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

Turquoise colored Lake Paron reclines in a deep valley below snowy Cordillera Blanca mountains of Peru

Lake Paron Viewpoint Loop + Huandoy Glacier Moraine (Cordillera Blanca, Peru)

Jim Brisbine·August 22, 2019

Trip Date: August 22, 2019 2019 PERU ADVENTURE VACATION Lake Paron Viewpoint Loop & Huandoy Glacier Moraine Lake...

Morning light on Rainbow Mountain in the Cordillera Vilcanota region of Peru

Ausangate–Vinicunca Trek + Pucacocha Pass + Rainbow Mtn Viewpoint (Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru)

Jim Brisbine·August 19, 2019

Trip Date: August 18-19, 2019 2019 PERU ADVENTURE VACATION Ausangate–Vinicunca Trek: East Aloatari Road to Rainbow Mtn Viewpoint...

Family Trips Peru Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Nevado Salkantay in Peru Towering Above Soraypampa with grassy slopes during Salkantay Trek

Salkantay Trek + Lake Humantay + Machu Picchu Village + Wayna Picchu Mtn (Cordillera Vilcabamba, Peru)

Jim Brisbine·August 17, 2019

Trip Date: August 14-17, 2019 2019 PERU ADVENTURE VACATION Salkantay Trek: Challacancha to Machu Picchu to Ollantaytambo Soraypampa...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Peru Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Sunrise on Mount Baker with camp on a rocky knoll near East Portal Peak

East Portal Peak via Ptarmigan Ridge—Camp Kiser (Mount Baker Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 5, 2019

Trip Date: August 4-5, 2019 East Portal Peak Hiking Trip Table Mountain PassPtarmigan PassCamp KiserEast Portal Peak (6520’+)...

Mount Baker Massif Northwestern WA Cascades Portal Peaks (Baker)

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

Trip Date: July 26-29, 2019 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 17: RAGGED RANGE Mt. Arriva & Fisher Peak Climbing Trip Easy...

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

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

Trip Date: July 13-19, 2019 Chelan Mountains Climbing Trip & Grouse Pass Loop: South Pyramid Creek to North...

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

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

Trip Date: June 29 – July 6, 2019 Inspiration–Isolation Traverse aka McAllister Traverse: Borealis Glacier to Inspiration Glacier to...

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

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

Trip Date: June 19-23, 2019 Enchantments Climbing Trip & Dragontail Peak Carryover: Aasgard Pass to Colchuck Col Colchuck LakeAasgard...

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

climbers hiking across Red Saddle with snow cornice in the Mazama Mountains near Scatter Creek Basin

Greyhorn Peak via Scatter Creek Basin—Southeast Face (Mazama Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 8, 2019

Trip Date: June 6-8, 2019 Greyhorn Peak Climbing Trip Scatter Creek BasinPoint 7612 aka South Scatter PointGreyhorn Peak...

Mazama Mountains Northeastern WA Cascades Greyhorn Peak

The craggy ridge of Governors Ridge stands above snow-covered Owyhigh Lake in Mt Rainier National Park

Governors Peak + Barrier Peak via Owyhigh Lakes—Governors Col (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 2, 2019

Trip Date: June 2, 2019 Governor’s Ridge Day Climb Owyhigh LakesGovernor’s ColGovernor’s Peak (6600’+)Barrier Peak (6521′) Trip Report...

Mount Rainier Massif Southern WA Cascades Barrier Peak Governors Peak

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

Trip Date: May 28-30, 2019 Little Tahoma Peak Climbing Trip Fryingpan CreekSummer Land aka SummerlandFryingpan GlacierWhitman CrestLittle Tahoma...

Favorite Trips Little Tahoma Peak (11,138/11,136 ft)Mount Rainier Massif Southern WA Cascades The Satellite Three

Backpacker hiking through deep snow in Turner Meadow on Day 5 of our Buena Vista Pass Loop in Yosemite National Park

Buena Vista Pass Loop: Illilouette Creek to Bridalveil Creek + Mt Bruce (Yosemite National Park, CA)

Jim Brisbine·May 18, 2019

Trip Date: May 13-18, 2019 Buena Vista Pass Hiking Loop: Illilouette Creek to Bridalveil Creek Buena Vista LakeBuena...

California Traverses & Loops (Trail)Yosemite National Park

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