Southern WA Cascades Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

A mountainous region in southern Washington, roughly bounded on the north by Cedar River, Stampede Pass, upper Yakima River, and Ryegrass Coulee (I-90); and on the south by Columbia River. This region encompasses Mt. Rainier National Park, William O. Douglas Wilderness, Goat Rocks Wilderness, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Indian Heaven Wilderness, and Mt. Adams Wilderness.

Southern WA Cascades

Little Tahoma Peak via Fryingpan Glacier—Whitman Glacier—East Ridge (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Tamanos Mtn via Owyhigh Lakes—Southeast Slope—South Ridge (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

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

Governors Peak + Barrier Peak via Owyhigh Lakes—Governors Col (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Mt Curtis Gilbert + Old Snowy Mtn + Ives Peak via Snowgrass Flats (Goat Rocks, WA)

Chinook Ridge Summit Traverse: Chinook Pass to Chinook Peak via Yakima Peak—Deadwood Peak (Chinook Mountains, WA)

Northwest Fifes Peak + Northeast Fifes Peak via Miner Creek Ridge (Chinook Mountains, WA)

Goat Island Mtn Summit Loop via East Ridge—West Ridge—Fryingpan Creek (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Northern Loop Trail Circuit + Old Desolate + The Sluiskin Chief (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Laughingwater–Chinook Trail Traverse: Laughingwater Creek to Chinook Pass (Naches Mountains, WA)

Mt Curtis Gilbert + Big Goat Horn + Surprise Lake + South Tieton Basin Loop (Goat Rocks, WA)

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