Jim Brisbine, Author at Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

Fresh snow covers Bull Durham Tower as viewed from Rooster Finch Tower near Dragontail Peak

Rooster Finch Tower via Colchuck Lake—Colchuck Couloir—East Face (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 15, 1977

Trip Date: May 1977 Rooster Finch Tower Climbing Trip Colchuck LakeColchuck Col aka Banshee PassRooster Finch Tower (~8300...

Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains Non-Major Alpine Crags The Early Years Rooster Finch Tower

The remarkably thin sandstone fin of Chumstick Snag stands near the head of Spromberg Canyon

Chumstick Snag Rock-Climb via Southwest Route + Southeast Route (Chumstick-Swakane Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·April 30, 1977

Trip Date: April 1977 Chumstick Snag Rock-Climb Spromberg CanyonSouthwest Face Route (Class 5.4, A1)Southeast Route (Class 5.7) Trip...

Central WA Cascades Rock & Ice Climbing The Early Years Chumstick Snag

Other Mountain Activities In 1976

Jim Brisbine·December 31, 1976

Trip Dates: January 1976 – December 1976 JAN: Clara Lake Snow-Crust Hike (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA) FEB: Lake...

Hike/Climb/Ride Ski/Snowshoe The Early Years Icicle Peak Poe Mtn rock mtn (Nason)

Two mountain climbers stand on the summit of South Ingalls Peak

South Ingalls Peak + Dogtooth Crag via Ingalls Lake— Ingalls Couloir (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 3, 1976

Trip Date: October 1976 Ingalls Peaks Climbing Trip Ingalls PassHeadlight BasinIngalls LakeIngalls ColSouth Ingalls Peak (7641 ft)Dogtooth Crag...

Central WA Cascades Non-Major Alpine Crags Teanaway Mountains The Early Years Ingalls South Peak

Looking over a vertical ice headwall at the gray cliffs of Mt Stuart in the Stuart Range

Mt Stuart attempt via Mountaineer Creek Basin—Ice Cliff Glacier (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 23, 1976

Trip Date: September 1976 Mt. Stuart Climbing Trip Mountaineer Creek ValleyMountaineer Creek BasinMount Stuart (9415/9414 ft) attempt Trip...

Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains Stuart, Mt (9415/9414 ft)The Big Ten The Early Years The Icicle Eight The Landmark Twelve

A mountain climber scrambling steep rock slabs which lead to the Sherpa Glacier on Mt Stuart in the Icicle Mountains

Mt Stuart attempt via Mountaineer Creek Basin—Sherpa Glacier (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 13, 1976

Trip Date: September 1976 Mt. Stuart Climbing Trip Mountaineer Creek ValleyMountaineer Creek BasinMount Stuart (9415/9414 ft) attempt Trip...

Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains Stuart, Mt (9415/9414 ft)The Big Ten The Early Years The Icicle Eight The Landmark Twelve

Two mountain climbers sit on the summit of Mt David in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Mt David via White River—Lookout Trail (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 13, 1976

Trip Date: August 1976 Mt. David Day Hike White River ValleySoutheast David RidgeMount David / Lookout (7420 ft)...

David, Mt (7420 ft)Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades The Early Years The Outlier Twelve Upper Wenatchee Mountains

A rope team of mountain climbers ascends the Kautz Glacier high on Mt Rainier

Mt Rainier via Nisqually Glacier—Wilson Glacier—Kautz Glacier (Southern Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 18, 1976

Trip Date: July 17-18, 1976 Mt. Rainier Climbing Trip Glacier VistaNisqually GlacierWilson GlacierWapowety CleaverKautz GlacierMount Rainier aka Tahoma...

Mount Rainier Massif Rainier, Mt (14,411/14,400 ft)Southern WA Cascades The Early Years The Regal Six

The golden granite spike of Prusik Peak rises above The Enchantments in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Prusik Peak via Colchuck Lake—The Enchantments—West Ridge (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 15, 1976

July 14-15, 1976 Prusik Peak Climbing Trip Colchuck Lake Aasgard Pass The Enchantments Prusik Pass Prusik Peak (8000’+)...

Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains Major Alpine Crags Prusik Peak (8000+ ft)The Early Years The Enchantments

Fresh snow covers mountaineering tents and a stone shelter at Camp Schurman on Mt Rainier

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

Jim Brisbine·July 4, 1976

Trip Date: July 3-4, 1976 AMERICAN BICENTENNIAL OUTING Mt. Rainier Climbing Trip Inter Fork ValleyGlacier BasinSteamboat ProwCamp SchurmanMount...

Mount Rainier Massif Rainier, Mt (14,411/14,400 ft)Southern WA Cascades The Early Years The Regal Six

The undulating summit ridge of Rock Mountain is plastered by snow on one side and has dark rock on the other side

Nason Ridge Summit Traverse: Mt Mastiff to Mt Howard to Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 23, 1976

Trip Date: June 22-23, 1976 Nason Ridge Summit Traverse: Mt. Mastiff to Rock Mountain Merritt LakeMount Mastiff (6741...

Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades The Early Years Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Upper Wenatchee Mountains mt howard Mt Mastiff rock mtn (Nason)

The summit of Colchuck Peak rises above lingering snow patches and cliff bands

Colchuck Peak via Colchuck Lake—Colchuck Couloir—South Slope (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 13, 1976

Trip Date: June 12-13, 1976 Colchuck Peak Climbing Trip Mountaineer Creek ValleyColchuck LakeColchuck Col aka Banshee PassColchuck Peak...

Central WA Cascades Colchuck Peak (8705/8706 ft)Icicle Mountains The Early Years The Icicle Eight