"Benson Miller and I had two super summits up Boomerang and Paperboy, both Home Court 100 summits within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. This was my 20th and 21st Home Court summits, and Bensons, 10th and 11. Although the summits were super and we were proud of our accomplishments – the weather was absolutely miserable throughout the day. Determined climbers with stoic seriousness intent on a successful summit Upon starting out of the car, the rain was an absolute downpour. We started on an old logging road which was covered in snow, melting out, and covered in overgrown slide alder. Our waterproof boots were wet within an hour, and our four layers of clothing, including GoreTex Pro shells, no longer kept us dry. Adding insult to injury, Benson and I were sweating up a storm and got wet from the inside out. After a couple of hours, we reached the saddle that straddled both peaks. We thought we would get a reprieve from the pouring rains and driving wind, but no such luck. Under the canopy of the trees, we were sieged with a nonstop downstream of water, from accumulated rain on all the branches. The wind was blowing hard and cold, and I was soaked through four layers and was on m..." — markhadland • Apr 30, 2021

"Departed from the Snoqualmie Lake/Quartz Creek trailhead at 6:30 A.M. Broke from the Rooster trailhead just prior to the third switchback and continued west on the forest road. Snow started about this area. Departed from the road and headed up angled northwesterly. Aimed for the Hancock-Paperboy ridge a few hundred feet west of Paperboy. The forest is much more pleasant to navigate with heavy snow and so is the upper basin. Few wet snow flows from the Paperboy-Rooster ridge. Snowshoes from the road to the summit. Got to the summit at 1 P.M. set up camp. Climbed to Boomerang Peak and came back. Took 3 hours total in the snow. Departed from Paperboy at 6:30 A.M. and got back to the trailhead abput 10:30 A.M." — cloudbreach • Apr 17, 2021

"I approached Paperboy from after camping the night before near Hancock's Comb. From the Hancock's Comb main road there is a spur road. Take this spur road to its terminus. It intersects the ridge that runs between Hancock's Comb and Paperboy. There is a terrific established boot path that runs the entire ridgeline. There is scrambling required and there is exposure. The Paperboy summit is comprised of talus. There is a register. On the way down I did a direct route to the FS road that links to the Rooster/Ark approach trail. I wouldn't do this descent route again." — cloudbreach • Jul 1, 2020