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Two wooden cabins of different eras stand at Monument 83 Lookout in the snow at the US-Canadian Border

Monument 83 Lookout Ski Tour via Monument Creek Valley—North Ridge (Chuchuwanteen Mountains, BC)

Jim Brisbine·March 17, 2018

Trip Date: March 17, 2018 WSTC SPRING SKI OUTING: MANNING PARK RESORT Monument 83 Lookout Ski Tour Chuwanten...

Chuchuwanteen Mountains Favorite Trips Lookout Sites Manning Provincial Park Snow Tours in British Columbia Winter Summits Monument 83 Hill

Rocks and cactuses and puffy clouds are seen from Valley Vista Viewpoint during Turnbuckle Trail Traverse

Turnbuckle Trail Traverse: Watson Road to Lost Creek Road + Valley Vista (White Tank Mountains, AZ)

Jim Brisbine·March 11, 2018

Trip Date: March 11, 2018 2018 ARIZONA VACATION: WHITE TANK MOUNTAINS Turnbuckle Trail Traverse: Watson Road to Lost...

Arizona Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Skier making turns in a snow glade during Tronsen Head Ski Loop

Tronsen Head Ski Loop: Windy Hollow to Haney Gap (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·March 3, 2018

Trip Date: March 3, 2018 Tronsen Head Ski Loop: Windy Hollow to Haney Gap Windy HollowWindy GapTronsen GapTronsen...

Lower Wenatchee Mountains Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades Tronsen Head Ski Loop Winter Summits Tronsen Head

Other Mountain Activities in 2017

Jim Brisbine·December 31, 2017

Trip Dates: January 2017 – December 2017 FEB: Tronsen Head Ski Loop (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)APR: Keechelus Tower...

Hike/Climb/Ride Rock & Ice Climbing Ski/Snowshoe Tronsen Head Ski Loop Miller Peak Tronsen Head

A snow-covered tundra on Third Burroughs Mtn leads toward Mt Rainier during trail loop

Burroughs Mtn Trail Loop + Third Burroughs Mtn + Shadow Lake (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 29, 2017

Trip Date: October 29, 2017 Burroughs Mountain Day Hike & Trail Loop Inter Fork of White RiverBurroughs Mountain:...

Mount Rainier Massif Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)Burroughs Mtn

A snowy peak stands above Upper Ice Lake during Leroy-Carne Loop

Seven-Fingered Jack + North Spectacle Butte + Leroy–Carne Loop + Ice Lakes (Entiat Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 7, 2017

Trip Date: October 4-7, 2017 GOLDEN LARCH BLIZZARD OUTING: ENTIAT MOUNTAINS Entiat Mountains Climbing Trip & Leroy–Carne Loop...

Entiat Mountains Golden Larch Outings North-Central WA Cascades Seven-Fingered Jack (9100 ft)Spectacle Butte, South (8392/8395 ft)The Big Ten The Entiat Five Traverses & Loops (Trail)spectacle north butte

A tent and hiker stand atop the summit of Rock Mountain on Nason Ridge with dark clouds overhead

Rock Mtn via South Ridge—Lookout Trail + Summit Camp (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 24, 2017

Trip Date: September 23-24, 2017 Rock Mountain Hiking Trip & Summit Camp Rock Mountain ShoulderRock Lake BowlRock Mountain...

Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Summit Camps Upper Wenatchee Mountains rock mtn (Nason)

multiple rock pinnacles of Sitting Bull Mountain stand on a ridge above green heather meadows in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Sitting Bull Mtn via South Face + Plummer Mtn via South Slope + Image Lake Loop (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 18, 2017

Trip Date: September 15-18, 2017 Sitting Bull Mountain Climbing Trip & Image Lake Loop: Miners Ridge to Miners...

Favorite Trips North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Plummer Mtn (Suiattle)Sitting Bull Mtn

Bear Mountain and Indian Basin seen from Indian Saddle during Middle Lakes High Traverse in the American Chilliwack Mountains

Middle Lakes High Traverse + Bear Mtn Attempt via East Ridge (American Chilliwack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 5, 2017

Trip Date: August 30 – September 5, 2017 Bear Mountain Climbing Trip & Middle Lakes High Traverse: Whatcom...

American Chilliwack Mountains Bear Mountain (7931 ft)Favorite Trips Northwestern WA Cascades The American Chilliwack Six Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

A mountain climber on Del Campo Peak studies the multiple summit horns of Gothic Peak in the Monte Cristo Mountains

Del Campo Peak via Foggy Lake—South Face + Gothic Peak via Southeast Ridge (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 27, 2017

Trip Date: August 25-27, 2017 Del Campo Peak & Gothic Peak Climbing Trip Gothic BasinFoggy Lake aka Crater...

Del Campo Peak (6610 ft)Monte Cristo Mountains North-Central WA Cascades The Monte Cristo Seven Gothic Peak

Panorama Lake near Purvis Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness sits on a rocky bench high above the Foss River Valley

Purvis Lake + Panorama Lake + Rock Lake via Maloney Ridge (Miller-Foss Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 13, 2017

Trip Date: August 11-13, 2017 Purvis Lake Hiking & Scrambling Trip Maloney RidgeBaloney LakeRock LakePanorama LakePurvis Lake Trip...

Central WA Cascades Miller-Foss Mountains

The triangular summit of Black Peak towers over Wing Lake in the Ragged Ridge Mountains in North Cascades National Park

Black Peak via Wing Lake—Southeast Couloir + Corteo Peak via Lewis Glacier—Southwest Ridge (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 7, 2017

Trip Date: August 4-7, 2017 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 15: RAGGED RANGE Black Peak & Corteo Peak Climbing Trip...

Black Peak (8970/8986 ft)Corteo Peak (8080+ ft)Mid-Summer Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range The Landmark Twelve The Ragged Seven The Tall Twelve

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