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Cathedral Lakes Loop via Tungsten Mine—Amphitheater Meadow + Cathedral Peak + Remmel Mtn (Similkameen Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 3, 2022

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)

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)

Oarboats float down the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park

Colorado River Rafting Trip: Pipe Creek to Diamond Creek + Shinumo Creek + Havasu Creek (Grand Canyon National Park, AZ)

Jim Brisbine·July 7, 2014

Arizona Canyoneering Family Trips Favorite Trips Grand Canyon Raft Trav (AZ)River Rafting

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

Jim Brisbine·March 27, 2024

Favorite Trips Nevada Mt Wilson (NV)

Two cross-country skiers travel down snowy road during Dutchman -- Three Creek Ski Traverse in Deschutes Mountains of central Oregon.

Dutchman – Three Creek Ski Traverse + Happy Valley Hut + Lone Wolf Hut (Deschutes Mountains, OR)

Jim Brisbine·January 28, 2021

Favorite Trips Snow Tours in Oregon

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

mountain climber tents sit on a barren ridge crest below snow-covered Silvertip Mountain in the Sumallo Mountains of BC Canada

Silvertip Mtn via West Ridge—Southwest Face + Mt Rideout attempt via East Face (Sumallo Mountains, BC)

Jim Brisbine·May 28, 2017

Canadian Cascades BC Favorite Trips Rideout, Mt (8029 ft)Silvertip Mountain (8517 ft)Sumallo Mountains The Landmark Twelve The Sumallo Three

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

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

Jim Brisbine·July 31, 2011

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

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)

Tronsen Gap Ski Loop via Windy Hollow—Naneum Pass + Tronsen Head (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·February 10, 2023

Favorite Trips Lower Wenatchee Mountains Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Ski)

Haute Route Traverse: Chamonix to Zermatt + Aiguille du Tour (Western Alps, France + Switzerland)

Jim Brisbine·June 18, 2025

Favorite Trips France Haute Route (Alps)Switzerland Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Aiguille du Tour (Alps)

Favorite Trips

Cathedral Lakes Loop via Tungsten Mine—Amphitheater Meadow + Cathedral Peak + Remmel Mtn (Similkameen Mountains, WA)

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

Colorado River Rafting Trip: Pipe Creek to Diamond Creek + Shinumo Creek + Havasu Creek (Grand Canyon National Park, AZ)

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

Dutchman – Three Creek Ski Traverse + Happy Valley Hut + Lone Wolf Hut (Deschutes Mountains, OR)

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

Silvertip Mtn via West Ridge—Southwest Face + Mt Rideout attempt via East Face (Sumallo Mountains, BC)

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

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

Tronsen Gap Ski Loop via Windy Hollow—Naneum Pass + Tronsen Head (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Haute Route Traverse: Chamonix to Zermatt + Aiguille du Tour (Western Alps, France + Switzerland)

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)

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

Cima Cadin NE Attempt + Partial Merlone Via Ferrata / Klettersteig Climb (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

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