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American Border Peak summit horn rises above a rocky ridge in the Mt Baker Wilderness

American Border Peak via High Pass—Southeast Face—South Ridge (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 3, 2012

American Border Peak (7994 ft)Favorite Trips Nooksack Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades The Nooksack Six The Super Eight

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Sunset on Mt Baker with Upper Blum Lake and a climber in the foreground

Bacon–Hagan–Blum Traverse + Bacon Peak + Mt Blum (Lower Skagit Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 2, 2009

Bacon Peak (7061 ft)Bacon-Hagan-Blum Trav (WA)Blum, Mt (7680 ft)Favorite Trips Lower Skagit Mountains Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades The Lower Skagit Five Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

·3177 views

Looking across valley at Half Dome and Little Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point during trail loop

Half Dome via Cable Route + Little Yosemite Valley Trail Loop (Yosemite National Park, CA)

Jim Brisbine·May 11, 2018

Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)USA: California Via Ferratas Yosemite National Park Half Dome (CA)

·81 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

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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)

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Sunset on Southern Pickets as seen from Picket Pass climbers camp on the Picket Traverse in the North Cascades National Park

Picket Traverse: Perfect Pass to McMillan Pass + Whatcom Peak + Elephant Butte (Picket Range, WA) – Photo Gallery

Jim Brisbine·June 24, 2018

Favorite Trips Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range Picket Traverse (WA)The Outlier Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Whatcom Peak (7574 ft)Elephant Butte Rhino Butte Stetattle Buttes

·301 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

·379 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)

·665 views

Looking up at Whatcom Peak with a forested valley taken from the Brush Creek Trail

Whatcom Peak via South Side + Whatcom Peak Circuit: Easy Ridge to Perfect Pass to Whatcom Pass (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 31, 2011

Favorite Trips Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range The Outlier Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Whatcom Peak (7574 ft)easy peak (Picket)

·752 views

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

·830 views

The castle-like summit of Bridge Mountain stands above Red Rock Canyon in Nevada

Bridge Mtn via Rocky Gap Road—High Trail—West Ridge—Northwest Face (Spring Mountains, NV)

Jim Brisbine·October 25, 2022

Favorite Trips USA: Nevada Bridge Mtn (NV)

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Buck Creek – Spider Gap Loop + Fortress Mtn + Image Lake + Miners Ridge Lookout (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 5, 2023

Chiwawa Range Family Trips Favorite Trips Fortress Mountain (8760+/8679 ft)Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades The Chiwawa Four Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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The rocky summit horn of Fisher Peak stands high above Silent Lakes in North Cascades National Park

Mt Arriva via South Ridge + Fisher Peak via Northwest Ridge + Silent Lakes (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 1, 2008

Arriva, Mt (8215 ft)Favorite Trips Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range The Ragged Seven Fisher Peak

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Mountain climbers crossing snowfield below Baby Munday Peak taken from Stewart Peak in the Cheam Range

Baby Munday Peak + Stewart Peak + Knight Peak via Airplane Creek (Cheam Range, BC)

Jim Brisbine·August 22, 2018

Baby Munday Peak (7382 ft)Canadian Cascades BC Cheam Range Favorite Trips Stewart Peak (7343 ft)The Cheam Six Knight Peak

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