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A solitary rock horn of The Citadel stands atop a barren hill in the Alpine Lakes WIlderness

The Citadel via Circle Lake—North Ridge + Cathedral Rock via Southwest Side (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 16, 2009

Trip Date: August 15-16, 2009 The Citadel & Cathedral Rock Climbing Trip Squaw Lake Cathedral Pass Peggy’s Pond...

Cathedral Rock (6724 ft)Central WA Cascades Citadel, The (7120+ ft)Major Alpine Crags Snoqualmie Range

Sunset on Mt Baker with Upper Blum Lake and a climber in the foreground

Bacon–Hagan–Blum Traverse + Bacon Peak + Mt Blum (Lower Skagit Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 2, 2009

Trip Date: July 30 – August 2, 2009 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 7: LOWER SKAGIT MOUNTAINS Bacon–Hagan–Blum Traverse: Watson...

Bacon Peak (7061 ft)Bacon-Hagan-Blum Trav (WA)Blum, Mt (7680 ft)Favorite Trips Lower Skagit Mountains Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades The Lower Skagit Five Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Craggy Thornton Peak stands over dark blue Thornton Lake in the Lower Skagit Mountains

Thornton Peak via Thornton Lakes—Southeast Face—East Ridge (Lower Skagit Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 27, 2009

Trip Date: July 25-27, 2009 Thornton Peak Climbing Trip Trapper’s PassThornton LakesThornton PassThornton Peak (6935’) Trip Report Summary...

Lower Skagit Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Thornton Peak

Tupshin Peak + White Goat Peak + Devore Peak + Bird Lakes (Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 6, 2009

Trip Date: July 2-6, 2009 Stehekin Mountains Climbing Trip Lake Chelan / Stehekin LandingDevore Creek ValleyBird Creek CampTupshin...

Devore Peak (8360+/8378 ft)Major Alpine Crags North-Central WA Cascades Stehekin Mountains The Stehekin Seven Tupshin Peak (8320+/8343 ft)White Goat Peak (7800+ ft)

Hikers follow a trail toward Three Brothers Mountain

Three Brothers Summit Loop: Falls Creek Pass to Gold Creek Basin (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 19, 2009

Trip Date: June 19, 2009 Three Brothers Summit Loop: Falls Creek Pass to Gold Creek Basin Freedom PassFalls...

Central WA Cascades Lookout Sites Teanaway Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Three Brothers Mtn

Silver Peak via Annette Lake—West Slope—South Ridge (Iron Horse Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 14, 2009

Trip Date: June 14, 2009 Silver Peak Day Climb Humpback Creek ValleyAnnette LakeSilver Peak (5605′) Trip Report Summary...

Central WA Cascades Iron Horse Mountains Silver Peak (Snoq)

Looking across Ingalls Creek Valley at Mt Stuart streaked with vertical ribbons of snow as seen from Longs Pass

Mt Stuart via Longs Pass—Ingalls Creek—Ulcadian Couloir—East Ridge (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 7, 2009

Trip Date: June 5-7, 2009 Mt. Stuart Climbing Trip Long’s PassIngalls CreekCascadian BasinMount Stuart (9415′) Trip Report Summary...

Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains Stuart, Mt (9415/9414 ft)The Big Ten The Icicle Eight The Landmark Twelve

A mountain climber ascends a steep snow slope on Davis Peak near Diablo

Davis Peak via Gorge Creek—South Buttress—South Ridge (Stetattle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 30, 2009

Trip Date: May 30, 2009 Davis Peak Day Climb Gorge CreekSouth Davis SaddleDavis Peak (7051′) Trip Report Summary...

Davis Peak (7051 ft)Northwestern WA Cascades Stetattle Mountains The Outlier Twelve

Backcountry skiers traverse a broad snow basin above Chair Peak Lake during the Chair Peak Ski Circumnavigation in the Snoqualmie Mountains

Chair Peak Ski Circumnavigation: Bryant Col to Melakwa Pass to Sno-Chair Pass (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 25, 2009

Trip Date: May 25, 2009Updated: January 2024 Chair Peak Ski Circumnavigation: Bryant Col to Sno-Chair Pass Pineapple Basin...

Chair Peak Ski C-Nav Snoqualmie Range Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades

Snow-covered Tailgunner Peak juts into the sky

Tailgunner Peak via Barclay Creek—Tailgunner Pass—South Slope + Gunn Point (Skykomish Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 23, 2009

Trip Date: May 23, 2009 Tailgunner Peak & Gunn Point Day Climb Barclay CreekTailgunner PassGunn BasinGunn Point (5760’+)Tailgunner...

North-Central WA Cascades Skykomish Mountains Gunn Point Tailgunner Peak

Four backcountry skiers ascend from snowy Crystal Bowl with Mt Rainier behind

Crystal Bowl Ski Tour via Silver Basin—Threeway Gap—Upper Crystal Lake (Chinook Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 16, 2009

Trip Date: May 16, 2009 Crystal Bowl Ski Tour Silver Basin Threeway GapCrystal Bowl Upper Crystal Lake Trip Report...

Chinook Mountains Ski/Snowshoe Snow Tours in Southern WA Cascades

A hiker ascends red rock to the Red Top Mountain lookout cabin

Red Top Mtn Ski Tour via Blue Creek Road—South Ridge (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·April 25, 2009

Trip Date: April 25, 2009 Red Top Mountain Ski Tour Blue “Y”Teanaway RidgeRed Top Mountain / Lookout (5361’)...

Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades Teanaway Mountains Winter Summits Red Top Mtn

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