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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

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

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

Emerald Peak and Cardinal Peak in the Chelan Mountains as seen from Gopher Mountain Summit on the Grouse Pass Loop

Grouse Pass Loop + Pyramid Mtn + Squaretop Mtn + Gopher Mtn + Cardinal Peak + Emerald Peak (Chelan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 19, 2019

Cardinal Peak (8590/8591 ft)Chelan Mountains Emerald Peak (8422/8414 ft)Favorite Trips Lookout Sites Non-Major Alpine Crags North-Central WA Cascades The Chelan Four Traverses & Loops (Trail)Gopher Mountain Pyramid Mtn (Chelan)Squaretop Mtn

Nevado Jirishanca stands above Lake Mitucocha with grassy tundra and a backpackers camp on the Huayhaush Circuit

Huayhuash Trekking Circuit: Quartelhuain to Huayllapa to Llamac (Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru)

Jim Brisbine·September 1, 2019

Family Trips Favorite Trips Huayhuash Circuit (Peru)Peru Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Hiawatha Bike Traverse: East Portal to Pearson via Milwaukee Road Rail-Trail (Bitterroot Mountains, MT+ID)

Jim Brisbine·July 25, 2024

Favorite Trips Idaho Montana Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Bears Breast Mountain in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness displays interesting angled layering patterns when viewed from Mt Daniel

Bears Breast Mtn via Dutch Miller Gap—Southwest Face—West Chimney (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 1, 2003

Bears Breast Mountain (7197 ft)Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve

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

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

Four climbers scramble toward the summit pinnacle on Mt. Cruiser in the Olympic Mountains, WA.

Mt Cruiser via Flapjack Lakes—Needle Pass—Beta Peak—South Corner (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 17, 2023

Cruiser, Mt (6104 ft)Favorite Trips Major Alpine Crags Olympic Mountains WA Beta Peak

Boardwalk in a field of grasses with distant hills and bridge at Ronnie Creek Crossing at the start of the Overland Track in Tasmania

Overland Track Traverse + Cradle Mtn + Barn Bluff + Mt Ossa (Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania)

Jim Brisbine·January 20, 2019

Family Trips Favorite Trips Overland Trav (Tasmania)Tasmania Traverses & Loops (Trail)Barn Bluff (Tasmania)Cradle Mtn (Tasmania)Mt Ossa (Tasmania)