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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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Hikers ascend a grassy slope toward the triple-peaked Three Queens Mountain

Three Queens Mtn: Main Peak via Park Lakes—North Face—West Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 22, 2015

Trip Date: August 20-22, 2015 Three Queens Mountain Climbing Trip Mineral CreekPark LakesSpectacle PointThree Queens Mountain: main peak...

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve Three Queens Mtn: main peak (6687 ft)

Big Kangaroo with snow patches on Kangaroo Ridge as seen from Silver Star Mountain in the Mazama Mountains

Kangaroo Temple + Big Kangaroo via Early Winters Creek (Mazama Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 16, 2015

Trip Date: August 15-16, 2015 Kangaroo Ridge Climbing Trip Early Winters BasinKangaroo PassKangaroo Temple (7572’)Big Kangaroo (8326’) Trip...

Kangaroo Peak, Big (8326/8318 ft)Major Alpine Crags Mazama Mountains Northeastern WA Cascades kangaroo temple

A row of rugged Chilliwack peaks lies on the skyline above Williamson Lake near Welch Peak

Welch Peak via Williamson Lake—Lower Southeast Face—South Ridge (Cheam Range, BC)

Jim Brisbine·August 9, 2015

Trip Date: August 7-9, 2015 Welch Peak Climbing Trip Williamson LakeWelch Peak (8000′+) Trip Report Summary Region: Canadian...

Canadian Cascades BC Cheam Range Favorite Trips The Cheam Six Welch Peak (7999 ft)

A forest fire smoke plume rises out of a mountainous valley during Emerald--Entiat Wildfire Traverse

Emerald–Entiat Wildfire Traverse + Emerald Park + Mirror Mtn + Tumble Mtn (Chelan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 2, 2015

Trip Date: July 30 – August 2, 2015 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 13: CHELAN MOUNTAINS Chelan Mountains Climbing Trip...

Chelan Mountains Mid-Summer Outings North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Mirror Mtn Tumble Mtn

mountain climbers tents sit on rocky Challenger Arm moraine below the large Challenger Glacier and the summit of Mt Challenger in the Northern Picket Range

Mt Challenger + Challenger Pinnacle + Crooked Thumb Peak Attempt via Wiley Ridge (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 18, 2015

Trip Date: July 11-18, 2015 Northern Pickets Climbing Trip Big Beaver Valley Beaver Pass Wiley RidgeChallenger ArmWest Challenger...

Challenger, Mt (8207 ft)Crooked Thumb Peak (8124 ft)Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range The Picket Twelve Big Beaver Peak Challenger 2 Pinnacle

Mountain climbers wave from the red summit of Mt Misch in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Mt Misch + Mt Buckindy via Green Mtn Basin—Horse Lake Saddle (Suiattle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 5, 2015

Trip Date: July 2-5, 2015 Mt. Misch & Mt. Buckindy Climbing Trip Green Mountain BasinLake 5371Horse Lake SaddleWest...

Buckindy, Mt (7320+ ft)Favorite Trips Misch, Mt (7435 ft)North-Central WA Cascades Suiattle Mountains The Suiattle Five

A mountain climber bivouacs on Crater Mtn summit across from Jack Mtn

Crater Mtn via Crater Lake—South Ridge—Lookout Trail + Summit Camp (Upper Skagit Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 28, 2015

Trip Date: June 27-28, 2015 Crater Mountain Climbing Trip & Summit Camp Granite Creek & Canyon Creek confluenceCrater...

Crater Mountain (8128 ft)Lookout Sites Northeastern WA Cascades Summit Camps The Upper Skagit Five Upper Skagit Mountains

A snow basin and rocky ridge lead up to the summit of Corteo Peak in the Ragged Ridge Mountains in North Cascades National Park

Corteo Peak via Heather Pass—Lewis Glacier—Southwest Ridge (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 13, 2015

Trip Date: June 12-13, 2015 Corteo Peak Climbing Trip Heather Pass Lewis LakeLewis GlacierCorteo Peak (8080’) Trip Report...

Corteo Peak (8080+ ft)Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range The Ragged Seven

The pyramidal summit of Kitling Peak rises above a snowy ridge

Kitling Peak via Easy Pass—West Ridge + Graybeard Peak via Southeast Ridge (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 24, 2015

Trip Date: May 23-24, 2015 Kitling Peak & Graybeard Peak Climbing Trip Easy PassKitling Peak (8003’)Graybeard Peak (7965’)...

Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range Graybeard Peak Kitling Peak

Looking across a valley at snowy Gunnshy Peak from Gunn Lake Saddle

Gunnshy Peak via Barclay Creek—Tailgunner Pass—Southeast Slope (Skykomish Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·March 8, 2015

Trip Date: March 8, 2015 Gunnshy Peak Day Climb Barclay CreekTailgunner PassGunn BasinGunnshy Peak (6218′) Trip Report Summary...

North-Central WA Cascades Skykomish Mountains Gunnshy Peak

Two mountain climbers ascend snow slopes on Mt Persis above a frozen lake

Mt Persis via Proctor Creek—Northwest Ridge—Persis Tarns (Taylor-Tolt Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·January 25, 2015

Trip Date: January 25, 2015 Mt. Persis Day Climb Persis TarnsMount Persis (5464′) Trip Report Summary Region: Central...

Central WA Cascades Taylor-Tolt Mountains Mt Persis

Other Mountain Activities in 2014

Jim Brisbine·December 31, 2014

Trip Dates: January 2014 – December 2014 MAR: Fat Dog Knoll Ski Tour (Manning Provincial Park, BC)MAR: Scottish...

Hike/Climb/Ride Nason-Smith Ski Traverse Ski/Snowshoe Carne Mtn Granite Mtn West (Snoq)

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