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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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Hiker on the Loowit Trail Circuit hiking past Spirit Lake and Pumice Plain with yellow grasses in the foreground

Loowit Trail Circuit: June Lake to Toutle River to Windy Pass (Mount St Helens Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 6, 2019

Trip Date: October 3-6, 2019Report Updated: September 2022 Loowit Trail Circuit: June Lake to Toutle River to Windy ...

Favorite Trips Mount St Helens Massif Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Hikers follow a trail up Stormy Mountain

Other Mountain Actitivies in 2008

Jim Brisbine · December 31, 2008

Trip Dates: January 2008 – December 2008 FEB: Gold Creek Snowshoe Loop (Keechelus Mountains, WA) AUG: Stormy Mountain Lookout ...

Hike/Climb/Ride Ski/Snowshoe

Granite Mtn via Hyas Lake—Tuck Lake—Robin Lakes—Northwest Ridge (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 12, 2026

Trip Date: August 10-12, 2026 Granite Mountain Hiking & Climbing Trip Hyas LakeTuck LakeRobin LakesGranite ...

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Upper Icicle Mountains

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

A mountain climber ascends a dramatically steep snow ridge on Eldorado Peak in the North Cascades

Eldorado Peak via Sibley Creek Pass—Triad Glacier—Eldorado Glacier—Inspiration Glacier (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 12, 1993

Trip Date: September 11-12, 1993 Eldorado Peak Climbing Trip Sibley Creek PassTriad GlacierEldorado GlacierInspiration Glacier ...

Eldorado Peak (8868/8873 ft) Northwestern WA Cascades The Landmark Twelve The Tall Twelve The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains

A slender rock pinnacle of Foley Peak towers over a snowfield in the Cheam Range

Foley Peak via Williamson Lake—Southeast Face—East Ridge + Welch Peak Attempts (Cheam Range, BC)

Jim Brisbine · July 27, 2014

Trip Date: July 24-27, 2014 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 12: CHEAM RANGE Foley Peak & Welch Peak Climbing ...

Canadian Cascades BC Cheam Range Foley Peak (7572 ft) Mid-Summer Outings The Cheam Six Welch Peak (7999 ft)

Looking up at Silver Star Mountain and the Wine Spires in the Mazama Mountains cloaked with glacial ice

Silver Star Mtn via Silver Star Creek—Silver Star Glacier—East Face (Mazama Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · May 17, 2014

Trip Date: May 16-17, 2014 Silver Star Mountain Climbing Trip Silver Star CreekSilver Star BasinSilver Star ...

Mazama Mountains Northeastern WA Cascades Silver Star Mountain (8876/8892 ft) The Landmark Twelve The Mazama Three The Tall Twelve

Steamboat Rock Summit Loop via Steamboat Benchmark + Steamboat Bow (Upper Grand Coulee, WA)

Jim Brisbine · April 19, 2024

Trip Date: April 19, 2024 2024 COLUMBIA PLATEAU ADVENTURE VACATION Steamboat Rock Hiking Loop Steamboat Rock (2312 ...

Columbia Plateau WA Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Other Mountain Activities In 1985

Jim Brisbine · December 31, 1985

Trip Dates: January 1985 – December 1985 SEP: Tieton River Rafting (Tieton Valley, WA) SEP: Dumbbell Lake + Tumac ...

Hike/Climb/Ride River Rafting Ski/Snowshoe

Vesper Peak via Headlee Pass—Vesper Lake—East Slope (South Stillaguamish Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 9, 2006

Trip Date: July 9, 2006 Vesper Peak Day Climb Headlee PassVesper Lake aka Lake ElanVesper Peak ...

North-Central WA Cascades South Stillaguamish Mountains

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Loowit Trail Circuit: June Lake to Toutle River to Windy Pass (Mount St Helens Massif, WA)

Other Mountain Actitivies in 2008

Granite Mtn via Hyas Lake—Tuck Lake—Robin Lakes—Northwest Ridge (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

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

Eldorado Peak via Sibley Creek Pass—Triad Glacier—Eldorado Glacier—Inspiration Glacier (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Foley Peak via Williamson Lake—Southeast Face—East Ridge + Welch Peak Attempts (Cheam Range, BC)

Silver Star Mtn via Silver Star Creek—Silver Star Glacier—East Face (Mazama Mountains, WA)

Steamboat Rock Summit Loop via Steamboat Benchmark + Steamboat Bow (Upper Grand Coulee, WA)

Other Mountain Activities In 1985

Vesper Peak via Headlee Pass—Vesper Lake—East Slope (South Stillaguamish 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 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)