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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

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

Green and gold trees sweep upward to the rocky summit of Lake Mountain

Monument Peak + Lake Mtn via Pistol Pass—Lake of the Woods (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 27, 2009

Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Lake Mountain (8371/8372 ft)Monument Peak (8592/8610 ft)Northeastern WA Cascades Pasayten Mountains The Pasayten Eleven

The steep, blocky summit of Agnes Mountain stands against a blue sky in the Glacier Peak WIlderness

Agnes Mtn via Agnes Creek—South Ridge—Northwest Face + Gunsight Peak Attempt (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 8, 2013

Agnes Mountain (8115 ft)Favorite Trips Gunsight Peak, Main (8198 ft)North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains The Ptarmigan Pten The Super Eight

A woman squeezes thru a narrow gap in Spooky Slot Canyon in the Dry Fork Coyote Gulch area of Utah

Dry Fork Narrows – Peek-A-Boo Canyon – Spooky Canyon Exploration (Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument, UT)

Jim Brisbine·November 2, 2021

Canyoneering Favorite Trips Utah

Jordan Trail Traverse: Jhair to Petra via the Back Door (Sharah Mountains, Jordan)

Jim Brisbine·September 23, 2025

Family Trips Favorite Trips Jordan Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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)

Bear Mountain and Indian Basin seen from Indian Saddle during Middle Lakes High Traverse in the American Chilliwack Mountains

Middle Lakes High Traverse + Bear Mtn Attempt via East Ridge (American Chilliwack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 5, 2017

American Chilliwack Mountains Bear Mountain (7931 ft)Favorite Trips Northwestern WA Cascades The American Chilliwack Six Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Klawatti Peak horns and the Upper Klawatti Glacier Seen From North Klawatti Notch on the Inspiration Traverse

Inspiration–Isolation Traverse + Primus Peak + Eldorado Peak + Snowfield Peak (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 6, 2019

Eldorado Peak (8868/8873 ft)Favorite Trips Inspiration–Isolation Trav (WA)McAllister Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Primus Peak (8508/8497 ft)Snowfield Peak (8347/8346 ft)The Landmark Twelve The McAllister Five The Tall Twelve The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Isolation Peak

Mt Arriva Above Silent Lakes from West Ridge of Fisher Peak in the Ragged Range

Mt Arriva via South Ridge + Fisher Peak via Northwest Ridge + Silent Lakes (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 29, 2019

Arriva, Mt (8215 ft)Favorite Trips Mid-Summer Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range The Ragged Seven Fisher Peak

Grimface Mountain viewed from Cathedral Rim Trail in British Columbia

Grimface Mtn + Stone City Mtn Loop + Scout Mtn Loop + Cathedral Lakes (Similkameen Mountains, BC)

Jim Brisbine·August 11, 2023

Canadian Cascades BC Cathedral Provincial Park Favorite Trips Grimface Mountain (8645 ft)Similkameen Mountains The Similkameen Three Traverses & Loops (Trail)Stone City Mtn