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

Jim Brisbine · August 11, 2014

Trip Date: August 7-11, 2014 Little Big Chief Peak Climbing Trip & La Bohn Lakes – Tank Lakes Loop ...

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Little Big Chief Peak (7225 ft) Major Alpine Crags Miller-Foss Mountains Snoqualmie Range Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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Hoodoo Pass Loop via Eagle Lakes—Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle—Crater Lake + Mt Bigelow + Crater Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 27, 2026

Trip Date: September 24-27, 2026 Hoodoo Pass Loop: Eagle Lakes to Crater Lake Eagle LakesHorsehead PassBoiling ...

Bigelow, Mt (8440+/8468 ft) Favorite Trips North-Central WA Cascades Sawtooth Mountains The Sawtooth Six Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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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

Trip Report: October 26, 2019 East Mission Gulch Bike Descent: Beehive Junction to Mission Creek Fork Beehive RidgeEast ...

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

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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

Trip Date: June 25 – July 3, 2016 Northern Pickets Climbing Trip Hannegan PassChilliwack River CablecarWhatcom ...

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

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McClellan Peak stands above Crystal Lake in the heart of The Enchantments in Alpine Lakes Wilderness

The Enchantments + Cannon Mtn + McClellan Peak + Dragontail Peak Carryover + Colchuck Peak (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 23, 2019

Trip Date: June 19-23, 2019 Enchantments Climbing Trip & Dragontail Peak Carryover: Aasgard Pass to Colchuck Col Colchuck Lake ...

Cannon Mountain (8638/8652 ft) Central WA Cascades Colchuck Peak (8705/8706 ft) Dragontail Peak (8840+/8836 ft) Favorite Trips Icicle Mountains McClellan Peak (8364/8363 ft) The Enchantments The Icicle Eight The Tall Twelve

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

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

Jim Brisbine · August 9, 2013

Trip Date: August 4-9, 2013 Glacier Peak Summit Loop: Bingley Gap to White Chuck River to White Pass ...

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)

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

Jim Brisbine · March 22, 2023

Trip Date: March 15-22, 2023 2023 PATAGONIA ADVENTURE VACATION “O-W” Trekking Circuit: Torres Welcome Center to John Garner ...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Patagonia 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

Trip Date: August 29 – September 1, 2008 Mt. Arriva & Fisher Peak Climbing Trip Easy Pass ...

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

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

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

Jim Brisbine · July 31, 2011

Trip Date: July 28-31, 2011 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 9: PICKET RANGE Whatcom Peak Circuit: Easy Ridge to ...

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

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

Jim Brisbine · July 14, 2026

Trip Date: July 14, 2026 2026 DOLOMITE ALPS ADVENTURE VACATION Monte Paterno / Paternkofel Climb & Camoscio–Laghi–Cengia–Lavaredo Loop ...

Favorite Trips Italy Traverses & Loops (Alpine) Via Ferratas

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

Jim Brisbine · July 19, 2026

Trip Date: July 12-19, 2026 2026 DOLOMITE ALPS ADVENTURE VACATION Alta Via 4 Trekking Traverse: Alte Sage to ...

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

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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

Trip Date: March 20-25, 2022 Sneffels Range Ski Traverse: Last Dollar Trailhead to Miller Mesa Trailhead Last Dollar ...

Favorite Trips Sneffels Ski Traverse (CO) Snow Tours in Other Locations Traverses & Loops (Ski)

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Mt Wilson via First Creek Canyon—Southwest Ridge—Upper South Face (Spring Mountains, NV)

Jim Brisbine · March 27, 2024

Trip Date: March 27, 2024 2024 RED ROCKS ADVENTURE VACATION Mt. Wilson Day Climb First Creek Canyon ...

Favorite Trips Nevada

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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

Trip Date: July 28-31, 2005 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 3: PICKET RANGE Mt. Challenger Climbing Trip Ross ...

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

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Favorite Trips

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

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Eagle Lakes—Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle—Crater Lake + Mt Bigelow + Crater Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

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

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

The Enchantments + Cannon Mtn + McClellan Peak + Dragontail Peak Carryover + Colchuck Peak (Icicle Mountains, WA)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mt Wilson via First Creek Canyon—Southwest Ridge—Upper South Face (Spring Mountains, NV)

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

Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs: The Outlaw + Abduction + The Pump + The Soup + Toothy Grin (Uinta Range, UT)

Guye Peak: North Summit + Middle Summit + South Summit via Alpental Valley / Commonwealth Valley (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

McAlester–Rainbow Loop via McAlester Pass—Rainbow Creek—Rainbow Pass—Bridge Creek + McAlester Mtn (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Eagle Lakes—Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle—Crater Lake + Mt Bigelow + Crater Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Amabilis Mtn Bike Loop via Amabilis Beacon + Amabilis Peak (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Three Fingers Mtn: South Peak / Lookout Via Meadow Mtn—Goat Flats—Tin Can Gap—Southwest Side (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Defiance Trail Traverse: Thompson Pass to Hemlock Pass via Mason Pass—Pratt Pass + Mt Defiance (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

LaCrosse Pass Loop via Enchanted Valley—O’Neil Pass—Duckabush River—Dosewallips River—Anderson Pass (Olympic Mountains, 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)