Jim Brisbine has been climbing Washington peaks for over 50 years, while documenting hundreds of summits and thousands of trail miles in words and pictures. As the creator of "Major Peaks of the Cascades and Olympics --- Fraser/Nicola River to Columbia River," he is an avid outdoorsman and lifelong trailcat who spends his time prowling around the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Jim Brisbine

An old fire lookout cabin sits on the summit of Sun Top in the Clearwater Mountains

Sun Top Bike Loop: Huckleberry Creek to Buck Creek + Sun Top Lookout (Clearwater Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 21, 2021

Trip Date: October 21, 2021 Sun Top Bike Loop: Huckleberry Creek to Buck Creek Huckleberry Valley OverlookSun Top...

Clearwater Mountains Lookout Sites Mtn & Gravel Biking Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)Sun Top

Eagle Cap + Matterhorn + Cusick Mtn + Ice Lake + Mirror Lake + Glacier Pass Loop (Wallowa Mountains, OR)

Jim Brisbine·October 5, 2021

Trip Date: September 30 – October 5, 2021 Wallowa Mountains Climbing Trip & Glacier Pass Trail Loop: Frazier...

Favorite Trips Oregon Traverses & Loops (Trail)Cusick Mtn (OR)Eagle Cap (OR)Matterhorn (OR)

Thorp Mtn Lookout + Kachess Ridge Trail Traverse: French Cabin Creek to Thorp Creek (Kachess Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 26, 2021

Trip Date: September 26, 2021 Thorp Mountain Day Hike & Kachess Ridge Trail Traverse: French Cabin Creek to...

Central WA Cascades Kachess Mountains Lookout Sites Thorp Mtn

Cold Creek Trail Loop: Windy Pass to Tinkham Pass + Abiel Peak via East Ridge (Iron Horse Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 23, 2021

Trip Date: September 23, 2021 Cold Creek Trail Loop: Windy Pass to Tinkham Pass Windy PassCold Creek PassAbiel...

Central WA Cascades Iron Horse Mountains Traverses & Loops (Trail)Abiel Peak

Tinkham Peak Summit Loop: Mirror Lake to Windy Pass (Iron Horse Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 16, 2021

Trip Date: September 16, 2021 Tinkham Peak Day Climb & Summit Loop: Mirror Lake to Windy Pass Twin...

Central WA Cascades Iron Horse Mountains Traverses & Loops (Trail)Tinkham Peak

St Peters Traverse: Upper Lena Lake to Lake of the Angels + Mt Stone (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 11, 2021

Trip Date: September 9-11, 2021 Mt. Stone Climbing Trip & St. Peter’s Traverse: Upper Lena Lake to Lake...

Favorite Trips Olympic Mountains WA Stone, Mt (6612 ft)The Olympic Thirteen Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Kaleetan Peak is reflected on the glassy surface of Upper Melakwa Lake in the Snoqualmie Mountains, WA

Kaleetan Peak via Melakwa Lake—South Ridge—South Face (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 5, 2021

Trip Date: September 3-5, 2021 Kaleetan Peak Climbing Trip Denny CreekHemlock PassMelakwa LakeMelakwa BasinPoint 5700 aka Kaleetan KnollKaleetan...

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Kaleetan Peak (6259 ft)Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve

Alpine Lakes Traverse + Big Snow Mtn + Wild Goat Peak + Iron Cap Mtn (Miller–Foss Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 26, 2021

Trip Date: August 22-26, 2021 Alpine Lakes Traverse: Myrtle Lake to Chetwoot Lake to Necklace Valley Myrtle LakeBig...

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Miller-Foss Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Big Snow Mtn Iron Cap Mtn Wild Goat Peak

Morning sun casts a warm light on Gunsight Peak & Dome Peak viewed from White Rock Lakes during the Ptarmigan Traverse in the North Cascades, WA.

Ptarmigan Traverse: Cascade Pass to Suiattle River + Dome Peak (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 14, 2021

Trip Date: August 6-14, 2021 Ptarmigan Mountains Climbing Trip & Ptarmigan Traverse: Cascade Pass to Suiattle River Cascade PassCache...

Dome Peak (8920/8921 ft)Family Trips North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Ptarmigan Traverse (WA)The Landmark Twelve The Ptarmigan Pten The Tall Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)hahlakl peak

Evening sun hits the north side of Mt. Christie in the Olympic Mountains of Washington

Mt Christie via North Couloir + Quinault–Skyline Loop: Low Divide to Three Lakes (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 29, 2021

Trip Date: July 23-29, 2021 Mt. Christie Climbing Trip & Quinault–Skyline Trail Loop: Low Divide to Three Lakes...

Christie, Mt (6177 ft)Olympic Mountains WA The Olympic Thirteen Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Mt Buckner via Southwest Face + Sahale Peak Carryover Loop: Sahale Arm to Boston Basin (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 18, 2021

Trip Date: July 14-18, 2021 Mt. Buckner Climbing Trip & Sahale Peak Carryover Loop: Sahale Arm to Boston...

Buckner, Mt (9114/9111 ft)Family Trips Northwestern WA Cascades Sahale Peak (8680+ ft)The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Mt Rainier via Burroughs Mtn—Inter Glacier—Emmons Glacier (Southern Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 10, 2021

Trip Date: July 6-10, 2021 Mt. Rainier Climbing Trip & Glacier Basin Loop: Burroughs Mountain to Inter Fork...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Mount Rainier Massif Rainier, Mt (14,411/14,400 ft)Southern WA Cascades The Regal Six

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