Major Peaks

Climbs of Major Peaks throughout the Washington Cascades, Canadian Cascades, and Olympic Mountains. For convenience, all peaks are arranged into groups, and groups are gathered into regions.

Canadian Cascades Majors Central Cascades Majors Major Alpine Crags North-Central Cascades Majors Northeastern Cascades Majors Northwestern Cascades Majors Olympic Mountains Majors Southern Cascades Majors Special Groups Wild-Card Groups

A blue clad climber stands on the summit of Martin Peak in the Sawtooth Mountains

Martin Peak via Eagle Creek—Martin Lakes—North Ridge (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 17, 2003

Trip Date: September 17, 2003 Martin Peak Day Climb Eagle CreekMartin LakesMartin Peak (8375 ft) Trip Report Summary...

Martin Peak (8375/8372 ft)North-Central WA Cascades Sawtooth Mountains The Sawtooth Six

Bears Breast Mountain in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness displays interesting angled layering patterns when viewed from Mt Daniel

Bears Breast Mtn via Dutch Miller Gap—Southwest Face—West Chimney (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 1, 2003

Trip Date: August 30 – September 1, 2003 Bears Breast Mountain Climbing Trip Middle Fork Snoqualmie RiverDutch Miller...

Bears Breast Mountain (7197 ft)Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve

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 GapBanshee Peak...

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

The East Peak of Mt Fury rises above a black cliff and steep glacier as seen from Luna Pass in the Picket Range

Mt Fury: East Peak + Luna Peak via Access Creek—Access Col—Luna Pass (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 17, 2003

Trip Date: August 14-17, 2003 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO.1: PICKET RANGE Mt. Fury & Luna Peak Climbing Trip Ross...

Favorite Trips Fury, Mt: east peak (8288/8322 ft)Luna Peak (8311/8286 ft)Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range The Picket Twelve

The red rock and white snow of South Twin Sister dominates the horizon from North Twin Sister

South Twin Sister via Orsino Creek Basin—West Ridge—South Face (Twin Sisters Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 10, 2003

Trip Date: August 10, 2003 South Twin Sister Day Climb Dailey PrairieOrsino Creek BasinSouth Twin Sister aka South...

Northwestern WA Cascades The Twin Sisters Two Twin Sisters Range Twin Sisters: south peak (7000+ ft)

A lone climber is silhouetted against the Blue Glacier on Mt Olympus

Mt Olympus via Hoh River—Blue Glacier—Crystal Pass—North Face (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 28, 2003

Trip Date: July 25-28, 2003 Mt. Olympus Climbing Trip Hoh River ValleyOlympus Guard Station High Hoh Bridge Elk...

Olympic Mountains WA Olympus, Mt (7969 ft)The Regal Six

Two mountain climbers pose on the summit of Mt Angeles in the Olympic Mountains

Mt Angeles via Angeles Saddle—Southwest Slope—West Face (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 12, 2003

Trip Date: July 12, 2003 Mt. Angeles Day Climb Angeles SaddleMount Angeles (6454 ft) Trip Report Summary Region:...

Angeles, Mt (6454 ft)Olympic Mountains WA The Olympic Thirteen

The pyramidal summit of Mt Curtis Gilbert rises above a rocky ridge in the Goat Rocks

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

Jim Brisbine·July 6, 2003

Trip Date: July 4-6, 2003 Goat Rocks Climbing Trip & South Tieton Basin Loop: Surprise Lake to Meade...

Curtis Gilbert, Mt (8184 ft)Goat Horn, Big (8000+ ft)Goat Rocks Major Alpine Crags Southern WA Cascades The Goat Rocks Three

During the Inspiration Traverse, a mountain climber traverses the Klawatti Glacier below a jagged ridge crest

Inspiration Traverse + Tricouni Peak + Primus Peak + Austera Peak + Klawatti Peak + Dorado Needle (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 24, 2003

Trip Date: June 21-24, 2003 McAllister Mountains Climbing Trip & Inspiration Traverse: Thunder Creek to Cascade River Borealis...

Austera Peak (8334/8366 ft)Dorado Needle (8440+/8466 ft)Inspiration–Isolation Trav (WA)Klawatti Peak (8485/8500 ft)Major Alpine Crags McAllister Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Primus Peak (8508/8497 ft)The McAllister Five Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Tricouni Peak

A cluster of snowy peaks in the Monte Cristo Mountains seen from Foggy Peak

Foggy Peak via Glacier Basin—South Face—West Ridge (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 8, 2003

Trip Date: June 8, 2003 Foggy Peak Day Climb Monte Cristo TownsiteGlacier BasinFoggy Peak (6810 ft) Trip Report...

Foggy Peak (6810 ft)Monte Cristo Mountains North-Central WA Cascades The Monte Cristo Seven

mountain climber's tent sits on a snowy ridge with Colonial Peak in North Cascades National Park behind

Colonial Peak via Pyramid Ridge—Colonial Glacier—West Ridge (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 1, 2003

Trip Date: May 31 – June 1, 2003 Colonial Peak Climbing Trip Pyramid Lake Pyramid RidgeColonial GlacierColonial Peak...

Colonial Peak (7771 ft)McAllister Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades The McAllister Five

A solo hiker stands on a rocky hill to gaze at Kaleetan Peak

Kaleetan Peak via Melakwa Lake—South Ridge—South Face (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·November 3, 2002

Trip Date: November 3, 2002 Kaleetan Peak Day Climb Denny Creek WaterslideHemlock Pass Melakwa LakeKnoll 5700 aka Kaleetan...

Central WA Cascades Kaleetan Peak (6259 ft)Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve

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