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Torre di Toblin Via Ferrata / Toblinger Knoten Klettersteig + Sasso di Sesto / Sextner Stein (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Jim Brisbine·July 13, 2026

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)

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)

Looking up at expansive Walrus Glacier on Clark Mountain

Clark Mtn via Boulder Basin—Walrus Glacier—East Ridge (DaKobed-White Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 23, 2013

Clark Mountain (8602/8582 ft)DaKobed-White Range Favorite Trips North-Central WA Cascades The DaKobed Four

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

Mount Rainier & Mineral Mountain stand behind Mystic Lake on the Northern Loop Trail in Mount Rainier National Park

Northern Loop Trail Circuit + Old Desolate + The Sluiskin Chief (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 13, 2022

Favorite Trips Mount Rainier Massif Sluiskin Mtn: The Chief (7026 ft)Southern WA Cascades The Outlier Twelve Traverses & Loops (Trail)Old Desolate Skyscraper Mtn

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

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 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)

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

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)

Favorite Trips

Torre di Toblin Via Ferrata / Toblinger Knoten Klettersteig + Sasso di Sesto / Sextner Stein (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

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

St Peters Traverse: Upper Lena Lake to Lake of the Angels + Mt Stone (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Clark Mtn via Boulder Basin—Walrus Glacier—East Ridge (DaKobed-White Range, WA)

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

Northern Loop Trail Circuit + Old Desolate + The Sluiskin Chief (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

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

American Border Peak via High Pass—Southeast Face—South Ridge (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

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

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

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

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)

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