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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

Oarboats float down the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park

Colorado River Rafting Trip: Pipe Creek to Diamond Creek + Shinumo Creek + Havasu Creek (Grand Canyon National Park, AZ)

Jim Brisbine·July 7, 2014

Arizona Canyoneering Family Trips Favorite Trips Grand Canyon Raft Trav (AZ)River Rafting

The rocky summit horn of Fisher Peak stands high above Silent Lakes in North Cascades National Park

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

Jim Brisbine·September 1, 2008

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

Rugged Mt Logan lies beyond an alpine bench of heather and snow during Ragged Ridge Traverse

Ragged Ridge Traverse: Fourth of July Pass to Easy Pass + Red Mtn + Cosho Peak (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 29, 2012

Cosho Peak (8332/8333 ft)Favorite Trips Mid-Summer Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range The Ragged Seven Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Ragged Peak Red Mtn (Ragged)

Haute Route Traverse: Chamonix to Zermatt + Aiguille du Tour (Western Alps, France + Switzerland)

Jim Brisbine·June 18, 2025

Favorite Trips France Haute Route (Alps)Switzerland Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Aiguille du Tour (Alps)

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

Hiker on the Loowit Trail Circuit hiking past Spirit Lake and Pumice Plain with yellow grasses in the foreground

Loowit Trail Circuit: June Lake to Toutle River to Windy Pass (Mount St Helens Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 6, 2019

Favorite Trips Mount St Helens Massif Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)

North side of the Southern Pickets with McMillan Glacier as seen on Day 5 of the Picket Traverse

Picket Traverse: Perfect Pass to McMillan Pass + Whatcom Peak + Elephant Butte (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 24, 2018

Favorite Trips Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range Picket Traverse (WA)The Outlier Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Whatcom Peak (7574 ft)Elephant Butte Rhino Butte Stetattle Buttes

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

Superstition Ridge Full Traverse: Siphon Draw to Carney Gulch + Superstition Peak (Superstition Mountains, AZ)

Jim Brisbine·February 23, 2024

Arizona Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)Superstition Peak (AZ)

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