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rocky Deadhorse Peak stands behind a large grassy meadow during the Deadhorse Traverse in the Chilliwack Mountains

Deadhorse Traverse: McCue Ridge to Wildhorse Creek + Deadhorse Peak (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 5, 2009

Trip Date: October 5, 2009 ANNUAL BEAT-THE-DINER DASH: CHIWAUKUM MOUNTAINS Deadhorse Traverse: McCue Ridge to Wildhorse Creek Scottish...

Central WA Cascades Chiwaukum Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Deadhorse Peak

Green and gold trees sweep upward to the rocky summit of Lake Mountain

Monument Peak + Lake Mtn via Pistol Pass—Lake of the Woods (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 27, 2009

Trip Date: September 24-27, 2009 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: PASAYTEN MOUNTAINS Monument Peak & Lake Mountain Climbing Trip Lost...

Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Lake Mountain (8371/8372 ft)Monument Peak (8592/8610 ft)Northeastern WA Cascades Pasayten Mountains The Pasayten Eleven

The triangular rocky summit of Mt Triumph juts into a blue sky

Mt Triumph via Thornton Lakes—West Face—Southeast Face (Lower Skagit Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 13, 2009

Trip Date: September 11-13, 2009 Mt. Triumph Climbing Trip Trapper’s PassThornton LakesThornton PassMount Triumph (7270’) Trip Report Summary...

Lower Skagit Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades The Lower Skagit Five The Super Eight Triumph, Mt (7270 ft)

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

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