McClennan (or McClellan’s Butte) is another popular training grunt for outdoor adventurers in the Greater Seattle area. Once upon a time in December 1993, my friend Tim Evans & I attempted a winter climb. Snow was already deep. Gentle snowfall soon worsened into a blizzard. Avalanches sweeping down couloirs both in front & behind us forced us to retreat. Darting gently across steep couloirs of sliding snow proved a wee bit hairy, LOL!