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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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North Chukar Mesa Loop via Blythe Lake—Chukar Lake—Marsh Unit One (Potholes Basin, WA)

Jim Brisbine · April 30, 2025

Trip Date: April 30, 2025 2025 COLUMBIA PLATEAU ADVENTURE VACATION North Chukar Mesa Hiking Loop Blythe Lake ...

Columbia Plateau WA Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Upper Lena Lake sits below Mt Bretherton in the Olympic Mountains

Mt Lena via Lena Lake—Upper Lena Lake—Southeast Slope (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 8, 2012

Trip Date: September 8, 2012 Mt. Lena Day Climb Lena LakeUpper Lena LakeMount Lena (5995′) Trip ...

Olympic Mountains WA

Wind River Traverse: Seneca Lake to North Fork Canyon via Knapsack Col—Indian Pass (Wind River Range, WY)

Jim Brisbine · August 4, 2024

Trip Date: July 29 – August 4, 2024 2024 IDAHO & WYOMING ADVENTURE VACATION Wind River ...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Alpine) Wyoming

Craggy black summit ridge of Mt Constance Outer Peak contacts a blue sky in the Olympic Mountains

Mt Constance: Outer Peak via Lake Constance—South Ridge + Inner Peak Attempt (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 28, 2013

Trip Date: July 25-28, 2013 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 11: OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS Mt. Constance Climbing Trip Dosewallips ...

Constance, Mt: inner peak (7667 ft) Constance, Mt: outer peak (7756 ft) Mid-Summer Outings Olympic Mountains WA The Olympic Thirteen

Stillaguamish Peak via Perry Creek—East Ridge—South Face (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · March 13, 2005

Trip Date: March 13, 2005 Stillaguamish Peak Day Climb Perry Creek ValleyPerry Creek SaddleStillaguamish Peak (5720+ ...

North-Central WA Cascades West Sauk Mountains

A hike pauses at Stiletto Knob below Stiletto Peak

Other Mountain Activities In 2000

Jim Brisbine · December 31, 2000

Trip Dates: January 2000 – December 2000 JAN: Mazama Ridge Ski Loop: Golden Gate to Reflection Lakes (Mount Rainier Massif, ...

Hike/Climb/Ride Rock & Ice Climbing Ski/Snowshoe

Mt Curtis Gilbert + Old Snowy Mtn + Ives Peak via Snowgrass Flats (Goat Rocks, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 6, 2020

Trip Date: September 3-6, 2020 Goat Rocks Climbing Trip Snowgrass FlatsCispus BasinMount Curtis Gilbert aka Gilbert Peak ...

Curtis Gilbert, Mt (8184 ft) Goat Rocks Ives Peak (7932 ft) Old Snowy Mountain (7930 ft) Southern WA Cascades The Goat Rocks Three

Iron Horse Bike Traverse: North Bend to Easton via Palouse-to-Cascades Trail (Central Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine · May 31, 2025

Trip Date: May 31, 2025Updated: September 2026 Iron Horse Bike Traverse: Cedar Falls Trailhead to Easton Trailhead ...

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Iron Horse Mountains Kittitas Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Two pointed peaks of Sluiskin Mountain stand above a forest slope

Sluiskin Mtn: The Chief via Windy Gap—West Slope—North Ridge (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 25, 2005

Trip Date: September 25, 2005 Sluiskin Chief Day Climb Carbon RiverWindy GapSluiskin SaddleSluiskin Mountain: The ...

Mount Rainier Massif Sluiskin Mtn: The Chief (7026 ft) Southern WA Cascades The Outlier Twelve

Other Mountain Activities In 2003

Jim Brisbine · December 31, 2003

Trip Dates: January 2003 – December 2003 OCT: Huckleberry Mountain Lookout Day Hike (Suiattle Mountains, WA) OCT: Norse Peak ...

Hike/Climb/Ride

Hawkins Mountain in the Cle Elum Mountains stands at the end of a long ridge

Hawkins Mtn Summit Loop: East Ridge to South Arm + Gallagher Head Lake (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 19, 2002

Trip Date: October 19, 2002 Hawkins Mountain Summit Loop: East Ridge to South Arm Big Boulder Creek Valley ...

Central WA Cascades Cle Elum Mountains

A lone hiker gazes over Lake Coleridge from the broad summit of Peak Hill

Peak Hill via Southeast Ridge Trail (Lake Coleridge – Rakaia River Area, New Zealand)

Jim Brisbine · December 30, 2015

Trip Date: December 30, 2015 2015 NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURE VACATION Peak Hill Day Hike Peak Hill ...

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North Chukar Mesa Loop via Blythe Lake—Chukar Lake—Marsh Unit One (Potholes Basin, WA)

Mt Lena via Lena Lake—Upper Lena Lake—Southeast Slope (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Wind River Traverse: Seneca Lake to North Fork Canyon via Knapsack Col—Indian Pass (Wind River Range, WY)

Mt Constance: Outer Peak via Lake Constance—South Ridge + Inner Peak Attempt (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Stillaguamish Peak via Perry Creek—East Ridge—South Face (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Other Mountain Activities In 2000

Mt Curtis Gilbert + Old Snowy Mtn + Ives Peak via Snowgrass Flats (Goat Rocks, WA)

Iron Horse Bike Traverse: North Bend to Easton via Palouse-to-Cascades Trail (Central Cascades, WA)

Sluiskin Mtn: The Chief via Windy Gap—West Slope—North Ridge (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Other Mountain Activities In 2003

Hawkins Mtn Summit Loop: East Ridge to South Arm + Gallagher Head Lake (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Peak Hill via Southeast Ridge Trail (Lake Coleridge – Rakaia River Area, New Zealand)

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)