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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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Big Jim Mountain with snow and golden larch trees in the foreground

Big Jim Mtn via Badlands Junction—Lake Augusta—Southeast Ridge (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 12, 2019

Trip Date: October 10-12, 2019 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: CHIWAUKUM MOUNTAINS Big Jim Mountain Climbing Trip Badlands ...

Central WA Cascades Chiwaukum Mountains Golden Larch Outings

The sharp summits of Mt Pugh and Sloan Peak poke upward through a sea of clouds seen from White Chuck Mtn

White Chuck Mtn via Black Oak Creek—West Couloir—Northwest Ridge (East Sauk Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 6, 2002

Trip Date: October 6, 2002 White Chuck Mountain Day Climb Black Oak BasinWhite Chuck Mountain (6989 ft) ...

East Sauk Mountains North-Central WA Cascades The Sauk Seven White Chuck Mountain (6989 ft)

A lone hiker ascends a rounded ridge toward the summit of Beaverhead Peak in the Beaverfoot Range near Golden, BC.

Beaverhead Peak / Mt 7 via Northwest Arm—West Slope—Southwest Face (Beaverfoot Range, BC)

Jim Brisbine · October 7, 2023

Trip Date: October 7, 2023 Beaverhead Peak Day Climb Mount 7 Launching KnollBeaverhead Peak aka Mount 7 ...

Canada (non-Cascades)

Snow slopes lead from a frozen lake up to Edna Pass and Cape Horn

Cape Horn via Chatter Creek Pass—Lake Edna—Northeast Ridge (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · May 29, 2006

Trip Date: May 28-29, 2006 Cape Horn Climbing Trip Chatter Creek Pass Edna MeadowsLake Edna ...

Central WA Cascades Chiwaukum Mountains

Looking down at a snowy basin along the Carne--Leroy Loop in the Entiat Mountains with Carne Mountain in the background

Carne–Leroy Loop: Carne Basin to Leroy Basin + The Snowcone (Entiat Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 20, 2013

Trip Date: October 19-20, 2013 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: ENTIAT MOUNTAINS Carne–Leroy Loop: Carne Basin to Leroy Basin ...

Entiat Mountains Golden Larch Outings North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)

A solitary climber stands atop a jagged ridge on McClellan Peak in The Enchantments

McClellan Peak via Ingalls Creek—Crystal Lake—Southwest Face (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 29, 2001

Trip Date: July 28-29, 2001 McClellan Peak Climbing Trip Ingalls Creek ValleyCrystal LakeThe EnchantmentsCrystal Pass ...

Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains McClellan Peak (8364/8363 ft) The Enchantments The Icicle Eight

Several mountain climbers scramble up the rocky summit of Main Riddle Peak in Glacier Peak Wilderness on a blue sky day

Riddle Peak + Flora Mtn + Black Tower Attempt + Tenmile Pass (Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 6, 2010

Trip Date: July 2-6, 2010 Riddle Peak & Flora Mountain Climbing Trip Lake Chelan / Lucerne LandingTenmile ...

Flora Mountain (8320/8323 ft) North-Central WA Cascades Riddle Peak, Main (8232 ft) Stehekin Mountains The Stehekin Seven

rocky columns on Ironview Peak as seen from The Flatiron in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona

Ironview Peak via Siphon Draw—Southwest Slope + The Flatiron (Superstition Mountains, AZ)

Jim Brisbine · March 14, 2019

Trip Date: March 14, 2019 2019 ARIZONA SPRING VACATION The Flatiron & Ironview Peak Day Climb ...

Arizona

View of Glacier Peak and North Cascades from Skykomish Peak summit

Skykomish Peak + Cady Ann Loop: Lake Sally Ann to Cady Pass (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 25, 1999

Trip Date: July 25, 1999 Skykomish Peak Day Climb & Cady Ann Loop: Lake Sally Ann to Cady Pass ...

North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail) Upper Wenatchee Mountains

Sunny Switchback with fall grasses and evergreen trees during East Devil Bike Loop on Devils Gulch Trail in the Lower Wenatchee Mountains

East Devil Bike Loop: East Mission Gulch to Devils Gulch (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 24, 2019

Trip Date: October 24, 2019 East Devil Bike Loop: East Mission Gulch to Beehive Junction to Devil’s Gulch ...

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Lower Wenatchee Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Two hikers follow a trail across the High Divide during the Seven Lakes Loop in the Olympic Mountains

Mt Carrie via Southwest Ridge + Bogachiel Peak + Seven Lakes Loop (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 14, 2008

Trip Date: September 12-14, 2008 Mt. Carrie Climbing Trip & Seven Lakes Loop: Bridge Creek to Canyon Creek ...

Carrie, Mt (6995 ft) Lookout Sites Olympic Mountains WA The Olympic Thirteen

A vintage Omnipotent sits on the summit plateau of Mt Baker in the Washington Cascades

Mt Baker Loop via Squak Glacier—Deming Glacier—Easton Glacier + Summit Camp (Northwestern Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 9, 2022

Trip Date: August 8-9, 2022 Mt. Baker Climbing Loop & Summit Camp Crag View SaddleSquak Glacier aka ...

Baker, Mt (10,781/10,773 ft) Mount Baker Massif Northwestern WA Cascades Summit Camps The Regal Six

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Hike/Climb/Ride

Big Jim Mtn via Badlands Junction—Lake Augusta—Southeast Ridge (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

White Chuck Mtn via Black Oak Creek—West Couloir—Northwest Ridge (East Sauk Mountains, WA)

Beaverhead Peak / Mt 7 via Northwest Arm—West Slope—Southwest Face (Beaverfoot Range, BC)

Cape Horn via Chatter Creek Pass—Lake Edna—Northeast Ridge (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Carne–Leroy Loop: Carne Basin to Leroy Basin + The Snowcone (Entiat Mountains, WA)

McClellan Peak via Ingalls Creek—Crystal Lake—Southwest Face (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Riddle Peak + Flora Mtn + Black Tower Attempt + Tenmile Pass (Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Ironview Peak via Siphon Draw—Southwest Slope + The Flatiron (Superstition Mountains, AZ)

Skykomish Peak + Cady Ann Loop: Lake Sally Ann to Cady Pass (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

East Devil Bike Loop: East Mission Gulch to Devils Gulch (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Mt Carrie via Southwest Ridge + Bogachiel Peak + Seven Lakes Loop (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Mt Baker Loop via Squak Glacier—Deming Glacier—Easton Glacier + Summit Camp (Northwestern Cascades, 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)