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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

A lone climber is silhouetted against the Blue Glacier on Mt Olympus

Mt Olympus via Hoh River—Blue Glacier—Crystal Pass—North Face (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 28, 2003

Trip Date: July 25-28, 2003 Mt. Olympus Climbing Trip Hoh River ValleyOlympus Guard Station High Hoh Bridge Elk...

Olympic Mountains WA Olympus, Mt (7969 ft)The Regal Six

A woman climber stands on Hurricane Peak with a glaciated mountain behind

Hurricane Peak via Tenas Creek—Boulder Lake—South Ridge—East Face (Suiattle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 20, 2003

Trip Date: July 20, 2003 Hurricane Peak Day Climb Tenas Creek ValleyBoulder LakePear LakeHurricane Peak (6414 ft) Trip...

North-Central WA Cascades Suiattle Mountains Hurricane Peak

Two mountain climbers pose on the summit of Mt Angeles in the Olympic Mountains

Mt Angeles via Angeles Saddle—Southwest Slope—West Face (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 12, 2003

Trip Date: July 12, 2003 Mt. Angeles Day Climb Angeles SaddleMount Angeles (6454 ft) Trip Report Summary Region:...

Angeles, Mt (6454 ft)Olympic Mountains WA The Olympic Thirteen

The pyramidal summit of Mt Curtis Gilbert rises above a rocky ridge in the Goat Rocks

Mt Curtis Gilbert + Big Goat Horn + Surprise Lake + South Tieton Basin Loop (Goat Rocks, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 6, 2003

Trip Date: July 4-6, 2003 Goat Rocks Climbing Trip & South Tieton Basin Loop: Surprise Lake to Meade...

Curtis Gilbert, Mt (8184 ft)Goat Horn, Big (8000+ ft)Goat Rocks Major Alpine Crags Southern WA Cascades The Goat Rocks Three

During the Inspiration Traverse, a mountain climber traverses the Klawatti Glacier below a jagged ridge crest

Inspiration Traverse + Tricouni Peak + Primus Peak + Austera Peak + Klawatti Peak + Dorado Needle (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 24, 2003

Trip Date: June 21-24, 2003 McAllister Mountains Climbing Trip & Inspiration Traverse: Thunder Creek to Cascade River Borealis...

Austera Peak (8334/8366 ft)Dorado Needle (8440+/8466 ft)Inspiration–Isolation Trav (WA)Klawatti Peak (8485/8500 ft)Major Alpine Crags McAllister Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Primus Peak (8508/8497 ft)The McAllister Five Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Tricouni Peak

A cluster of snowy peaks in the Monte Cristo Mountains seen from Foggy Peak

Foggy Peak via Glacier Basin—South Face—West Ridge (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 8, 2003

Trip Date: June 8, 2003 Foggy Peak Day Climb Monte Cristo TownsiteGlacier BasinFoggy Peak (6810 ft) Trip Report...

Foggy Peak (6810 ft)Monte Cristo Mountains North-Central WA Cascades The Monte Cristo Seven

mountain climber's tent sits on a snowy ridge with Colonial Peak in North Cascades National Park behind

Colonial Peak via Pyramid Ridge—Colonial Glacier—West Ridge (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 1, 2003

Trip Date: May 31 – June 1, 2003 Colonial Peak Climbing Trip Pyramid Lake Pyramid RidgeColonial GlacierColonial Peak...

Colonial Peak (7771 ft)McAllister Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades The McAllister Five

Three black rock peaks stand in a row on Addison Ridge from Little Pirate Peak

Little Pirate Peak via Glacier Basin—South Ridge—Southeast Face (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 25, 2003

Trip Date: May 25, 2003 Little Pirate Peak Day Climb Monte Cristo Townsite Glacier BasinLittle Pirate Peak (6600+...

Monte Cristo Mountains North-Central WA Cascades Pirate Little Peak

Looking up at the huge north face of Mt Stuart from Mountaineer Peak

Mountaineer Peak via Lake Stuart—North Couloir (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 18, 2003

Trip Date: May 18, 2003 Mountaineer Peak Day Climb Mountaineer Creek ValleyLake StuartMountaineer Peak (6920+ ft) Trip Report...

Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains Mountaineer Peak

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