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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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Looking down on Rainbow Lake in a rocky bowl as seen from Bowan Pass in the Stehekin Mountains on the Rainbow Ridge Loop

Rainbow Ridge Loop via Rainbow Lake—Bowan Pass—Lake 6111—McAlester Park + Bowan Mtn (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 17, 2013

Trip Date: September 14-17, 2013 Rainbow Ridge Loop: Rainbow Lake to Bowan Pass to McAlester Park Lake Chelan ...

Favorite Trips North Stehekin Mountains North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Two climbers ascend a snowy ridge crest on Ruth Mountain in the Nooksack Mountains

Ruth Mtn Climb & Ski Descent via Hannegan Pass—Ruth Glacier (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 14, 1997

Trip Date: June 14, 1997 Ruth Mountain Day Climb & Ski Descent Hannegan PassRuth Mountain (7106 ft) ...

Nooksack Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Snow Tours in Northwestern WA Cascades WA Blue Corn Specials

A female climber stands on Red Mountain with Mt Thomson in the background

Red Mtn via Commonwealth Basin—Southwest Face (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 28, 2003

Trip Date: September 28, 2003 Red Mountain Day Climb Commonwealth BasinCommonwealth Pond aka Red PondRed Mountain ...

Central WA Cascades Snoqualmie Range

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)

Two backpackers stroll through a grassy meadow on Frosty Ridge during the Bullseye Traverse in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Bullseye Traverse + The Bulls Tooth + Doelle Lakes + Lake Grace (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 13, 2020

Trip Date: September 11-13, 2020 The Bull’s Tooth Climbing Trip & Bullseye Traverse: Stevens Pass to Bullseye Pass to ...

Bull’s Tooth, The (6680+ ft) Central WA Cascades Family Trips Major Alpine Crags Traverses & Loops (Trail) Upper Icicle Mountains

Cerro Grande via South Ridge Trail (Bandelier National Monument, NM)

Jim Brisbine · April 21, 2021

Trip Date: April 21, 2021 2021 NEW MEXICO ADVENTURE VACATION Cerro Grande Day Hike ...

New Mexico

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)

Monte Cristo Pass via Justice Mine—Mystery Couloir—Glacier Basin (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 9, 2002

Trip Date: June 9, 2002 Monte Cristo Pass Day Climb Monte Cristo TownsiteMystery PassUpper Glacier Basin ...

Monte Cristo Mountains North-Central WA Cascades

White Rim Bike Traverse: Mineral Bottom to Shafer Canyon (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine · October 16, 2024

Trip Date: October 13-16, 2024 White Rim Bike Traverse: Mineral Bottom Parking Lot to South Fork Shafer Canyon Viewpoint ...

Favorite Trips Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike) Utah

Morning sun warms the fluted face of Colonial Peak in the McAllister Mountains with a mountain climber's tent pitched on a snowy hill in North Cascades National Park

Colonial Peak via Pyramid Ridge—Northwest Side + Paul Bunyans Stump (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 8, 2014

Trip Date: June 6-8, 2014 Colonial Peak & Paul Bunyan’s Stump Climbing Trip Pyramid LakePyramid RidgeColonial ...

Colonial Peak (7771 ft) Major Alpine Crags McAllister Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Paul Bunyan’s Stump (7480+ ft) The McAllister Five

Looking across the Dosewallips River valley at Mt Anderson in the Olympic Mountains

Mt Anderson: East Peak via Flypaper Pass—Eel Glacier + West Peak Attempts (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 1, 2010

Trip Date: July 29 – August 1, 2010 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 8: OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS Mt. Anderson Climbing ...

Anderson, Mt: east peak (7321 ft) Anderson, Mt: west peak (7365 ft) Mid-Summer Outings Olympic Mountains WA The Olympic Thirteen

Atalaya Mtn Summit Loop + Picacho Peak via Trail (Santa Fe Mountains, NM)

Jim Brisbine · April 22, 2021

Trip Date: April 22, 2021 2021 NEW MEXICO ADVENTURE VACATION Atalaya Mountain Summit Loop: North ...

New Mexico Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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Rainbow Ridge Loop via Rainbow Lake—Bowan Pass—Lake 6111—McAlester Park + Bowan Mtn (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Ruth Mtn Climb & Ski Descent via Hannegan Pass—Ruth Glacier (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Red Mtn via Commonwealth Basin—Southwest Face (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

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

Bullseye Traverse + The Bulls Tooth + Doelle Lakes + Lake Grace (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Cerro Grande via South Ridge Trail (Bandelier National Monument, NM)

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

Monte Cristo Pass via Justice Mine—Mystery Couloir—Glacier Basin (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)

White Rim Bike Traverse: Mineral Bottom to Shafer Canyon (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Colonial Peak via Pyramid Ridge—Northwest Side + Paul Bunyans Stump (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Mt Anderson: East Peak via Flypaper Pass—Eel Glacier + West Peak Attempts (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Atalaya Mtn Summit Loop + Picacho Peak via Trail (Santa Fe Mountains, NM)

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 Valley / Commonwealth Valley (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

McAlester–Rainbow Loop via McAlester Pass—Rainbow Creek—Rainbow Pass—Bridge Creek + McAlester Mtn (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Eagle Lakes—Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle—Crater Lake + 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)