Recent Trip Reports - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

Looking down at Wing Lake and Lewis Lake from Black Peak in the North Cascades

Black Peak via Lewis Lake—Wing Lake—Southeast Couloir + Maple Pass Loop (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 29, 2020

Trip Date: September 27-29, 2020 Black Peak Climbing Trip & Maple Pass Loop Maple PassHeather PassLewis LakeWing LakeBlack...

Black Peak (8970/8986 ft)Family Trips Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range The Ragged Seven Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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Two backpackers stroll through a grassy meadow on Frosty Ridge during the Bullseye Traverse in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Bullseye Traverse + The Bulls Tooth + Doelle Lakes + Lake Grace (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 13, 2020

Trip Date: September 11-13, 2020 The Bull’s Tooth Climbing Trip & Bullseye Traverse: Stevens Pass to Bullseye Pass...

Bull’s Tooth, The (6680+ ft)Central WA Cascades Family Trips Major Alpine Crags Traverses & Loops (Trail)Upper Icicle Mountains

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

Jim Brisbine·September 6, 2020

Trip Date: September 3-6, 2020 Goat Rocks Climbing Trip Snowgrass FlatsCispus BasinMount Curtis Gilbert aka Gilbert Peak (8184′)Old Snowy...

Curtis Gilbert, Mt (8184 ft)Goat Rocks Ives Peak (7932 ft)Old Snowy Mountain (7930 ft)Southern WA Cascades The Goat Rocks Three

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A female mountain goat stands atop Chikamin Peak overlooking Lemah Mountain and Chikamin Lake

Lemah Thumb + Chikamin Peak via Mineral Creek—Glacier Lake—Chikamin Lake (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 29, 2020

Trip Date: August 27-29, 2020 Lemah Thumb & Chikamin Peak Climbing Trip Mineral CreekPark LakesSpectacle View SaddleGlacier LakeChikamin...

Central WA Cascades Chikamin Peak (7000+ ft)Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve Lemah Thumb

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The southeast ridge of Mt Meany in the Olympic Mountains sweeps upward to meet the sharply pointed summit horn

Mt Meany via Quinault River—Seattle Basin—Southeast Ridge—Northeast Face (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 20, 2020

Trip Date: August 15-20, 2020 Mt. Meany Climbing Trip North Fork Quinault RiverLow DivideSeattle BasinNoyes-Cougar SaddleMeany-Noyes SaddleMount Meany...

Meany, Mt (6695 ft)Olympic Mountains WA The Olympic Thirteen

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Gunn Peak via Tailgunner Pass—South Face—East Ridge (Skykomish Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 11, 2020

Trip Date: August 10-11, 2020 Gunn Peak Climbing Trip Barclay CreekTailgunner PassGunn BasinGunn Peak (6240′)Tailgunner Infinity Tarn Trip...

Gunn Peak (6240 ft)North-Central WA Cascades Skykomish Mountains The Skykomish Three

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High Giant Traverse: Buck Creek Pass to Little Giant Pass + Buck Mtn + Napeequa Mtn (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 3, 2020

Trip Date: July 31 – August 3, 2020 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 18: CHIWAWA RANGE Buck Mountain Climbing Trip...

Buck Mountain (8528/8534 ft)Chiwawa Range High–Giant Traverse (WA)Mid-Summer Outings North-Central WA Cascades The Chiwawa Four Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Liberty Cap (Chiwawa)Napeequa Mtn

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Olympus–Bailey Traverse + Mt Olympus + Mt Ferry + Stephen Peak + Mt Carrie (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 26, 2020

Trip Date: July 17-26, 2020 Mt. Olympus Climbing Trip & Olympus–Bailey Traverse: Hoh River to Sol Duc River...

Carrie, Mt (6995 ft)Olympic Mountains WA Olympus–Bailey Trav (WA)Olympus, Mt (7969 ft)The Olympic Thirteen The Regal Six Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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Jack Mtn Attempt via East Crater Mtn Lookout—Jerry Lakes (Upper Skagit Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 6, 2020

Trip Date: July 3-6, 2020 Jack Mountain Climbing Attempt Ruby CreekCrater LakeEast Crater Mountain Lookout aka Crater Mountain...

Jack Mountain (9066/9065 ft)Northeastern WA Cascades The Big Ten The Landmark Twelve The Upper Skagit Five Upper Skagit Mountains

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A climber stands atop a snow cornice on the summit of Chiwawa Mountain in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Chiwawa Mtn via Red Mtn Mining Road—South Flank—Southwest Snowfield (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 22, 2020

Trip Date: June 20-22, 2020 Chiwawa Mountain Climbing Trip Chiwawa RiverRed Mountain ProspectsChiwawa Mountain (8459′) Trip Report Summary...

Chiwawa Mountain (8459/8453 ft)Chiwawa Range North-Central WA Cascades The Chiwawa Four

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A mountain climber crosses a steep snow finger closely below the summit of Wing Peak in the Skykomish Mountains

East Gunn Peak + Gunn Point + Tailgunner Peak + Wing Peak via Tailgunner Pass (Skykomish Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 3, 2020

Trip Date: June 1-3, 2020 Gunn Basin Climbing Trip Barclay CreekTailgunner PassGunn BasinGunn Peak: east summit aka East...

Gunn Peak (6240 ft)North-Central WA Cascades Skykomish Mountains The Skykomish Three Gunn Point Tailgunner Peak Wing Peak (Sky)

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A solar halo hangs over a glacier on Whitehorse Mountain in the Cascade Range

Whitehorse Mtn via Lone Tree Pass—Whitehorse Glacier—North Face (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 28, 2020

Trip Date: May 27-28, 2020 Whitehorse Mountain Climbing Trip Moose CreekNiederprum MineLone Tree PassHigh PassWhitehorse Glacier aka So-Bahli-Ahli...

North-Central WA Cascades The Sauk Seven The Super Eight West Sauk Mountains Whitehorse Mountain (6852 ft)

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