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Alpenglow On East Face Of Johannesburg Mountain with linguring snow patches and scree in North Cascades National Park

Johannesburg Mtn via Dougs Direct—East Face—East Ridge (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 20, 2016

Difficult 10 Climbs Favorite Trips Johannesburg Mountain (8200 ft)North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains The Ptarmigan Pten

Superstition Ridge Full Traverse: Siphon Draw to Carney Gulch + Superstition Peak (Superstition Mountains, AZ)

Jim Brisbine·February 23, 2024

Arizona Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)Superstition Peak (AZ)

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

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

Jim Brisbine·April 16, 2024

Columbia Plateau WA Favorite Trips

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)

Ptarmigan Peak Summit Loop: Tatoosh Ridge to Rolo Pass via Lago–Carru Col (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 30, 2024

Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Pasayten Mountains Ptarmigan Peak (8614 ft)The Pasayten Eleven Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Dot Mtn

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

Jim Brisbine·July 14, 2026

Favorite Trips Italy Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Via Ferratas

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

Chinook Peak stands above a snow-covered lake during the Chinook Peak Ski Circumnavigation

Chinook Peak Ski Circumnavigation: Silver Saddle to Crystal Gap to Sourdough Gap (Chinook Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 4, 2008

Chinook Mountains Favorite Trips Snow Tours in Southern WA Cascades

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

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)