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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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Granite peaks of the Stuart Range rise into swirling clouds above golden larch trees

Navaho Peak via Stafford Creek—Navaho Pass—Southwest Ridge (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 6, 2007

Trip Date: October 6, 2007 Navaho Peak Day Climb Stafford Creek MeadowsNavaho PassNavaho Peak (7223′) Trip ...

Central WA Cascades Teanaway Mountains

Tupshin Peak + White Goat Peak + Devore Peak + Bird Lakes (Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 6, 2009

Trip Date: July 2-6, 2009 Stehekin Mountains Climbing Trip Lake Chelan / Stehekin LandingDevore Creek ValleyBird ...

Devore Peak (8360+/8378 ft) Major Alpine Crags North-Central WA Cascades Stehekin Mountains The Stehekin Seven Tupshin Peak (8320+/8343 ft) White Goat Peak (7800+ ft)

McGregor Mtn Summit Traverse: Rainbow Lake to Heaton Basin via Northeast Slope—Sandalee Glacier—Southwest Face (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 4, 2024

Trip Date: June 30 – July 4, 2024 McGregor Mountain Summit Traverse: Rainbow Bluff to High Bridge Lake ...

McGregor Mountain (8122 ft) North Stehekin Mountains North-Central WA Cascades The Outlier Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Other Mountain Activities in 2016

Jim Brisbine · December 31, 2016

Trip Dates: January 2016 — December 2016 SEP: Big Snow Lake & Snowflake Lake Hiking Trip (Miller-Foss Mountains, WA) ...

Hike/Climb/Ride Ski/Snowshoe

Looking over the top of a rock pinnacle from The Temple in The Enchantments

The Enchantment Temple via Nada Lake—North Chute—West Face (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 26, 2002

Trip Date: October 26, 2002 The Enchantment Temple Day Climb Snow Creek ValleyNada Lake Temple Canyon ...

Central WA Cascades Enchantment Temple (8292/8290 ft) Icicle Mountains Major Alpine Crags The Enchantments

A hiker walks up a grassy slope leading to Blizzard Peak across from Mt Winthrop in the Chuchuwanteen Mountains

Mt Winthrop + Blizzard Peak + Monument 83 + Frosty Pass + Chuchuwanteen Loop (Chuchuwanteen Mountains, BC & WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 8, 2012

Trip Date: October 4-8, 2012 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: CHUCHUWANTEEN MOUNTAINS Mt. Winthrop Climbing Trip & Chuchuwanteen Loop: ...

Chuchuwanteen Mountains Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Alpenglow warms the steep north face of Mt Hardy seen from Snowy Lakes in the Upper Methow Mountains

Mt Hardy via Cutthroat Pass—Southeast Slope—South Face + Snowy Lakes (Upper Methow Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 8, 2018

Trip Date: September 6-8, 2018 Mt. Hardy Climbing Trip Cutthroat PassGranite PassSnowy LakesMethow PassMount ...

Hardy, Mt (8080+ ft) Northeastern WA Cascades The Upper Methow Six Upper Methow Mountains

Fresh snow covers mountaineering tents and a stone shelter at Camp Schurman on Mt Rainier

Mt Rainier Attempt via Inter Glacier—Emmons Glacier (Southern Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 4, 1976

Trip Date: July 3-4, 1976 AMERICAN BICENTENNIAL OUTING Mt. Rainier Climbing Trip Inter Fork ValleyGlacier ...

Mount Rainier Massif Rainier, Mt (14,411/14,400 ft) Southern WA Cascades The Early Years The Regal Six

The slender span of Landscape Arch as seen from the Devils Garden Loop Trail in Arches National Park

Devils Garden Loop + Landscape Arch + Dark Angel (Arches National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine · November 10, 2020

Trip Date: November 10, 2020 2020 CALIFORNIA & UTAH ADVENTURE VACATION Devil’s Garden Loop Day Hike ...

Family Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail) Utah

The rocky summit of Mt Washington stands at the end of a rugged ridge

Mt Washington via Big Creek Basin—South Ledges—Southwest Ridge (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 27, 2002

Trip Date: July 27, 2002 Mt. Washington Day Climb Big Creek BasinMount Washington (6255 ft) Trip ...

Olympic Mountains WA The Olympic Thirteen

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 ...

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Main Cowlitz Chimney and a lone climber stand silhouetted against white clouds in Mt Rainier National Park

Main Cowlitz Chimney via Panhandle Gap—Banshee Peak—Southwest Face (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 23, 2003

Trip Date: August 23, 2003 Main Cowlitz Chimney Day Climb Summer Land aka SummerlandFryingpan Lakes Panhandle ...

Cowlitz Chimney, Main (7605 ft) Major Alpine Crags Mount Rainier Massif Southern WA Cascades

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Navaho Peak via Stafford Creek—Navaho Pass—Southwest Ridge (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Tupshin Peak + White Goat Peak + Devore Peak + Bird Lakes (Stehekin Mountains, WA)

McGregor Mtn Summit Traverse: Rainbow Lake to Heaton Basin via Northeast Slope—Sandalee Glacier—Southwest Face (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Other Mountain Activities in 2016

The Enchantment Temple via Nada Lake—North Chute—West Face (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Mt Winthrop + Blizzard Peak + Monument 83 + Frosty Pass + Chuchuwanteen Loop (Chuchuwanteen Mountains, BC & WA)

Mt Hardy via Cutthroat Pass—Southeast Slope—South Face + Snowy Lakes (Upper Methow Mountains, WA)

Mt Rainier Attempt via Inter Glacier—Emmons Glacier (Southern Cascades, WA)

Devils Garden Loop + Landscape Arch + Dark Angel (Arches National Park, UT)

Mt Washington via Big Creek Basin—South Ledges—Southwest Ridge (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Other Mountain Activities In 2003

Main Cowlitz Chimney via Panhandle Gap—Banshee Peak—Southwest Face (Mount Rainier Massif, 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)