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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

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

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

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

Spider Mountain with Kool-Aid Lake with mountain terrain and linguring snow patches as seen from Cache Col

Spider Mtn via Cache Col—Kool-Aid Lake—S/F Col—Southeast Gully (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 19, 2018

Favorite Trips North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Spider Mountain (8300/8312 ft)The Ptarmigan Pten

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

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

Jim Brisbine·August 9, 2013

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)Kololo Peak white mtn (sauk)

Eagle Cap + Matterhorn + Cusick Mtn + Ice Lake + Mirror Lake + Glacier Pass Loop (Wallowa Mountains, OR)

Jim Brisbine·October 5, 2021

Favorite Trips Oregon Traverses & Loops (Trail)Cusick Mtn (OR)Eagle Cap (OR)Matterhorn (OR)

North Sawtooth Trail Traverse + Star Peak + Courtney Peak + Boulder Butte (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 4, 2020

Family Trips Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Sawtooth Mountains Star Peak (8690/8688 ft)The Sawtooth Six Traverses & Loops (Trail)Boulder Butte Courtney Peak

Little Tahoma Peak via Fryingpan Glacier–Whitman Glacier–East Ridge (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 31, 2023

Family Trips Favorite Trips Little Tahoma Peak (11,138/11,136 ft)Mount Rainier Massif Southern WA Cascades The Satellite Three

Three mountain climbers traverse Chikamin Glacier en route to Gunsight Peak in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Gunsight Peak via West Face + Sinister Peak via Southwest Gully—West Ridge (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 4, 2017

Favorite Trips Gunsight Peak, Main (8198 ft)North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Sinister Peak (8440+/8439 ft)The Ptarmigan Pten

Alta Via 2 Trail Traverse – North Part: Brixen/Bressanone to Marmolata/Marmolada (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Jim Brisbine·July 8, 2022

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

Courtney Peak summit in the distance with golden larch tree at sunset taken from Star Lake Meadows on the North Sawtooth Trail Traverse

North Sawtooth Trail Traverse + Star Peak + Courtney Peak + Baldy Mtn + Gray Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 5, 2014

Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings North-Central WA Cascades Sawtooth Mountains Star Peak (8690/8688 ft)The Sawtooth Six Boulder Butte Courtney Peak Gray Peak