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A solo hiker follows a narrow ridge crest toward Alta Mountain summit

Alta Mtn via Rachel Lake—Rampart Lakes—South Ridge (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 8, 2018

Trip Date: August 6-8, 2018 Rampart Lakes & Alta Mountain Hiking Trip Rachel LakeRampart RidgeRampart LakesAlta Mountain (6240’+)...

Central WA Cascades Keechelus Mountains Alta Mtn

Mt Logan stands above the clouds as seen from Red Mountain in North Cascades National Park

Mt Logan via Stehekin River—Park Creek Pass—Fremont Glacier—South Ridge (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 30, 2018

Trip Date: July 27-30, 2018 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 16: THUNDER MOUNTAINS Mt. Logan Climbing Trip Lake Chelan /...

Favorite Trips Logan, Mt (9087/9097 ft)Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades The Big Ten The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains

Dark blue Rampart Lakes lie scattered in a large green heather basin below Rampart Peak

Rampart Peak via Lake Lillian—Rampart Pass—East Slope + Rampart Lakes Loop (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 21, 2018

Trip Date: July 21, 2018 Rampart Peak Day Climb & Rampart Lakes Loop Lake Lillian Lillian Pass Rampart...

Central WA Cascades Keechelus Mountains Rampart Peak (Keechelus)

Looking down on a roped mountain climber ascending vertical cliff on second summit pitch on Hard Mox Peak in teh American Chilliwack Mountains

Hard Mox Peak + Easy Mox Peak via Depot Creek—Ouzel Lake—Redoubt Glacier (American Chilliwack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 14, 2018

Trip Date: July 9-14, 2018 Mox Peaks Climbing Trip Monument 65Depot Creek FallsOuzel LakeRedoubt Glacier SaddleNorthwest Mox Peak...

American Chilliwack Mountains Difficult 10 Climbs Mox Peak, Easy (8407/8392 ft)Mox Peak, Hard (8504/8501 ft)Northwestern WA Cascades The American Chilliwack Six

The summit of Sherpa Peak and the Sherpa Balanced Rock can be seen through a dense fog in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Sherpa Peak via Longs Pass—South Couloir—South Face (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 2, 2018

Trip Date: June 30 – July 2, 2018 Sherpa Peak Climbing Trip Long’s PassIngalls CreekCascadian CreekSherpa Peak (8605′)...

Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains Sherpa Peak (8605/8630 ft)The Icicle Eight

North side of the Southern Pickets with McMillan Glacier as seen on Day 5 of the Picket Traverse

Picket Traverse: Perfect Pass to McMillan Pass + Whatcom Peak + Elephant Butte (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 24, 2018

Trip Date: June 16-24, 2018 Picket Range Climbing Trip & Picket Traverse: Perfect Pass to McMillan Pass Little...

Favorite Trips Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range Picket Traverse (WA)The Outlier Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Whatcom Peak (7574 ft)Elephant Butte Rhino Butte Stetattle Buttes

Distant view of snowy Reynolds Peak from Williams Pass on War Creek Ridge

Reynolds Peak via Williams Lake—War Creek Ridge—Southeast Slope (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 8, 2018

Trip Date: June 7-8, 2018 Reynolds Peak Climbing Trip Williams Lake Williams PassWar Creek RidgeReynolds Peak (8512’) Trip Report...

North-Central WA Cascades Reynolds Peak (8512 ft)Sawtooth Mountains The Sawtooth Six

A mountain climber walks along a narrow ridge leading to North Gardner Mountain

North Gardner Mtn via Wolf Creek Basin—Southeast Bowl—South Ridge (Mazama Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 3, 2018

Trip Date: June 1-3, 2018 North Gardner Mountain Climbing Trip Wolf Creek ValleyGardner MeadowsWolf Creek BasinNorth Gardner Mountain...

Gardner Mtn, North (8956/8958 ft)Mazama Mountains Northeastern WA Cascades The Mazama Three The Tall Twelve

A long curving ridge with snow on one side leads to the summit of Robinson Mountain in the Pasayten Wilderness

Robinson Mtn via Southeast Ridge + Beauty Peak via Southeast Ridge (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 29, 2018

Trip Date: May 26-29, 2018 Robinson Mountain & Beauty Peak Climbing Trip Beauty CreekSoutheast Robinson TarnRobinson Mountain (8726′)Beauty...

Northeastern WA Cascades Pasayten Mountains Robinson Mountain (8726/8724 ft)The Pasayten Eleven Beauty Peak

Looking across valley at Half Dome and Little Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point during trail loop

Half Dome via Cable Route + Little Yosemite Valley Trail Loop (Yosemite National Park, CA)

Jim Brisbine·May 11, 2018

Trip Date: May 10-11, 2018 Half Dome Climbing Trip & Little Yosemite Valley Trail Loop: Sentinel Creek to...

California Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)Via Ferratas Yosemite National Park Half Dome (CA)

Hiker at Hunts Bluff on the Lakeshore Trail over looking Lake Chelan

Chelan Lakeshore Trail Traverse: Prince Creek to Stehekin (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 6, 2018

Trip Date: May 5-6, 2018 Chelan Lakeshore Trail Traverse: Prince Creek to Stehekin Lake ChelanPrince Creek LandingMoore PointHunt’s...

North-Central WA Cascades Sawtooth Mountains Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Backcountry skiers eat lunch on the shore of snowy Lake Valhalla during the Nason-Smith Ski Traverse

Nason–Smith Ski Traverse: Nason Creek to Lake Valhalla to Smith Brook (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·April 28, 2018

Trip Date: April 28, 2018 Nason–Smith Ski Traverse: Stevens Pass to Smith Brook Roadhead Nason Creek ValleyLake Valhalla...

Nason-Smith Ski Traverse Snow Tours in North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Ski)Upper Wenatchee Mountains

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