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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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A lone mountain climber scrambles toward the craggy summit of Big Chiwaukum Peak in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

High Chiwaukum Traverse: Lake Ethel to Lake Mary via Grace Lakes + Big McWaukum Peak + Big Chiwaukum Peak + Ladies Peak (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 6, 2016

Trip Date: September 2-6, 2016 High Chiwaukum Traverse: Lake Ethel to Snowaukum Pass to Lake Mary Lake Ethel ...

Central WA Cascades Chiwaukum Mountains Chiwaukum Peak, Big (8081 ft) Favorite Trips The Chiwaukum Two Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Morning sun lights up Icy Peaks and Mt Blum from Ruth Mountain

Icy Peak via Icy Glacier—Northwest Ridge + Ruth Mtn Summit Camp (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 20, 2008

Trip Date: July 19-20, 2008 Icy Peak Climbing Trip & Ruth Mountain Summit Camp Hannegan PassRuth Mountain ...

Nooksack Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Summit Camps

Two red sandstone teepees in Coyote Buttes South display distinctive layering and cross-bedding

Coyote Buttes South + Cottonwood Cove Viewpoint via Paw Hole (Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, AZ)

Jim Brisbine · November 7, 2021

Trip Date: November 7, 2021 2021 DESERT SOUTHWEST ADVENTURE VACATION Cottonwood Cove Viewpoint Day Hike Coyote Buttes South ...

Arizona

Fresh snow covers Bull Durham Tower as viewed from Rooster Finch Tower near Dragontail Peak

Rooster Finch Tower via Colchuck Lake—Colchuck Couloir—East Face (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · May 15, 1977

Trip Date: May 1977 Rooster Finch Tower Climbing Trip Colchuck LakeColchuck Col aka Banshee PassRooster Finch ...

Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains Non-Major Alpine Crags The Early Years

Two hikers stand at a snowy pass and look at a rocky peak

Mt Forgotten via Perry Creek—East Slope—Northeast Spur (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 6, 2000

Trip Date: August 6, 2000 Mt. Forgotten Day Climb Perry Creek ValleyPerry Creek MeadowsMount Forgotten (6005 ...

North-Central WA Cascades West Sauk Mountains

Looking across ice-covered Pea Soup Lake at Mt Daniel from Dip Top Gap in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Dip Top Loop: Deception Pass to Cathedral Pass via Marmot Lake—Dip Top Gap—Pea Soup Lake—Peggys Pond (Miller–Foss Mountains & Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 20, 1978

Trip Date: August 18-20, 1978 Dip Top Loop: Deception Pass to Dip Top Gap to Cathedral Pass ...

Central WA Cascades Miller-Foss Mountains Snoqualmie Range Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

A mountain climber sits on Mt Sefrit amidst a sea of glaciated peaks

Mt Sefrit via Ruth Creek—Wall Street—Northwest Glacier—Southeast Ridge (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · May 1, 2004

Trip Date: May 1, 2004 Mt. Sefrit Day Climb Ruth CreekWall Street CouloirMount Sefrit (7191 ft) ...

Nooksack Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Sefrit, Mt (7191 ft) The Nooksack Six

A mountain biker descends an arid ridge crest on Buck Mountain Bike Loop

Buck Mtn Bike Loop: West Saddle to South Ridge (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 15, 2015

Trip Date: October 15, 2015 2015 AUTUMN MOUNTAIN BIKING VACATION: METHOW VALLEY Buck Mountain Bike Loop: West ...

Methow Valley Mtn & Gravel Biking Northeastern WA Cascades Pasayten Mountains Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Snow-covered Big Four Mtn stands above the forested Stillaguamish River Valley

Big Four Mtn Attempt via Dry Creek Couloir (South Stillaguamish Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 3, 2000

Trip Date: June 3, 2000 Big Four Mountain Climbing Attempt South Fork Stillaguamish RiverDry Creek BasinBig ...

Big Four Mountain (6160+ ft) North-Central WA Cascades South Stillaguamish Mountains The Outlier Twelve

Morning alpenglow warms up the summit of Cathedral Rock in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Cathedral Rock via Southwest Face + Deception Pass Trail Loop (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 27, 1987

Trip Date: September 25-27, 1987 Cathedral Rock Climbing Trip + Deception Pass Trail Loop: Hyas Lake to Cathedral Pass ...

Cathedral Rock (6724 ft) Central WA Cascades Major Alpine Crags Snoqualmie Range Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Huckleberry Mtn via Kendall Pass—Huckleberry Flats—East Ridge—Upper East Face (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 22, 2024

Trip Date: September 20-22, 2024 Huckleberry Mountain Climbing Trip Kendall Pass & Kendall KatwalkRidge Lake & Gravel ...

Central WA Cascades Snoqualmie Range

Camp Robber Peak stands above Big Heart Lake during the Big Heart Summit Loop

Big Heart Lake Circumnavigation via Copper Lake—Camp Robber Peak—Tourmaline Peak—Atrium Peak (Miller-Foss Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 6, 2006

Trip Date: August 5-6, 2006 Big Heart Lake Circumnavigation: Camp Robber Peak to Tourmaline Peak to Atrium Peak ...

Central WA Cascades Miller-Foss Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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High Chiwaukum Traverse: Lake Ethel to Lake Mary via Grace Lakes + Big McWaukum Peak + Big Chiwaukum Peak + Ladies Peak (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Icy Peak via Icy Glacier—Northwest Ridge + Ruth Mtn Summit Camp (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Coyote Buttes South + Cottonwood Cove Viewpoint via Paw Hole (Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, AZ)

Rooster Finch Tower via Colchuck Lake—Colchuck Couloir—East Face (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Mt Forgotten via Perry Creek—East Slope—Northeast Spur (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Dip Top Loop: Deception Pass to Cathedral Pass via Marmot Lake—Dip Top Gap—Pea Soup Lake—Peggys Pond (Miller–Foss Mountains & Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Mt Sefrit via Ruth Creek—Wall Street—Northwest Glacier—Southeast Ridge (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Buck Mtn Bike Loop: West Saddle to South Ridge (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Big Four Mtn Attempt via Dry Creek Couloir (South Stillaguamish Mountains, WA)

Cathedral Rock via Southwest Face + Deception Pass Trail Loop (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Huckleberry Mtn via Kendall Pass—Huckleberry Flats—East Ridge—Upper East Face (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Big Heart Lake Circumnavigation via Copper Lake—Camp Robber Peak—Tourmaline Peak—Atrium Peak (Miller-Foss 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)