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Mt Whitney + KJC Traverse: Onion Valley to Horseshoe Meadow (Kings Canyon & Sequoia National Parks, CA)

Jim Brisbine·June 28, 2021

California Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)Mt Whitney (CA)

Sunrise hits the eastern face of Grand Teton as seen from Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Grand Teton via Lower Owen-Spalding Couloir—Wall Street—Upper Exum Ridge (Grand Teton National Park, WY)

Jim Brisbine·August 24, 2022

Favorite Trips Grand Teton National Park Wyoming Grand Teton (WY)

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)

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

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

Jim Brisbine·June 14, 2022

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

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

Spider Mountain with Kool-Aid Lake with mountain terrain and linguring snow patches as seen from Cache Col

Spider Mtn via Cache Col—Kool-Aid Lake—S/F Col—Southeast Gully (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 19, 2018

Favorite Trips North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Spider Mountain (8300/8312 ft)The Ptarmigan Pten

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

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 Nevada Bridge Mtn (NV)

Backcountry skiers on Tam McArthur Rim with Broken Top behind them in the Three Sisters Wilderness

Tam McArthur Rim Ski Tours + Three Creek Lake Yurts (Deschutes Mountains, OR)

Jim Brisbine·March 19, 2020

Favorite Trips Snow Tours in Oregon

St Peters Traverse: Upper Lena Lake to Lake of the Angels + Mt Stone (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 11, 2021

Favorite Trips Olympic Mountains WA Stone, Mt (6612 ft)The Olympic Thirteen Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Favorite Trips

Mt Whitney + KJC Traverse: Onion Valley to Horseshoe Meadow (Kings Canyon & Sequoia National Parks, CA)

Grand Teton via Lower Owen-Spalding Couloir—Wall Street—Upper Exum Ridge (Grand Teton National Park, WY)

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

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

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

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

Spider Mtn via Cache Col—Kool-Aid Lake—S/F Col—Southeast Gully (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

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

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

Tam McArthur Rim Ski Tours + Three Creek Lake Yurts (Deschutes Mountains, OR)

St Peters Traverse: Upper Lena Lake to Lake of the Angels + Mt Stone (Olympic Mountains, WA)

The Great Blade Explorations: Bladerunner Crag + Southern Circumnavigation + Great Blade Peak (Lower Grand Coulee, WA)

Juniper Peak via Juniper Canyon—Southeast Ramp—Upper East Ridge (Spring Mountains, NV)

Three-Trestle Ski Tour / Snowshoe Trek via Homestead Road—Palouse-to-Cascades Trail (Iron Horse Mountains, WA)

Chuckwalla–Pyrite Loop via Turnbuckle Trail—Chuckwalla Trail—Pyrite Trail + Pyrite Summit (White Tank Mountains, AZ)

Goat–Willow Loop via Goat Camp—Ford Canyon—Willow Canyon—Mesquite Canyon Trails (White Tank Mountains, AZ)