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Buck Creek – Spider Gap Loop + Fortress Mtn + Image Lake + Miners Ridge Lookout (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 5, 2023

Trip Date: August 31 – September 5, 2023 Buck Creek – Spider Gap Loop Hiking & Climbing Trip ...

Chiwawa Range Family Trips Favorite Trips Fortress Mountain (8760+/8679 ft) Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades The Chiwawa Four Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Clouds swirl around the rocky peaks of Mt Stone

Mt Stone via Lake of the Angels—Southwest Slope—West Ridge (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 18, 2010

Trip Date: July 17-18, 2010 Mt. Stone Climbing Trip Putvin GraveWhitehorse BasinLake of the AngelsMount ...

Olympic Mountains WA Stone, Mt (6612 ft) The Olympic Thirteen

A woman in orange coat stands atop Bryant Peak in the Snoqualmie Mountains

Bryant Peak via Southwest Slope + Summit Loop: Hemlock Notch to Bryant Col (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · May 26, 2008

Trip Date: May 26, 2008 Bryant Peak Summit Loop: Hemlock Notch to Bryant Col Source LakePineapple Basin ...

Central WA Cascades Snoqualmie Range

Glaciated Snowking Mountain stands across the Found Creek valley from Kindy Ridge

Snowking Mtn via Cyclone Lake—Northeast Ridge—East Spur (Suiattle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 26, 1998

Trip Date: July 25-26, 1998 Snowking Mountain Climbing Trip Kindy RidgeCyclone LakeSnowking Mountain (7433 ft) Trip ...

North-Central WA Cascades Snowking Mountain (7433 ft) Suiattle Mountains The Suiattle Five

Rocks and cactuses and puffy clouds are seen from Valley Vista Viewpoint during Turnbuckle Trail Traverse

Turnbuckle Trail Traverse: Watson Road to Lost Creek Road + Valley Vista (White Tank Mountains, AZ)

Jim Brisbine · March 11, 2018

Trip Date: March 11, 2018 2018 ARIZONA VACATION: WHITE TANK MOUNTAINS Turnbuckle Trail Traverse: Watson Road to ...

Arizona Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Rock climbers scramble along an exposed ridge on Little Tahoma Peak

Little Tahoma Peak via Fryingpan Glacier—Whitman Glacier—East Ridge (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 24, 2001

Trip Date: June 22-24, 2001 Little Tahoma Peak Climbing Trip Fryingpan Creek ValleySummer Land aka SummerlandFryingpan ...

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

Mt Thomson via Kendall Pass—Bumblebee Basin—West Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 7, 2016

Trip Date: August 5-7, 2016 Mt. Thomson Climbing Trip Kendall Pass & Kendall KatwalkRidge Lake & Gravel ...

Central WA Cascades Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve Thomson, Mt (6554 ft)

The triangular rock summit of Skookum Point rises above fir trees

Skookum Point via Paris Creek—Northeast Slope (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 24, 2007

Trip Date: June 24, 2007 Skookum Point Day Climb North Paris Creek BasinPoint 5800 aka Skookum Point ...

Central WA Cascades Cle Elum Mountains

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

Jim Brisbine · July 31, 2026

Trip Date: July 29-31, 2026 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 24: MONTE CRISTO MOUNTAINS Glacier Basin Climbing Reconnaissance Monte ...

Cadet Peak (7186 ft) Mid-Summer Outings Monte Cristo Mountains Monte Cristo Peak (7136 ft) North-Central WA Cascades The Monte Cristo Seven

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)

Two climbers stand at Burgundy Col on Silver Star Mountain in the North Cascades

Silver Star Mtn via Burgundy Creek—Upper Silver Star Glacier—East Face (Mazama Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 10, 1995

Trip Date: June 10, 1995 Silver Star Mountain Day Climb Early Winters CreekBurgundy ColSilver Star Mountain ...

Mazama Mountains Northeastern WA Cascades Silver Star Mountain (8876/8892 ft) The Landmark Twelve The Mazama Three The Tall Twelve

Looking along rocky ridge at snow-dusted summit of North Gardner Mountain

North Gardner Mtn via Wolf Creek—Gardner Meadows—Southeast Slope—South Ridge (Mazama Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 13, 2004

Trip Date: June 12-13, 2004 North Gardner Mountain Climbing Trip Wolf Creek ValleyGardner Meadows Wolf Creek ...

Gardner Mtn, North (8956/8958 ft) Mazama Mountains Northeastern WA Cascades The Mazama Three The Tall Twelve

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Hike/Climb/Ride

Buck Creek – Spider Gap Loop + Fortress Mtn + Image Lake + Miners Ridge Lookout (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Mt Stone via Lake of the Angels—Southwest Slope—West Ridge (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Bryant Peak via Southwest Slope + Summit Loop: Hemlock Notch to Bryant Col (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Snowking Mtn via Cyclone Lake—Northeast Ridge—East Spur (Suiattle Mountains, WA)

Turnbuckle Trail Traverse: Watson Road to Lost Creek Road + Valley Vista (White Tank Mountains, AZ)

Little Tahoma Peak via Fryingpan Glacier—Whitman Glacier—East Ridge (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Mt Thomson via Kendall Pass—Bumblebee Basin—West Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Skookum Point via Paris Creek—Northeast Slope (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

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

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

Silver Star Mtn via Burgundy Creek—Upper Silver Star Glacier—East Face (Mazama Mountains, WA)

North Gardner Mtn via Wolf Creek—Gardner Meadows—Southeast Slope—South Ridge (Mazama Mountains, 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)