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The Bulls Tooth forms a sharp rock horn atop a granitic ridge above Doelle Lake

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

Jim Brisbine·September 5, 2005

Trip Date: September 3-5, 2005 The Bull’s Tooth Climbing Trip & Bullseye Traverse: Stevens Pass to Bullseye Pass...

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

Two climbers sit atop the summit of Mt Skokomish on the edge of Olympic National Park

Mt Skokomish via Lake of the Angels—Southeast Slope—South Ridge (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 20, 2005

Trip Date: August 20, 2005 Mt. Skokomish Day Climb Putvin BasinWhitehorse Creek MeadowsLake of the AngelsMount Skokomish (6434...

Olympic Mountains WA Mt Skokomish

Jack Mountain is reflected in a calm alpine lake

Jack Mtn via Crater Lake—Jerry Lakes—South Face—West Ridge (Upper Skagit Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 15, 2005

Trip Date: August 13-15, 2005 Jack Mountain Climbing Trip Crater LakeCrater Mountain SaddleJerry LakesCrater Creek MeadowsJack Mountain aka...

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

The steep face of Kaleetan Peak juts into a blue sky

Kaleetan Peak via Melakwa Lake—Southeast Chute—South Face (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 7, 2005

Trip Date: August 7, 2005 Kaleetan Peak Day Climb Denny CreekHemlock Pass Melakwa LakeKaleetan Peak (6259 ft)Point 5700...

Central WA Cascades Kaleetan Peak (6259 ft)Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve

Soft sunlight hits the broad Challenger Glacier under the jagged crest of Mt Challenger

Mt Challenger via Wiley Ridge—Challenger Glacier—Northeast Face (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 31, 2005

Trip Date: July 28-31, 2005 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 3: PICKET RANGE Mt. Challenger Climbing Trip Ross LakeBig Beaver...

Challenger, Mt (8207 ft)Favorite Trips Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range The Picket Twelve

Sperry Peak towers over a green slope near Headlee Pass

Sperry Peak via Headlee Pass—West Ridge—West Slope (South Stillaguamish Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 23, 2005

Trip Date: July 23, 2005 Sperry Peak Day Climb Headlee PassVesper Lake aka Lake ElanSperry Peak (6120+ ft)...

North-Central WA Cascades South Stillaguamish Mountains Sperry Peak

Mt Anderson forms a jagged horizon with a glacier below in the Olympic Mountains

Mt Anderson: East Peak via Anderson Pass—Flypaper Pass—Eel Glacier + West Peak attempt (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 18, 2005

Trip Date: July 16-18, 2005 Mt. Anderson Climbing Trip Dosewallips RiverDosewallips Ranger StationHigh Dose BridgeHoneymoon MeadowsAnderson PassLake Anderson...

Anderson, Mt: east peak (7321 ft)Anderson, Mt: west peak (7365 ft)Olympic Mountains WA The Olympic Thirteen

Dome Peak dominates the view from Hoch Joch Spitz in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Downey Creek Loop + Mt Bruseth + Sentinel Peak + Spire Point + Dome Peak (Suiattle & Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 6, 2005

Trip Date: July 2-6, 2005 Downey Creek Climbing Loop: Bench Lake to South Cascade Lake to Cub Lake...

Bruseth, Mt (7220 ft)Dome Peak (8920/8921 ft)North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Sentinel Peak (8261 ft)Spire Point (8264 ft)Suiattle Mountains The Landmark Twelve The Ptarmigan Pten The Suiattle Five The Tall Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Hoch Joch Spitz

Forest slopes lead up to the two peaks of Hozomeen Mountain

Hozomeen Mtn: North Peak via North Ridge—North Cirque—Northeast Ridge (Upper Skagit Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 23, 2005

Trip Date: June 23, 2005 Hozomeen Mountain Day Climb Ross Lake / Hozomeen Ranger StationHowlett CreekPoley BenchmarkHozomeen Mountain:...

Hozomeen Mtn: north peak (8066 ft)Northeastern WA Cascades The Super Eight The Upper Skagit Five Upper Skagit Mountains

The rocky summit of Gunn Peak dominates the horizon from Merchant Peak

Merchant Peak via South Gully—South Slope—East Ridge (Skykomish Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 15, 2005

Trip Date: June 15, 2005 Merchant Peak Day Climb Barclay CreekMerchant CreekMerchant Peak (6113 ft) Trip Report Summary...

North-Central WA Cascades Skykomish Mountains Merchant Peak

Puffy clouds drift over the top of Robinson Mountain in the Pasayten Wilderness

Robinson Mtn via Beauty Creek—Southeast Cirque—Southeast Ridge (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 29, 2005

Trip Date: May 28-29, 2005 Robinson Mountain Climbing Trip Beauty Creek ValleySoutheast Robinson TarnRobinson Mountain (8726 ft) Trip...

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

A snowshoer walks along a snowy ridge toward Frigid Mountain near Icicle Creek

Frigid Mtn Snowshoe Climb via Chatter Creek—Frigid Creek—East Chute (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·April 17, 2005

Trip Date: April 17, 2005 Frigid Mountain Snowshoe Climb Chatter CreekFrigid BasinFrigid Mountain (7377 ft) Trip Report Summary...

Chiwaukum Mountains Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades Winter Summits Frigid Mtn

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