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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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Rock Climber on Concord Tower at the Top of the Shark Fin with summit block off to the right

Concord Tower via Southeast Face + Lexington Tower via North Face (Washington Pass Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 27, 2018

Trip Date: September 26-27, 2018 Concord Tower Climb via Southeast FaceLexington Tower Climb via North Face Liberty BowlConcord–Lexington...

Concord Tower (7560+ ft)Lexington Tower (7560 ft)Major Alpine Crags Northeastern WA Cascades Washington Pass Mountains

A hiker strolls up a broad smooth ridge heading toward Hawkins Mountain in the Cle Elum Mountains

Hawkins Mtn + Big Boulder Loop: Southwest Arm to South Arm (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 23, 2018

Trip Date: September 23, 2018 Hawkins Mountain Day Climb & Big Boulder Loop: Southwest Arm to South Arm Point...

Central WA Cascades Cle Elum Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Hawkins Mtn

Spider Mountain with Kool-Aid Lake with mountain terrain and linguring snow patches as seen from Cache Col

Spider Mtn via Cache Col—Kool-Aid Lake—S/F Col—Southeast Gully (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 19, 2018

Trip Date: September 17-19, 2018 Spider Mountain Climbing Trip Cascade Pass Mix-up Arm Cache Col Kool-Aid LakeSpider–Formidable ColSpider...

Favorite Trips North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Spider Mountain (8300/8312 ft)The Ptarmigan Pten

A mountain climber stands on the summit of Dungeon Peak overlooking Lake Keechelus

Dungeon Peak Summit Loop + Dungeon Knoll + Lake Lillian (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 15, 2018

Trip Date: September 15, 2018 Dungeon Peak Summit Loop: Southeast Face to Northeast Slope Rocky Run CulvertDungeon KnollDungeon...

Central WA Cascades Keechelus Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Dungeon Peak

Alpenglow warms the steep north face of Mt Hardy seen from Snowy Lakes in the Upper Methow Mountains

Mt Hardy via Cutthroat Pass—Southeast Slope—South Face + Snowy Lakes (Upper Methow Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 8, 2018

Trip Date: September 6-8, 2018 Mt. Hardy Climbing Trip Cutthroat PassGranite PassSnowy LakesMethow PassMount Hardy (8080’+) Trip Report...

Hardy, Mt (8080+ ft)Northeastern WA Cascades The Upper Methow Six Upper Methow Mountains

Mountain climbers ascend a steep granite ridge crest on Bear Mountain in the American Chilliwack Mountains

Bear Mtn via Hannegan Pass—West Slope—Upper North Ridge (American Chilliwack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 2, 2018

Trip Date: August 29 – September 2, 2018 Bear Mountain Climbing Trip Hannegan PassChilliwack River CablecarIndian Creek Suspension...

American Chilliwack Mountains Bear Mountain (7931 ft)Northwestern WA Cascades The American Chilliwack Six

Mountain climbers crossing snowfield below Baby Munday Peak taken from Stewart Peak in the Cheam Range

Baby Munday Peak + Stewart Peak + Knight Peak via Airplane Creek (Cheam Range, BC)

Jim Brisbine·August 22, 2018

Trip Date: August 19-22, 2018 Cheam Range Climbing Trip Airplane CreekBaby Munday MeadowsBaby Munday LakeStewart Peak (7343′)Baby Munday...

Baby Munday Peak (7382 ft)Canadian Cascades BC Cheam Range Favorite Trips Stewart Peak (7343 ft)The Cheam Six Knight Peak

A long barren ridge curves out to the summit of Goat Island Mountain in Mt Rainier National Park

Goat Island Mtn Summit Loop: East Ridge to West Ridge—Fryingpan Creek (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 17, 2018

Trip Date: August 17, 2018 Goat Island Mountain Summit Loop: East Ridge to West Ridge Goat Island Mountain...

Mount Rainier Massif Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Goat Island Mtn

North, Middle, and Main Cowlitz Chimneys summit horns with linguring snow patchs as seen from Banshee Ridge in Mt Rainier National Park

Cowlitz Chimneys: Middle Peak + Main Peak via Panhandle Gap—Banshee Peak (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 13, 2018

Trip Date: August 11-13, 2018 Cowlitz Chimneys Climbing Trip Summer Land aka SummerlandFryingpan LakesPanhandle GapBanshee Peak (7400’+)Middle Cowlitz...

Cowlitz Chimney, Main (7605 ft)Major Alpine Crags Mount Rainier Massif Southern WA Cascades Banshee Peak Cowlitz Middle Chimney

A solo hiker follows a narrow ridge crest toward Alta Mountain summit

Alta Mtn via Rachel Lake—Rampart Lakes—South Ridge (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 8, 2018

Trip Date: August 6-8, 2018 Rampart Lakes & Alta Mountain Hiking Trip Rachel LakeRampart RidgeRampart LakesAlta Mountain (6240’+)...

Central WA Cascades Keechelus Mountains Alta Mtn

Mt Logan stands above the clouds as seen from Red Mountain in North Cascades National Park

Mt Logan via Stehekin River—Park Creek Pass—Fremont Glacier—South Ridge (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 30, 2018

Trip Date: July 27-30, 2018 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 16: THUNDER MOUNTAINS Mt. Logan Climbing Trip Lake Chelan /...

Favorite Trips Logan, Mt (9087/9097 ft)Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades The Big Ten The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains

Dark blue Rampart Lakes lie scattered in a large green heather basin below Rampart Peak

Rampart Peak via Lake Lillian—Rampart Pass—East Slope + Rampart Lakes Loop (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 21, 2018

Trip Date: July 21, 2018 Rampart Peak Day Climb & Rampart Lakes Loop Lake Lillian Lillian Pass Rampart...

Central WA Cascades Keechelus Mountains Rampart Peak (Keechelus)

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