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A hiker looks across Lake Harris below Conical Hill on the Routeburn Track

Routeburn Falls + Lake Harris + Conical Hill via Routeburn Track (Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand)

Jim Brisbine·December 23, 2015

Trip Date: December 21-23, 2015 2015 NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURE VACATION Routeburn Falls & Conical Hill Hiking Trip Routeburn...

Family Trips New Zealand Conical Hill (NZ)

Evening sun highlights Mt Cook viewed from Mueller Hut across a deep valley

Mueller Hut via Sealy Tarns + Mt Ollivier (Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand)

Jim Brisbine·December 19, 2015

Trip Date: December 18-19, 2015 2015 NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURE VACATION Mt. Ollivier Hiking & Scrambling Trip Sealy TarnsMueller...

Family Trips New Zealand Mt Ollivier (NZ)

Two hikers pause above turquoise Lake Tekapo below Mt John

Mt John Observatory Trail Loop (Lake Tekapo Recreation Area, New Zealand)

Jim Brisbine·December 16, 2015

Trip Date: December 16, 2015 2015 NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURE VACATION Mt. John Trail Loop: Northeast Ridge to South...

Family Trips New Zealand Mt John (NZ)

Hikers ascend a grassy slope toward the triple-peaked Three Queens Mountain

Three Queens Mtn: Main Peak via Park Lakes—North Face—West Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 22, 2015

Trip Date: August 20-22, 2015 Three Queens Mountain Climbing Trip Mineral CreekPark LakesSpectacle PointThree Queens Mountain: main peak...

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve Three Queens Mtn: main peak (6687 ft)

Two mountain climbers sit on the rocky summit of Kendall Peak in the Snoqualmie Mountains

Kendall Peak via West Slope + Mt Thomson attempt via West Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 17, 2014

Trip Date: August 15-17, 2014 Mt. Thomson & Kendall Peak Climbing Trip Kendall PassRidge LakeBumblebee BasinMount Thomson (6554...

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve Thomson, Mt (6554 ft)Kendall Peak

Oarboats float down the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park

Colorado River Rafting Trip: Pipe Creek to Diamond Creek + Shinumo Creek + Havasu Creek (Grand Canyon National Park, AZ)

Jim Brisbine·July 7, 2014

Trip Date: June 29 – July 7, 2014 GRAND CANYON ADVENTURE VACATION Colorado River Rafting Descent: Pipe Creek...

Arizona Canyoneering Family Trips Favorite Trips Grand Canyon Raft Trav (AZ)River Rafting

A rocky ridge leads out to the summit of Snowgrass Mountain in the Chiwaukum Mountains

Snowgrass Mtn via Grace Lakes—Northwest Ramp—East Slope (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 18, 2013

Trip Date: August 16-18, 2013 Snowgrass Mountain Climbing Trip Wildhorse CreekGrace LakesSnowgrass Mountain (7993′) Trip Report Summary Region:...

Central WA Cascades Chiwaukum Mountains Family Trips Snowgrass Mountain (7993 ft)The Chiwaukum Two

Mountain climbers scramble up a steep rocky slope on Kaleetan Peak

Kaleetan Peak via Melakwa Lake—South Ridge—South Face (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 14, 2013

Trip Date: July 14, 2013 Kaleetan Peak Day Climb Denny CreekHemlock Pass Melakwa LakeKnoll 5700 aka Kaleetan KnollKaleetan Peak (6259...

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Kaleetan Peak (6259 ft)Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve

a rock climber belays another climber up a steep face on The Snoqualmie Tooth

The Snoqualmie Tooth via Pineapple Pass—South Face (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 11, 2013

Trip Date: May 11, 2013 The Snoqualmie Tooth Day Climb Source Lake Pineapple Basin aka Great Scott Basin...

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Non-Major Alpine Crags Snoqualmie Range Snoqualmie Tooth

Three skiers sit on sunny McCue Ridge and look at a snowy mountain

Scottish Lakes High Camp + McCue Ridge Ski Tour (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·April 1, 2013

Trip Date: March 30 – April 1, 2013 Springtime Snowplay Outing: Scottish Lakes High Camp Wedding PointMcCue RidgePoint...

Chiwaukum Mountains Family Trips Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades

A camping tent is pitched below the rocky summit of Chikamin Peak in the Alpine Lakes WIlderness

Chikamin Peak via Glacier Lake—Southeast Slope—South Ridge + Chikamin Lake (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 26, 2012

Trip Date: August 24-26, 2012 Chikamin Peak Climbing Trip Mineral CreekPark LakesSpectacle View SaddleGlacier LakeChikamin Peak (7000+ ft)Chikamin...

Central WA Cascades Chikamin Peak (7000+ ft)Family Trips Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve

Evening sun lights up Kaleetan Peak reflected in Tuscohatchie Lake

Granite Mtn Circuit: Pratt Pass to Lower Tuscohatchie Lake to Hemlock Pass + Pratt Mtn (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 21, 2011

Trip Date: August 20-21, 2011 Granite Mountain Circuit: Pratt Pass to Hemlock Pass Pratt PassTalapus Lake OverlookPratt Mountain...

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Lower Snoqualmie Range Traverses & Loops (Trail)Pratt Mtn

Family Trips

Routeburn Falls + Lake Harris + Conical Hill via Routeburn Track (Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand)

Mueller Hut via Sealy Tarns + Mt Ollivier (Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand)

Mt John Observatory Trail Loop (Lake Tekapo Recreation Area, New Zealand)

Three Queens Mtn: Main Peak via Park Lakes—North Face—West Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Kendall Peak via West Slope + Mt Thomson attempt via West Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Colorado River Rafting Trip: Pipe Creek to Diamond Creek + Shinumo Creek + Havasu Creek (Grand Canyon National Park, AZ)

Snowgrass Mtn via Grace Lakes—Northwest Ramp—East Slope (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Kaleetan Peak via Melakwa Lake—South Ridge—South Face (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

The Snoqualmie Tooth via Pineapple Pass—South Face (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Scottish Lakes High Camp + McCue Ridge Ski Tour (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Chikamin Peak via Glacier Lake—Southeast Slope—South Ridge + Chikamin Lake (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Granite Mtn Circuit: Pratt Pass to Lower Tuscohatchie Lake to Hemlock Pass + Pratt Mtn (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Granite Mtn via Hyas Lake—Tuck Lake—Robin Lakes—Northwest Ridge (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Glacier Basin Climbing Reconn: Monte Cristo Peak attempt + Cadet Peak attempt (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)

Alta Via 4 Trekking Traverse: San Candido / Innichen to Cadore Valley + Torre di Toblin + Monte Paterno (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Cima Cadin NE Attempt + Partial Merlone Via Ferrata / Klettersteig Climb (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Monte Paterno Via Ferrata / Paternkofel Klettersteig + Camoscio–Laghi–Cengia–Lavaredo Loop (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Torre di Toblin Via Ferrata / Toblinger Knoten Klettersteig + Sasso di Sesto / Sextner Stein (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Argonaut Peak via South Gully—Chockstone Dihedral—Upper East Ridge + Ingalls Creek Trail Loop (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Sharkfin Tower via Boston Basin—Quien Sabe Glacier—Southwest Gully—Southeast Ridge (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Red Peak Pass Loop via Illilouette Valley—Ottoway Lakes—Red Devil Basin—Merced Canyon (Yosemite National Park, CA)

The Great Blade Explorations: Bladerunner Crag + Southern Circumnav + Great Blade Peak (Lower Grand Coulee, WA)

Juniper Peak via Juniper Canyon—Southeast Ramp—Upper East Ridge (Spring Mountains, NV)

Three-Trestle Ski Tour / Snowshoe Trek via Homestead Road—Palouse-to-Cascades Trail (Iron Horse Mountains, WA)