hill & 4 Lakes Loop - hike (October 2024)
Mount Hallowell - hike (November 2024)
Anderson Mountain (WA) - hike (December 2024)
Sumas Mountain (WA) - hike (December 2024)
Gloria (Peak) Lookout - hike (January 2025)
JAPOW! & more (Niseko, Sapporo, Kyoto, Tokyo) - snowboarding (February 2025)
Mount Fletcher (S3/1400) - snowshoe (April 2025)
Mount McNair - snowshoe (April 2025)
Lewis Butte (WA) - hike (April 2025)
Ruby Mountain (WA) - snowshoe (April 2025)
Mount Oleg - snowshoe (May 2025)

*As of 05/10/2025

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Sverdina.com is a place to share stories and pictures of my passion for all things mountainous particularly snowboarding, and peakbagging. To a lesser extent there are also other forms of recreation represented here, so I ask in advance that you please forgive my scope creep. Essentially, this site is intended as an archive of my experiences in the great outdoors, whatever that may be, preserving the many memorable moments for posterity.

The photos and tales described herein primarily involve my outdoor endeavors since 1997. It is not my intention to document everything that I do, mind you. Only experiences that by my reckoning are genuinely worth sharing are featured on sverdina.com.

I do not maintain this website to wax poetic about how much of a hardman I think I am. You will not find anything particularly groundbreaking or especially unique here. I'll be the first to admit that this whole thing smacks of ego, but if it can help inspire others to look up and share in my wonderment of what lies beyond the next ridge or peak, then perhaps it might be worth the vain indulgence of my own web page.

Be advised that the information presented here is for casual consumption only and should not be used as a formal guide in any way. I obviously cannot guarantee that my reports are all 100% accurate or that conditions will always be the same as I have described them. Always exercise discretion in the mountains and never substitute your own observations and judgement for anecdotal information obtained on the internet.

I won't pass off all images as my own as some were not taken by myself. Also, some of my reports may be regurgitated from other online sources, but I generally always ask for permission where appropriate and try to give credit where credit is due. You should do the same and it would be very much appreciated if you please ask before copying and/or re-publishing content from any part of these pages.

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