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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)

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

A lone mountain climber scrambles toward the craggy summit of Big Chiwaukum Peak in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

High Chiwaukum Traverse: Lake Ethel to Lake Mary + Big Chiwaukum Peak + Ladies Peak (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 6, 2016

Central WA Cascades Chiwaukum Mountains Chiwaukum Peak, Big (8081 ft)Favorite Trips The Chiwaukum Two Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Big McWaukum Peak ladies peak

Mountain climbers crossing snowfield below Baby Munday Peak taken from Stewart Peak in the Cheam Range

Baby Munday Peak + Stewart Peak + Knight Peak via Airplane Creek (Cheam Range, BC)

Jim Brisbine·August 22, 2018

Baby Munday Peak (7382 ft)Canadian Cascades BC Cheam Range Favorite Trips Stewart Peak (7343 ft)The Cheam Six Knight Peak

A rifugio sits in a grassy meadow with rugged mountains behind in the Italian Dolomites

Alta Via 2 Trail Traverse – South Part: Marmolata/Marmolada to Feltre (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Jim Brisbine·July 16, 2022

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

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)

Bath Lakes Traverse: Miners Pass to Sulphur Pass + Bannock Mtn (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 21, 2025

Favorite Trips Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Bannock Mtn

multiple rock pinnacles of Sitting Bull Mountain stand on a ridge above green heather meadows in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Sitting Bull Mtn via South Face + Plummer Mtn via South Slope + Image Lake Loop (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 18, 2017

Favorite Trips North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Plummer Mtn (Suiattle)Sitting Bull Mtn

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

Looking across valley at Half Dome and Little Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point during trail loop

Half Dome via Cable Route + Little Yosemite Valley Trail Loop (Yosemite National Park, CA)

Jim Brisbine·May 11, 2018

California Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)Via Ferratas Yosemite National Park Half Dome (CA)

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)