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Hiking, Climbing, Biking, and Canyoneering Trip Reports for the Washington Cascades, Canadian Cascades, Olympic Mountains, and other regions in North America, South America, and Europe. Click the buttons below to see reports for specific regions.

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View of broad rocky Mt Larrabee with the jagged Pleiades ridge extending outward

Mt Larrabee via Low Pass—High Pass—Gargett Mine—Southwest Slope (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 27, 2004

Trip Date: June 27, 2004 Mt. Larrabee Day Climb Twin LakesLow Pass High Pass Gargett ...

Larrabee, Mt (7861 ft) Nooksack Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades The Nooksack Six

High Giant Traverse: Buck Creek Pass to Little Giant Pass via High Pass—Louis Creek Basin—Napeequa Valley + Buck Mtn via West Face (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 1, 2011

Trip Date: September 28 – October 1, 2011 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: CHIWAWA RANGE High Giant Traverse: Buck ...

Buck Mountain (8528/8534 ft) Chiwawa Range Golden Larch Outings High–Giant Traverse (WA) North-Central WA Cascades The Chiwawa Four Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

A climber descends a snowy and rocky gully on Devils Smoke Stack

Devils Smoke Stack attempt via Basalt Pass—Ram-Gar Point—West Ridge (Entiat Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 17, 2004

Trip Date: October 17, 2004 Devil’s Smoke Stack Day Climb Attempt Basalt Pass Ram-Gar PointDevil’s Smoke ...

Entiat Mountains North-Central WA Cascades

A climber walks up a snow-covered ridge crest toward Freedom Peak summit

Freedom Peak via Stafford Creek—Southeast Ridge (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 4, 2006

Trip Date: June 4, 2006 Freedom Peak Day Climb Stafford CreekFreedom Peak aka Little Navaho Peak (6442 ...

Central WA Cascades Teanaway Mountains

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

Trip Date: August 23 – September 1, 2019 2019 PERU ADVENTURE VACATION Huayhuash Trekking Circuit: Quartelhuain to ...

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

Lundin Peak via Commonwealth Basin—Red Pass—Southeast Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 9, 2023

Trip Date: September 9, 2023 Lundin Peak Day Climb Commonwealth BasinRed PassLundin Peak (6057′) Trip Report ...

Central WA Cascades Snoqualmie Range

Glacier Peak is capped with pink puffy clouds at sunset in the Cascade Range

Glacier Peak Summit Loop via Lost Creek Ridge—White Chuck River—Frostbite Ridge—South Ridge + Black Mtn + Kololo Peak + White Mtn (North-Central Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 9, 2013

Trip Date: August 4-9, 2013 Glacier Peak Summit Loop: Bingley Gap to White Chuck River to White Pass ...

Black Mountain (7262 ft) DaKobed-White Range East Sauk Mountains Favorite Trips Glacier Peak (10,541/10,544 ft) Glacier Peak Massif North-Central WA Cascades The Regal Six The Sauk Seven Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

The sharp summits of Mt Pugh and Sloan Peak poke upward through a sea of clouds seen from White Chuck Mtn

White Chuck Mtn via Black Oak Creek—West Couloir—Northwest Ridge (East Sauk Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 6, 2002

Trip Date: October 6, 2002 White Chuck Mountain Day Climb Black Oak BasinWhite Chuck Mountain (6989 ft) ...

East Sauk Mountains North-Central WA Cascades The Sauk Seven White Chuck Mountain (6989 ft)

The red rock and white snow of South Twin Sister dominates the horizon from North Twin Sister

South Twin Sister via Orsino Creek Basin—West Ridge—South Face (Twin Sisters Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 10, 2003

Trip Date: August 10, 2003 South Twin Sister Day Climb Dailey PrairieOrsino Creek BasinSouth Twin Sister ...

Northwestern WA Cascades The Twin Sisters Two Twin Sisters Range Twin Sisters: south peak (7000+ ft)

Silver Peak via Annette Lake—West Slope—South Ridge (Iron Horse Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 14, 2009

Trip Date: June 14, 2009 Silver Peak Day Climb Humpback Creek ValleyAnnette LakeSilver Peak (5605′) Trip ...

Central WA Cascades Iron Horse Mountains

Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mtn to Rainy Pass + Alpine LO + Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 13, 2025

Trip Date: September 12-13, 2025 Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mountain Trailhead to West Nason Ridge Trailhead Round ...

Favorite Trips Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail) Upper Wenatchee Mountains

Thompson Point + Revolution Peak + Russian Butte Attempt via Granite Creek (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · May 24, 2023

Trip Date: May 22-24, 2023 Revolution Peak & Russian Butte Climbing Trip Granite Creek ValleyRevolution Peak (5454 ...

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Lower Snoqualmie Range

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Hike/Climb/Ride

Mt Larrabee via Low Pass—High Pass—Gargett Mine—Southwest Slope (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

High Giant Traverse: Buck Creek Pass to Little Giant Pass via High Pass—Louis Creek Basin—Napeequa Valley + Buck Mtn via West Face (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Devils Smoke Stack attempt via Basalt Pass—Ram-Gar Point—West Ridge (Entiat Mountains, WA)

Freedom Peak via Stafford Creek—Southeast Ridge (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

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

Lundin Peak via Commonwealth Basin—Red Pass—Southeast Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Glacier Peak Summit Loop via Lost Creek Ridge—White Chuck River—Frostbite Ridge—South Ridge + Black Mtn + Kololo Peak + White Mtn (North-Central Cascades, WA)

White Chuck Mtn via Black Oak Creek—West Couloir—Northwest Ridge (East Sauk Mountains, WA)

South Twin Sister via Orsino Creek Basin—West Ridge—South Face (Twin Sisters Range, WA)

Silver Peak via Annette Lake—West Slope—South Ridge (Iron Horse Mountains, WA)

Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mtn to Rainy Pass + Alpine LO + Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Thompson Point + Revolution Peak + Russian Butte Attempt via Granite Creek (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs: The Outlaw + Abduction + The Pump + The Soup + Toothy Grin (Uinta Range, UT)

Guye Peak: North Summit + Middle Summit + South Summit via Alpental Slope—Cave Ridge (Snoquamlie Range, WA)

McAlester–Rainbow Loop via McAlester Pass—Rainbow Creek—Rainbow Pass—Bridge Creek + McAlester Mtn (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle + Mt Bigelow + Crater Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Amabilis Mtn Bike Loop via Amabilis Beacon + Amabilis Peak (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Three Fingers Mtn: South Peak / Lookout Via Meadow Mtn—Goat Flats—Tin Can Gap—Southwest Side (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Defiance Trail Traverse: Thompson Pass to Hemlock Pass via Mason Pass—Pratt Pass + Mt Defiance (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

LaCrosse Pass Loop via Enchanted Valley—O’Neil Pass—Duckabush River—Dosewallips River—Anderson Pass (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Granite Mtn via Hyas Lake—Tuck Lake—Robin Lakes—Northwest Ridge (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Glacier Basin Climbing Reconn: Monte Cristo Peak attempt + Cadet Peak attempt (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)