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Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mtn to Rainy Pass + Alpine LO + Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 13, 2025

Favorite Trips Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)Upper Wenatchee Mountains rock mtn (Nason)

Alpine Lakes Traverse + Big Snow Mtn + Wild Goat Peak + Iron Cap Mtn (Miller–Foss Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 26, 2021

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Miller-Foss Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Big Snow Mtn Iron Cap Mtn Wild Goat Peak

Blue Lake Rhino Cave via Jasper Inlet—East Face (Lower Grand Coulee, WA)

Jim Brisbine·April 16, 2024

Columbia Plateau WA Favorite Trips

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

Group of mountain bikers with their bikes getting ready to descend the East Mission Gulch

East Mission Gulch Bike Descent: Beehive Junction to Mission Creek Fork (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 26, 2019

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Favorite Trips Lower Wenatchee Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking

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)

Bears Breast Mountain in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness displays interesting angled layering patterns when viewed from Mt Daniel

Bears Breast Mtn via Dutch Miller Gap—Southwest Face—West Chimney (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 1, 2003

Bears Breast Mountain (7197 ft)Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve

A hiker walks up a grassy slope leading to Blizzard Peak across from Mt Winthrop in the Chuchuwanteen Mountains

Mt Winthrop + Blizzard Peak + Monument 83 + Frosty Pass + Chuchuwanteen Loop (Chuchuwanteen Mountains, BC & WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 8, 2012

Chuchuwanteen Mountains Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)blizzard peak Monument 83 Hill mt wintrop

A lone mountain climber scrambles toward the craggy summit of Big Chiwaukum Peak in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

High Chiwaukum Traverse: Lake Ethel to Lake Mary + Big Chiwaukum Peak + Ladies Peak (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 6, 2016

Central WA Cascades Chiwaukum Mountains Chiwaukum Peak, Big (8081 ft)Favorite Trips The Chiwaukum Two Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Big McWaukum Peak ladies peak

Sharkfin Tower via Boston Basin—Quien Sabe Glacier—Southwest Gully—Southeast Ridge (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 18, 2026

Favorite Trips Major Alpine Crags Northwestern WA Cascades Sharkfin Tower (8120+ ft)Thunder Mountains

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)

Favorite Trips

Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mtn to Rainy Pass + Alpine LO + Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Alpine Lakes Traverse + Big Snow Mtn + Wild Goat Peak + Iron Cap Mtn (Miller–Foss Mountains, WA)

Blue Lake Rhino Cave via Jasper Inlet—East Face (Lower Grand Coulee, WA)

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

East Mission Gulch Bike Descent: Beehive Junction to Mission Creek Fork (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

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

Bears Breast Mtn via Dutch Miller Gap—Southwest Face—West Chimney (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Mt Winthrop + Blizzard Peak + Monument 83 + Frosty Pass + Chuchuwanteen Loop (Chuchuwanteen Mountains, BC & WA)

High Chiwaukum Traverse: Lake Ethel to Lake Mary + Big Chiwaukum Peak + Ladies Peak (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Sharkfin Tower via Boston Basin—Quien Sabe Glacier—Southwest Gully—Southeast Ridge (Thunder Mountains, WA)

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

Granite Mtn via Hyas Lake—Tuck Lake—Robin Lakes—Northwest Ridge (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Glacier Basin Climbing Reconn: Monte Cristo Peak attempt + Cadet Peak attempt (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)

Alta Via 4 Trekking Traverse: San Candido / Innichen to Cadore Valley + Torre di Toblin + Monte Paterno (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Cima Cadin NE Attempt + Partial Merlone Via Ferrata / Klettersteig Climb (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Monte Paterno Via Ferrata / Paternkofel Klettersteig + Camoscio–Laghi–Cengia–Lavaredo Loop (Dolomite Alps, Italy)