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Soft sunlight hits the broad Challenger Glacier under the jagged crest of Mt Challenger

Mt Challenger via Wiley Ridge—Challenger Glacier—Northeast Face (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 31, 2005

Challenger, Mt (8207 ft)Favorite Trips Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range The Picket Twelve

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)

A hiker walking along Superstition Ridge crest during ridge traverse in the Superstition Wilderness of Arizona

West Superstition Ridge Traverse: Siphon Draw to Hieroglyphic Canyon (Superstition Mountains, AZ)

Jim Brisbine·January 22, 2020

Arizona Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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)

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

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

A rifugio sits in a grassy meadow with rugged mountains behind in the Italian Dolomites

Alta Via 2 Trail Traverse – South Part: Marmolata/Marmolada to Feltre (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Jim Brisbine·July 16, 2022

Family Trips Favorite Trips Italy Traverses & Loops (Trail)Via Ferratas

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)

“O” + “W” Trekking Circuit via John Garner Pass (Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile)

Jim Brisbine·March 22, 2023

Family Trips Favorite Trips Patagonia Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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

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)