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Looking down on Rainbow Lake in a rocky bowl as seen from Bowan Pass in the Stehekin Mountains on the Rainbow Ridge Loop

Bowan Mtn via Rainbow Lake—East Ridge + Rainbow Ridge Loop (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 17, 2013

Favorite Trips North Stehekin Mountains North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Alpine)bowan mtn

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Trekker standing on the cliffs end looking at Cape Hauy on the Three Capes Track in Tasmania

Three Capes Track Traverse + Cape Pillar + Cape Hauy + Mt Fortescue (Tasman National Park, Tasmania)

Jim Brisbine·February 1, 2019

Family Trips Favorite Trips Tasmania Traverses & Loops (Trail)

·597 views

Tuolumne Canyon – Ten Lakes Loop via Pate Valley—Glen Aulin + Tuolumne Peak (Yosemite National Park, CA)

Jim Brisbine·June 14, 2022

Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)USA: California Yosemite National Park Tuolumne Peak (CA)

·1047 views

Mt Shuksan via Sulphide Glacier—Southwest Gully (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 13, 2023

Favorite Trips Nooksack Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Shuksan, Mt (9131/9125 ft)The Big Ten The Landmark Twelve The Nooksack Six

·525 views

Glacier Peak is capped with pink puffy clouds at sunset in the Cascade Range

Glacier Peak Summit Loop via Frostbite Ridge + Lost Creek Ridge + Black Mtn + Kololo Peak (North-Central Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 9, 2013

Black Mountain (7262 ft)DaKobed-White Range East Sauk Mountains Favorite Trips Glacier Peak (10,541/10,544 ft)Glacier Peak Massif North-Central WA Cascades The Regal Six The Sauk Seven Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Kololo Peak white mtn (sauk)

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Mountain climbers scrambling up the rock on the SW Ridge of Phantom Peak with linguring snow patch in the Northern Picket Range

Crooked Thumb Peak + Phantom Peak + West Challenger Peak via Whatcom Pass (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 3, 2016

Crooked Thumb Peak (8124 ft)Favorite Trips Northwestern WA Cascades Phantom Peak (8045 ft)Picket Range The Picket Twelve Challenger west peak

·590 views

Klawatti Peak horns and the Upper Klawatti Glacier Seen From North Klawatti Notch on the Inspiration Traverse

Inspiration–Isolation Traverse + Primus Peak + Eldorado Peak + Snowfield Peak (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 6, 2019

Eldorado Peak (8868/8873 ft)Favorite Trips Inspiration–Isolation Trav (WA)McAllister Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Primus Peak (8508/8497 ft)Snowfield Peak (8347/8346 ft)The Landmark Twelve The McAllister Five The Tall Twelve The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Isolation Peak

·1865 views

Two wooden cabins of different eras stand at Monument 83 Lookout in the snow at the US-Canadian Border

Monument 83 Lookout Ski Tour via Monument Creek Valley—North Ridge (Chuchuwanteen Mountains, BC)

Jim Brisbine·March 17, 2018

Chuchuwanteen Mountains Favorite Trips Lookout Sites Manning Provincial Park Snow Tours in British Columbia Winter Summits Monument 83 Hill

·232 views

Two mountain climbers stare at a rocky, snowy summit of Kimtah Peak on the Ragged Ridge

Kimtah Peak via Kitling Pass—Katsuk Cirque—Southwest Face—South Rib (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 9, 2013

Favorite Trips Kimtah Peak (8600+/8644 ft)Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range The Ragged Seven

·158 views

Bear Mountain and Indian Basin seen from Indian Saddle during Middle Lakes High Traverse in the American Chilliwack Mountains

Middle Lakes High Traverse + Bear Mtn Attempt via East Ridge (American Chilliwack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 5, 2017

American Chilliwack Mountains Bear Mountain (7931 ft)Favorite Trips Northwestern WA Cascades The American Chilliwack Six Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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Mt Logan stands above the clouds as seen from Red Mountain in North Cascades National Park

Mt Logan via Stehekin River—Park Creek Pass—Fremont Glacier—South Ridge (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 30, 2018

Favorite Trips Logan, Mt (9087/9097 ft)Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades The Big Ten The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains

·579 views

Hiker on the Loowit Trail Circuit hiking past Spirit Lake and Pumice Plain with yellow grasses in the foreground

Loowit Trail Circuit: June Lake to Toutle River to Windy Pass (Mount St Helens Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 6, 2019

Favorite Trips Mount St Helens Massif Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)

·1417 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

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)

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