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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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The granite faces of South Early Winters Spire stand above Liberty Bowl near Washington Pass

South Early Winters Spire via Liberty Bowl—Southwest Couloir (Washington Pass Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 18, 1981

Trip Date: July 18, 1981 South Early Winters Spire Day Climb Liberty BowlSouth Early Winters Spire aka ...

Early Winters Spire, South (7807 ft) Northeastern WA Cascades The Washington Pass Three Washington Pass Mountains

A woman squeezes thru a narrow gap in Spooky Slot Canyon in the Dry Fork Coyote Gulch area of Utah

Dry Fork Narrows – Peek-A-Boo Canyon – Spooky Canyon Exploration (Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument, UT)

Jim Brisbine · November 2, 2021

Trip Date: November 2, 2021 2021 DESERT SOUTHWEST ADVENTURE VACATION Dry Fork Canyons Figure-8 Exploration Loop & Day Hike ...

Canyoneering Favorite Trips Utah

Condor Viewpoint via Southwest Slope (Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile)

Jim Brisbine · March 14, 2023

Trip Date: March 14, 2023 2023 PATAGONIA ADVENTURE VACATION Condor Viewpoint Day Hike Lago Pehoe aka Lake ...

Patagonia

Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs: The Outlaw + Abduction + The Pump + The Soup + Toothy Grin (Uinta Range, UT)

Jim Brisbine · October 16, 2026

Trip Date: October 14-16, 2026 Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs Outlaw KioskThe Outlaw (2B)Lower Jur-Ass-Kicked (3B) ...

Favorite Trips Utah Via Ferratas

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 rock climber belays his partner on East Ingalls Peak in the Teanaway Mountains with Mt Stuart behind

North Ingalls Peak via South Ridge + East Ingalls Peak via Southwest Face + Ingalls Lake (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 18, 1978

Trip Date: June 17-18, 1978 Ingalls Peaks Climbing Trip Ingalls PassHeadlight BasinIngalls LakeIngalls ColNorth ...

Central WA Cascades Ingalls Peak: North/Main (7662 ft) Non-Major Alpine Crags Teanaway Mountains The Early Years The Outlier Twelve

Raintree Trail Traverse: Deer Creek Road to Echo Road via Mummy Pass (Spring Mountains, NV)

Jim Brisbine · October 16, 2025

Trip Date: October 16, 2025 2025 MT. CHARLESTON ADVENTURE VACATION Raintree Trail Traverse: North Loop Trailhead to Echo ...

Nevada Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Other Mountain Activities In 1979

Jim Brisbine · December 31, 1979

Trip Dates: January 1979 – December 1979 JAN: The Smear Ice Climb (Tumwater Canyon, WA) MAR: Merritt Lake Knoll ...

Hike/Climb/Ride Rock & Ice Climbing Ski/Snowshoe The Early Years

A turquoise river flows down a valley toward a bridge

Rakaia Gorge Overlook Loop (Lake Coleridge – Rakaia River Area, New Zealand)

Jim Brisbine · December 29, 2015

Trip Date: December 29, 2015 2015 NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURE VACATION Rakaia Gorge Day Hike Rakaia Gorge ...

New Zealand

A climber traverses a snow slope toward Argonaut Peak in the Stuart Range

Argonaut Peak via Colchuck Lake—Colchuck Col—Northeast Face (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 10, 1999

Trip Date: July 10, 1999 Argonaut Peak Day Climb Colchuck LakeColchuck Col aka Banshee PassArgonaut–Colchuck Saddle ...

Argonaut Peak (8453/8455 ft) Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains The Icicle Eight

Forest slopes lead up to the two peaks of Hozomeen Mountain

Hozomeen Mtn: North Peak via North Ridge—North Cirque—Northeast Ridge (Upper Skagit Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 23, 2005

Trip Date: June 23, 2005 Hozomeen Mountain Day Climb Ross Lake / Hozomeen Ranger StationHowlett CreekPoley ...

Hozomeen Mtn: north peak (8066 ft) Northeastern WA Cascades The Super Eight The Upper Skagit Five Upper Skagit Mountains

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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South Early Winters Spire via Liberty Bowl—Southwest Couloir (Washington Pass Mountains, WA)

Dry Fork Narrows – Peek-A-Boo Canyon – Spooky Canyon Exploration (Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument, UT)

Condor Viewpoint via Southwest Slope (Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile)

Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs: The Outlaw + Abduction + The Pump + The Soup + Toothy Grin (Uinta Range, UT)

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

North Ingalls Peak via South Ridge + East Ingalls Peak via Southwest Face + Ingalls Lake (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Raintree Trail Traverse: Deer Creek Road to Echo Road via Mummy Pass (Spring Mountains, NV)

Other Mountain Activities In 1979

Rakaia Gorge Overlook Loop (Lake Coleridge – Rakaia River Area, New Zealand)

Argonaut Peak via Colchuck Lake—Colchuck Col—Northeast Face (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Hozomeen Mtn: North Peak via North Ridge—North Cirque—Northeast Ridge (Upper Skagit Mountains, WA)

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 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)