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Sunset creates a pastel colored sky over the Cascade Range seen from Mt David in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Mt David—Mt Jonathan Summit Loop + Summit Camp (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 7, 1978

Trip Date: July 6-7, 1978 Mt. David & Mt. Jonathan Summit Loop: Southeast Ridge to Ibex Creek White...

David, Mt (7420 ft)Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Summit Camps The Early Years The Outlier Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Upper Wenatchee Mountains Mt Jonathan

A rock climber belays his partner on East Ingalls Peak in the Teanaway Mountains with Mt Stuart behind

North Ingalls Peak via South Ridge + East Ingalls Peak via Southwest Face + Ingalls Lake (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 18, 1978

Trip Date: June 17-18, 1978 Ingalls Peaks Climbing Trip Ingalls PassHeadlight BasinIngalls LakeIngalls ColNorth Ingalls Peak aka Main...

Central WA Cascades Ingalls Peak: North/Main (7662 ft)Non-Major Alpine Crags Teanaway Mountains The Early Years The Outlier Twelve Ingalls East Peak

Puffy cumulus clouds build over the snowy summit of The Cradle in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

The Cradle + Highchair Mtn + Bootjack Mtn + Summit Loop + Cradle Lake (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 15, 1978

Trip Date: June 13-15, 1978 The Cradle & Highchair Mountain Summit Loop: French Creek to Cradle Lake to...

Central WA Cascades Cradle, The (7467 ft)The Early Years The Outlier Twelve Traverses & Loops (Trail)Upper Icicle Mountains Bootjack Mtn Highchair Mtn

Cashmere Mountain can be seen between trees from a camp near Lake Caroline in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Windy Pass Ski Tour via Eightmile Creek—Lake Caroline (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·March 19, 1978

Trip Date: March 17-19, 1978 Windy Pass Ski Tour Eightmile Creek ValleyLittle Eightmile LakeLake CarolineWindy BasinWindy Pass Trip...

Icicle Mountains Ski/Snowshoe Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades

Other Mountain Activities In 1977

Jim Brisbine·December 31, 1977

Trip Dates: January 1977 – December 1977 FEB: Mountaineer Creek Basin Campout & Ice Climbing (Icicle Mountains, WA)...

Hike/Climb/Ride Rock & Ice Climbing The Early Years

Theseus & Minotaur Lakes sit in green heather bowls below Labyrinth Mtn in the Henry M Jackson Wilderness

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

Jim Brisbine·August 23, 1977

Trip Date: August 1977 Labyrinth Mountain Day Climb Minotaur LakeLabyrinth Mountain (6376 ft) Trip Report Summary Region: North-Central...

North-Central WA Cascades The Early Years Upper Wenatchee Mountains Labyrinth Mtn

Mountain climbers scrambling up the rocky northwest ridge on Seven-Fingered Jack in the Entiat Mountains

Seven-Fingered Jack via Leroy Basin—Northwest Ridge (Entiat Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 13, 1977

Trip Date: August 1977 Seven-Fingered Jack Climbing Trip Phelps Creek ValleyLeroy BasinBig–Leroy SaddleSeven-Fingered Jack (9100 ft) Trip Report...

Entiat Mountains North-Central WA Cascades Seven-Fingered Jack (9100 ft)The Big Ten The Early Years The Entiat Five

A roped mountain climber crampons up a steep couloir above the Ice Cliff Glacier on Mt Stuart in the Icicle Mountains

Mt Stuart via Mountaineer Creek Basin—Ice Cliff Glacier—East Ridge (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 13, 1977

Trip Date: July 1977 Mt. Stuart Climbing Trip Mountaineer Creek ValleyMountaineer Creek BasinMount Stuart (9415/9414 ft) Trip Report...

Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains Stuart, Mt (9415/9414 ft)The Big Ten The Early Years The Icicle Eight The Landmark Twelve

Mountain climbers set up camp on Heliotrope Ridge below summit of Mt Baker in the North Cascades

Mt Baker via Coleman Glacier—Deming Glacier (Northwestern Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 13, 1977

Trip Date: June 1977 Mt. Baker Climbing Trip Kulshan CabinHeliotrope RidgeColeman–Deming SaddleMount Baker: true summit aka Grant Peak aka...

Baker, Mt (10,781/10,773 ft)Mount Baker Massif Northwestern WA Cascades The Early Years The Regal Six

Two mountain climbers stand on the snowy summit of Chalangin Peak in the DaKobed-White Range

Chalangin Peak via White River—Chalangin Basin—Southwest Face (DaKobed–White Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 30, 1977

Trip Date: May 28-30, 1977 Chalangin Peak Climbing Trip White River ValleyThunder CreekChalangin BasinChalangin Peak (8320+/8366 ft) Trip...

Chalangin Peak (8320+/8366 ft)DaKobed-White Range North-Central WA Cascades The DaKobed Four The Early Years

Fresh snow covers Bull Durham Tower as viewed from Rooster Finch Tower near Dragontail Peak

Rooster Finch Tower via Colchuck Lake—Colchuck Couloir—East Face (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 15, 1977

Trip Date: May 1977 Rooster Finch Tower Climbing Trip Colchuck LakeColchuck Col aka Banshee PassRooster Finch Tower (~8300...

Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains Non-Major Alpine Crags The Early Years Rooster Finch Tower

The remarkably thin sandstone fin of Chumstick Snag stands near the head of Spromberg Canyon

Chumstick Snag Rock-Climb via Southwest Route + Southeast Route (Chumstick-Swakane Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·April 30, 1977

Trip Date: April 1977 Chumstick Snag Rock-Climb Spromberg CanyonSouthwest Face Route (Class 5.4, A1)Southeast Route (Class 5.7) Trip...

Central WA Cascades Rock & Ice Climbing The Early Years Chumstick Snag

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