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Two mountain climbers stand on the summit of South Ingalls Peak

South Ingalls Peak + Dogtooth Crag via Ingalls Lake— Ingalls Couloir (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 3, 1976

Trip Date: October 1976 Ingalls Peaks Climbing Trip Ingalls PassHeadlight BasinIngalls LakeIngalls ColSouth Ingalls Peak (7641 ft)Dogtooth Crag...

Central WA Cascades Non-Major Alpine Crags Teanaway Mountains The Early Years Ingalls South Peak

Looking over a vertical ice headwall at the gray cliffs of Mt Stuart in the Stuart Range

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

Jim Brisbine·September 23, 1976

Trip Date: September 1976 Mt. Stuart Climbing Trip Mountaineer Creek ValleyMountaineer Creek BasinMount Stuart (9415/9414 ft) attempt Trip...

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

A mountain climber scrambling steep rock slabs which lead to the Sherpa Glacier on Mt Stuart in the Icicle Mountains

Mt Stuart attempt via Mountaineer Creek Basin—Sherpa Glacier (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 13, 1976

Trip Date: September 1976 Mt. Stuart Climbing Trip Mountaineer Creek ValleyMountaineer Creek BasinMount Stuart (9415/9414 ft) attempt Trip...

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

Two mountain climbers sit on the summit of Mt David in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Mt David via White River—Lookout Trail (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 13, 1976

Trip Date: August 1976 Mt. David Day Hike White River ValleySoutheast David RidgeMount David / Lookout (7420 ft)...

David, Mt (7420 ft)Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades The Early Years The Outlier Twelve Upper Wenatchee Mountains

A rope team of mountain climbers ascends the Kautz Glacier high on Mt Rainier

Mt Rainier via Nisqually Glacier—Wilson Glacier—Kautz Glacier (Southern Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 18, 1976

Trip Date: July 17-18, 1976 Mt. Rainier Climbing Trip Glacier VistaNisqually GlacierWilson GlacierWapowety CleaverKautz GlacierMount Rainier aka Tahoma...

Mount Rainier Massif Rainier, Mt (14,411/14,400 ft)Southern WA Cascades The Early Years The Regal Six

The golden granite spike of Prusik Peak rises above The Enchantments in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Prusik Peak via Colchuck Lake—The Enchantments—West Ridge (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 15, 1976

July 14-15, 1976 Prusik Peak Climbing Trip Colchuck Lake Aasgard Pass The Enchantments Prusik Pass Prusik Peak (8000’+)...

Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains Major Alpine Crags Prusik Peak (8000+ ft)The Early Years The Enchantments

Fresh snow covers mountaineering tents and a stone shelter at Camp Schurman on Mt Rainier

Mt Rainier Attempt via Inter Glacier—Emmons Glacier (Southern Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 4, 1976

Trip Date: July 3-4, 1976 AMERICAN BICENTENNIAL OUTING Mt. Rainier Climbing Trip Inter Fork ValleyGlacier BasinSteamboat ProwCamp SchurmanMount...

Mount Rainier Massif Rainier, Mt (14,411/14,400 ft)Southern WA Cascades The Early Years The Regal Six

The undulating summit ridge of Rock Mountain is plastered by snow on one side and has dark rock on the other side

Nason Ridge Summit Traverse: Mt Mastiff to Mt Howard to Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 23, 1976

Trip Date: June 22-23, 1976 Nason Ridge Summit Traverse: Mt. Mastiff to Rock Mountain Merritt LakeMount Mastiff (6741...

Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades The Early Years Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Upper Wenatchee Mountains mt howard Mt Mastiff rock mtn (Nason)

The summit of Colchuck Peak rises above lingering snow patches and cliff bands

Colchuck Peak via Colchuck Lake—Colchuck Couloir—South Slope (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 13, 1976

Trip Date: June 12-13, 1976 Colchuck Peak Climbing Trip Mountaineer Creek ValleyColchuck LakeColchuck Col aka Banshee PassColchuck Peak...

Central WA Cascades Colchuck Peak (8705/8706 ft)Icicle Mountains The Early Years The Icicle Eight

The rocky summit of Cashmere Mountain stands above the snowy slopes of Windy Ridge in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Cashmere Mtn via Lake Caroline—Windy Basin—Northwest Couloir (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 6, 1976

Trip Date: June 5-6, 1976 Cashmere Mountain Climbing Trip Little Eightmile LakeLake CarolineWindy BasinWindy Ridge SaddleCashmere Mountain aka...

Cashmere Mountain (8501/8514 ft)Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains The Early Years The Icicle Eight

Mountain climbers ascend the Palmer Glacier en route to the snowy summit of Mt Hood in the Oregon Cascades

Mt Hood via Palmer Glacier—Hogback—South Chute (Mount Hood Massif, OR)

Jim Brisbine·April 9, 1976

Trip Date: April 9, 1976 WHS ALPINE CLUB OUTING Mt. Hood Day Climb Palmer SnowfieldSilcox HutThe HogbackMount Hood...

Oregon The Early Years mt hood (OR)

Other Mountain Activities In 1975

Jim Brisbine·December 31, 1975

Trip Dates: January 1975 – December 1975 DEC: Lake Valhalla Snowshoe Hike & Campout (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)...

Ski/Snowshoe The Early Years

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