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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)

The sharp granite pyramid of Cathedral Peak towers over a forested plain in the Similkameen Mountains as seen from Apex Pass on the Cathedral Lakes Loop hiking trip

Cathedral Peak + Remmel Mtn + Amphitheater Mtn + Apex Mtn + Cathedral Lakes Loop (Similkameen Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 5, 2004

Cathedral Peak (8601/8599 ft)Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Lookout Sites Northeastern WA Cascades Remmel Mountain (8685/8683 ft)Similkameen Mountains The Similkameen Three Traverses & Loops (Trail)Amphitheater Mtn Apex Mtn Wolframite Mtn

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)

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 row of rugged Chilliwack peaks lies on the skyline above Williamson Lake near Welch Peak

Welch Peak via Williamson Lake—Lower Southeast Face—South Ridge (Cheam Range, BC)

Jim Brisbine·August 9, 2015

Canadian Cascades BC Cheam Range Favorite Trips The Cheam Six Welch Peak (7999 ft)

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)

The East Peak of Mt Fury rises above a black cliff and steep glacier as seen from Luna Pass in the Picket Range

Mt Fury: East Peak + Luna Peak via Access Creek—Access Col—Luna Pass (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 17, 2003

Favorite Trips Fury, Mt: east peak (8288/8322 ft)Luna Peak (8311/8286 ft)Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range The Picket Twelve

White Rim Bike Traverse: Mineral Bottom to Shafer Canyon (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine·October 16, 2024

Favorite Trips Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)Utah

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)

Mountain climbers wave from the red summit of Mt Misch in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Mt Misch + Mt Buckindy via Green Mtn Basin—Horse Lake Saddle (Suiattle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 5, 2015

Buckindy, Mt (7320+ ft)Favorite Trips Misch, Mt (7435 ft)North-Central WA Cascades Suiattle Mountains The Suiattle Five

Nevado Jirishanca stands above Lake Mitucocha with grassy tundra and a backpackers camp on the Huayhaush Circuit

Huayhuash Trekking Circuit: Quartelhuain to Huayllapa to Llamac (Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru)

Jim Brisbine·September 1, 2019

Family Trips Favorite Trips Huayhuash Circuit (Peru)Peru Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Favorite Trips

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

Cathedral Peak + Remmel Mtn + Amphitheater Mtn + Apex Mtn + Cathedral Lakes Loop (Similkameen Mountains, WA)

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

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

Welch Peak via Williamson Lake—Lower Southeast Face—South Ridge (Cheam Range, BC)

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

Mt Fury: East Peak + Luna Peak via Access Creek—Access Col—Luna Pass (Picket Range, WA)

White Rim Bike Traverse: Mineral Bottom to Shafer Canyon (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Salkantay Trek + Lake Humantay + Machu Picchu Village + Wayna Picchu Mtn (Cordillera Vilcabamba, Peru)

Mt Misch + Mt Buckindy via Green Mtn Basin—Horse Lake Saddle (Suiattle Mountains, WA)

Huayhuash Trekking Circuit: Quartelhuain to Huayllapa to Llamac (Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru)

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)