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Dome Peak and Dana Glacier are reflected in White Rock Lake on the Ptarmingan Traverse

Ptarmigan Traverse + Hurry-Up Peak + LeConte Mtn + Old Guard Peak + Dome Peak (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 11, 2012

Dome Peak (8920/8921 ft)Favorite Trips North-Central WA Cascades Old Guard Peak (8240+ ft)Ptarmigan Mountains Ptarmigan Traverse (WA)The Landmark Twelve The Ptarmigan Pten The Tall Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Art's Knoll hahlakl peak hurry-up peak leconte mtn

Climber snowshoeing towards Whitman Notch and Little Tahoma Peak

Little Tahoma Peak via Fryingpan Glacier—Whitman Glacier—East Ridge (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 30, 2019

Favorite Trips Little Tahoma Peak (11,138/11,136 ft)Mount Rainier Massif Southern WA Cascades The Satellite Three

·290 views

Nevado Salkantay in Peru Towering Above Soraypampa with grassy slopes during Salkantay Trek

Salkantay Trek + Lake Humantay + Machu Picchu Village + Wayna Picchu Mtn (Cordillera Vilcabamba, Peru)

Jim Brisbine·August 17, 2019

Family Trips Favorite Trips Peru Traverses & Loops (Trail)

·274 views

Four climbers scramble toward the summit pinnacle on Mt. Cruiser in the Olympic Mountains, WA.

Mt Cruiser via Flapjack Lakes—Needle Pass—Beta Peak—South Corner (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 17, 2023

Cruiser, Mt (6104 ft)Favorite Trips Major Alpine Crags Olympic Mountains WA Beta Peak

·577 views

Boardwalk in a field of grasses with distant hills and bridge at Ronnie Creek Crossing at the start of the Overland Track in Tasmania

Overland Track Traverse + Cradle Mtn + Barn Bluff + Mt Ossa (Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania)

Jim Brisbine·January 20, 2019

Family Trips Favorite Trips Overland Trav (Tasmania)Tasmania Traverses & Loops (Trail)Barn Bluff (Tasmania)Cradle Mtn (Tasmania)Mt Ossa (Tasmania)

·735 views

Two cross-country skiers travel down snowy road during Dutchman -- Three Creek Ski Traverse in Deschutes Mountains of central Oregon.

Dutchman – Three Creek Ski Traverse + Happy Valley Hut + Lone Wolf Hut (Deschutes Mountains, OR)

Jim Brisbine·January 28, 2021

Favorite Trips Snow Tours in Oregon

·842 views

Wind River Traverse: Seneca Lake to Knapsack Col to Indian Pass to North Fork Canyon (Wind River Range, WY)

Jim Brisbine·August 4, 2024

Family Trips Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Alpine)USA: Wyoming Stroud Peak (WY)

·232 views

A backcountry skier stares at Mt. Sneffels in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado

Sneffels Range Ski Traverse: Telluride to Ridgway (San Juan Mountains, CO)

Jim Brisbine·March 25, 2022

Favorite Trips Sneffels Ski Traverse (CO)Snow Tours in Other Locations Traverses & Loops (Ski)

·714 views

Three mountain climbers traverse Chikamin Glacier en route to Gunsight Peak in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Gunsight Peak via West Face + Sinister Peak via Southwest Gully—West Ridge (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 4, 2017

Favorite Trips Gunsight Peak, Main (8198 ft)North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Sinister Peak (8440+/8439 ft)The Ptarmigan Pten

Sunny Switchback with fall grasses and evergreen trees during East Devil Bike Loop on Devils Gulch Trail in the Lower Wenatchee Mountains

East Devil Bike Loop: East Mission Gulch to Devils Gulch (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 24, 2019

Favorite Trips Lower Wenatchee Mountains Mountain Biking Traverses & Loops (Trail)

·135 views

Mount Rainier & Mineral Mountain stand behind Mystic Lake on the Northern Loop Trail in Mount Rainier National Park

Northern Loop Trail Circuit + Old Desolate + The Sluiskin Chief (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 13, 2022

Favorite Trips Mount Rainier Massif Sluiskin Mtn: The Chief (7026 ft)Southern WA Cascades The Outlier Twelve Traverses & Loops (Trail)Old Desolate Skyscraper Mtn

·286 views

Emerald Peak and Cardinal Peak in the Chelan Mountains as seen from Gopher Mountain Summit on the Grouse Pass Loop

Grouse Pass Loop + Pyramid Mtn + Squaretop Mtn + Gopher Mtn + Cardinal Peak + Emerald Peak (Chelan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 19, 2019

Cardinal Peak (8590/8591 ft)Chelan Mountains Emerald Peak (8422/8414 ft)Favorite Trips Lookout Sites Non-Major Alpine Crags North-Central WA Cascades The Chelan Four Traverses & Loops (Trail)Gopher Mountain Pyramid Mtn (Chelan)Squaretop Mtn

·385 views

Eagle Cap + Matterhorn + Cusick Mtn + Ice Lake + Mirror Lake + Glacier Pass Loop (Wallowa Mountains, OR)

Jim Brisbine·October 5, 2021

Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)USA: Oregon Cusick Mtn (OR)Eagle Cap (OR)Matterhorn (OR)

·482 views

Little Big Chief Peak, Summit Chief Mountain, and Chimney Rock over Tank Lakes seen at sunset from Tank during the La Bohn - Tank Loop

La Bohn–Tank Loop + Little Big Chief Peak via Dutch Miller Gap (Miller-Foss Mountains & Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 11, 2014

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Little Big Chief Peak (7225 ft)Major Alpine Crags Miller-Foss Mountains Snoqualmie Range Traverses & Loops (Alpine)