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Bob’s Outback Figure-8 Bike Loop + Mallory’s Outback Hill (Lower Methow Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 7, 2024

Favorite Trips Lower Methow Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)

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

McClellan Peak stands above Crystal Lake in the heart of The Enchantments in Alpine Lakes Wilderness

The Enchantments + Cannon Mtn + McClellan Peak + Dragontail Peak Carryover + Colchuck Peak (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 23, 2019

Cannon Mountain (8638/8652 ft)Central WA Cascades Colchuck Peak (8705/8706 ft)Dragontail Peak (8840+/8836 ft)Favorite Trips Icicle Mountains McClellan Peak (8364/8363 ft)The Enchantments The Icicle Eight The Tall Twelve

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

Backcountry skiers on Tam McArthur Rim with Broken Top behind them in the Three Sisters Wilderness

Tam McArthur Rim Ski Tours + Three Creek Lake Yurts (Deschutes Mountains, OR)

Jim Brisbine·March 19, 2020

Favorite Trips Snow Tours in Oregon

Climber snowshoeing towards Whitman Notch and Little Tahoma Peak

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

Jim Brisbine·May 30, 2019

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

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

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

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

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)

Favorite Trips

Bob’s Outback Figure-8 Bike Loop + Mallory’s Outback Hill (Lower Methow Mountains, WA)

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

The Enchantments + Cannon Mtn + McClellan Peak + Dragontail Peak Carryover + Colchuck Peak (Icicle Mountains, WA)

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

Tam McArthur Rim Ski Tours + Three Creek Lake Yurts (Deschutes Mountains, OR)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)