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A snowy ridge leads up to the broad summit of Jolly Mountain

Jolly Mtn Snowshoe Climb via Salmon la Sac Creek—North Ridge (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·March 28, 2004

Trip Date: March 28, 2004 Jolly Mountain Snowshoe Climb Salmon la Sac CreekBig Jolly KnollJolly Mountain / Lookout...

Cle Elum Mountains Lookout Sites Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades Winter Summits Jolly Mtn

Other Mountain Activities In 2003

Jim Brisbine·December 31, 2003

Trip Dates: January 2003 – December 2003 OCT: Huckleberry Mountain Lookout Day Hike (Suiattle Mountains, WA) OCT: Norse...

Hike/Climb/Ride Carne Mtn Huckleberry Mtn (Suiattle)Norse Peak

The sharp summit of Star Peak pierces the Sawtooth horizon

Star Peak + Oval Peak + Courtney Peak + Finney Peak + Star Lake (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 6, 2003

Trip Date: October 3-6, 2003 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS Star Lake Climbing Trip Fish Creek PassCourtney Peak...

Golden Larch Outings North-Central WA Cascades Oval Peak (8795 ft)Sawtooth Mountains Star Peak (8690/8688 ft)The Sawtooth Six Courtney Peak Finney Peak (Sawtooth)

A female climber stands on Red Mountain with Mt Thomson in the background

Red Mtn via Commonwealth Basin—Southwest Face (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 28, 2003

Trip Date: September 28, 2003 Red Mountain Day Climb Commonwealth BasinCommonwealth Pond aka Red PondRed Mountain (5890 ft)...

Central WA Cascades Snoqualmie Range Red Mtn (Snoq)

A rock climber scrambles across a knife-edge ridge crest on Circle Peak

Circle Peak Lookout via Circle Creek Basin—South Ridge (East Sauk Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 27, 2003

Trip Date: September 27, 2003 Circle Peak Day Climb Circle Creek BasinCircle Peak / Lookout (5983 ft) Trip...

East Sauk Mountains Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Circle Peak

Cooney / Switchback Peak rises above a forest of golden trees and a green lake

Cooney/Switchback Peak + Foggy Dew Loop: Cooney Lake to Merchants Basin (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 19, 2003

Trip Date: September 19, 2003 Cooney/Switchback Peak Climb & Foggy Dew Loop: Cooney Lake to Merchants Basin Foggy...

North-Central WA Cascades Sawtooth Mountains Traverses & Loops (Trail)Cooney/Switchback Peak

A blue clad climber stands on the summit of Martin Peak in the Sawtooth Mountains

Martin Peak via Eagle Creek—Martin Lakes—North Ridge (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 17, 2003

Trip Date: September 17, 2003 Martin Peak Day Climb Eagle CreekMartin LakesMartin Peak (8375 ft) Trip Report Summary...

Martin Peak (8375/8372 ft)North-Central WA Cascades Sawtooth Mountains The Sawtooth Six

Bears Breast Mountain in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness displays interesting angled layering patterns when viewed from Mt Daniel

Bears Breast Mtn via Dutch Miller Gap—Southwest Face—West Chimney (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 1, 2003

Trip Date: August 30 – September 1, 2003 Bears Breast Mountain Climbing Trip Middle Fork Snoqualmie RiverDutch Miller...

Bears Breast Mountain (7197 ft)Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve

Main Cowlitz Chimney and a lone climber stand silhouetted against white clouds in Mt Rainier National Park

Main Cowlitz Chimney via Panhandle Gap—Banshee Peak—Southwest Face (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 23, 2003

Trip Date: August 23, 2003 Main Cowlitz Chimney Day Climb Summer Land aka SummerlandFryingpan Lakes Panhandle GapBanshee Peak...

Cowlitz Chimney, Main (7605 ft)Major Alpine Crags Mount Rainier Massif Southern WA Cascades Banshee Peak

The East Peak of Mt Fury rises above a black cliff and steep glacier as seen from Luna Pass in the Picket Range

Mt Fury: East Peak + Luna Peak via Access Creek—Access Col—Luna Pass (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 17, 2003

Trip Date: August 14-17, 2003 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO.1: PICKET RANGE Mt. Fury & Luna Peak Climbing Trip Ross...

Favorite Trips Fury, Mt: east peak (8288/8322 ft)Luna Peak (8311/8286 ft)Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range The Picket Twelve

The red rock and white snow of South Twin Sister dominates the horizon from North Twin Sister

South Twin Sister via Orsino Creek Basin—West Ridge—South Face (Twin Sisters Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 10, 2003

Trip Date: August 10, 2003 South Twin Sister Day Climb Dailey PrairieOrsino Creek BasinSouth Twin Sister aka South...

Northwestern WA Cascades The Twin Sisters Two Twin Sisters Range Twin Sisters: south peak (7000+ ft)

A father and daughter wave their arms on the summit of Labyrinth Mtn

Labyrinth Mtn via Minotaur Lake—Southeast Slope (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 3, 2003

Trip Date: August 2-3, 2003 Labyrinth Mountain Climbing Trip Minotaur LakeLabyrinth Mountain (6376 ft) Trip Report Summary Region:...

Family Trips North-Central WA Cascades Upper Wenatchee Mountains Labyrinth Mtn

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