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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

Stillaguamish Peak via Perry Creek—East Ridge—South Face (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·March 13, 2005

Trip Date: March 13, 2005 Stillaguamish Peak Day Climb Perry Creek ValleyPerry Creek SaddleStillaguamish Peak (5720+ ft) Trip...

North-Central WA Cascades West Sauk Mountains Stillaguamish Peak

A backcountry skier glides along a snowy ridge below Cowlitz Rocks

Cowlitz Rocks Ski Tour via Mazama Ridge—Paradise Glacier (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine·March 7, 2005

Trip Date: March 7, 2005 Cowlitz Rocks Ski Tour Mazama RidgeParadise GlacierCowlitz Rocks (7450 ft) Trip Report Summary...

Mount Rainier Massif Snow Tours in Southern WA Cascades Winter Summits Cowlitz Rocks

A cross-country skiers slides down a gentle hill on the American Birkebeiner Trail

American Birkebeiner Ski Traverse: Cable to Hayward (Gogebic Range, WI)

Jim Brisbine·February 26, 2005

Trip Date: February 26, 2005 American Birkebeiner Ski Traverse: Cable to Hayward Telemark LodgeRoad OOLake HaywardDowntown Hayward Trip...

Birkebeiner Ski Traverse Family Trips Snow Tours in Other Locations Traverses & Loops (Ski)

Sherpani Peak Snowshoe Climb via Paddy-Go-Easy Pass—Paddy-Go-North Peak (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·November 28, 2004

Trip Date: November 28, 2004 Sherpani Peak Snowshoe Climb Paddy-Go-Easy PassPaddy-Go-North Peak (6573 ft)Sherpani Peak (6720+ ft) Trip...

Cle Elum Mountains Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades Winter Summits Paddy-Go-North Peak Sherpani Peak

A climber descends a snowy and rocky gully on Devils Smoke Stack

Devils Smoke Stack attempt via Basalt Pass—Ram-Gar Point—West Ridge (Entiat Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 17, 2004

Trip Date: October 17, 2004 Devil’s Smoke Stack Day Climb Attempt Basalt Pass Ram-Gar PointDevil’s Smoke Stack (7600+...

Entiat Mountains North-Central WA Cascades Devils Smoke Stack

A snowy, rocky ridge extends out to Little Giant Peak in the Chiwawa Mountains

Little Giant Peak via Little Giant Pass—Point 7272—South Ridge (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 10, 2004

Trip Date: October 10, 2004 Little Giant Peak Day Climb Chiwawa RiverLittle Giant PassPoint 7272Little Giant Peak (7371...

Chiwawa Range North-Central WA Cascades Little Giant Peak

The sharp granite pyramid of Cathedral Peak towers over a forested plain in the Similkameen Mountains as seen from Apex Pass on the Cathedral Lakes Loop hiking trip

Cathedral Peak + Remmel Mtn + Amphitheater Mtn + Apex Mtn + Cathedral Lakes Loop (Similkameen Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 5, 2004

Trip Date: October 1-5, 2004 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: SIMILKAMEEN MOUNTAINS Cathedral Lakes Hiking & Climbing Loop: Tungsten Creek...

Cathedral Peak (8601/8599 ft)Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Lookout Sites Northeastern WA Cascades Remmel Mountain (8685/8683 ft)Similkameen Mountains The Similkameen Three Traverses & Loops (Trail)Amphitheater Mtn Apex Mtn Wolframite Mtn

The triangular summit of Whittier Peak stands at the end of a long ridge

Whittier Peak via Poe Mtn Lookout—Longfellow Saddle—Southwest Ridge (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 25, 2004

Trip Date: September 25, 2004 Whittier Peak Day Climb Poe Mountain / Lookout (6015 ft)Longfellow SaddleWhittier Peak (7281...

Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Upper Wenatchee Mountains Whittier Peak

A group of climbers waves from summit of Three Brothers Mountain

Three Brothers Mtn: Southwest Peak via Stafford Creek—Falls Creek Pass—Southwest Ridge (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 19, 2004

Trip Date: September 19, 2004 Three Brothers Mountain Day Climb Stafford CreekFreedom Pass Falls Creek PassThree Brothers Mountain:...

Central WA Cascades Teanaway Mountains Three Brothers Mtn

The rocky summit of Choral Peak rises toward a blue sky with clouds

Choral Peak via Entiat River—Anthem Pass—South Ridge (Chelan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 11, 2004

Trip Date: September 11, 2004 Choral Peak Day Climb Entiat River ValleyAnthem PassChoral Peak (7960+ ft) Trip Report...

Chelan Mountains North-Central WA Cascades Choral Peak

North and South Spectacle Butte standing across a valley with fall golden colors in the Entiat Mountains

Carne–Leroy Loop + Ice Lakes + South Spectacle Butte + Icebox Peak (Entiat Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 6, 2004

Trip Date: September 4-6, 2004 Spectacle Butte Climbing Trip & Carne–Leroy Loop on Ice: Carne Basin to Ice...

Entiat Mountains North-Central WA Cascades Spectacle Butte, South (8392/8395 ft)The Entiat Five Freezer Peak Icebox Peak

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