Mount Rainier Massif Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

A mountainous sub-region within the Southern Washington Cascades, bounded by Poch Creek, Carbon River, Prospector Creek, Sunrise Creek, White River, Cayuse Pass, Ohanapecosh River, Stevens Creek, Reflection Lakes, Nisqually River, Copper Creek, and Deer Creek. In addition to Mt. Rainier itself, notable landforms include Mother Mountain, Observation Rock, Sluiskin Mountain, Burroughs Mountain, Little Tahoma Peak, Goat Island Mountain, Cowlitz Divide, Pyramid Peak, and Mt. Wow.

Mount Rainier Massif

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

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

Mazama Ridge Ski Tour via Sluiskin Falls (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Elizabeth Ridge Ski Loop + Mowich Lake + Elizabeth Peak (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

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

Cowlitz Chimneys: Middle Peak + Main Peak via Panhandle Gap—Banshee Peak (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Echo Rock via Spray Park—Flett Glacier—Southwest Face (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Mt Rainier via Nisqually Glacier—Wilson Glacier—Kautz Glacier (Southern Cascades, WA)

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

Middle Cowlitz Chimney via Panhandle Gap—Banshee Peak—West Slope (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Main Cowlitz Chimney via Panhandle Gap—Banshee Peak—Southwest Face (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Little Tahoma Peak via Fryingpan Glacier—Whitman Glacier—East Ridge (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 Slope—Cave Ridge (Snoquamlie Range, WA)

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

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