Favorite Trips Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle + Mt Bigelow + Crater Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 27, 2026

Trip Date: September 24-27, 2026 Hoodoo Pass Loop Hiking & Scrambling Trip Eagle LakesHorsehead PassBoiling LakeHoodoo PassMount Bigelow...

Bigelow, Mt (8440+/8468 ft)Favorite Trips North-Central WA Cascades Sawtooth Mountains The Sawtooth Six Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Crater Peak

Three Fingers Mtn: South Peak / Lookout Via Meadow Mtn—Goat Flats—Tin Can Gap—Southwest Side (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 17, 2026

Trip Date: September 15-17, 2026 Three Fingers Lookout Hiking & Scrambling Trip Meadow MountainSaddle LakeGoat Flat aka Goat...

Favorite Trips Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades The Sauk Seven Three Fingers: south peak (6854 ft)West Sauk Mountains

Defiance Trail Traverse: Thompson Pass to Hemlock Pass via Mason Pass—Pratt Pass + Mt Defiance (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 12, 2026

Trip Date: September 10-12, 2026 Defiance Trail Traverse: Granite Creek to Denny Creek Granite Creek ValleyThompson PassThompson LakeMount...

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Lower Snoqualmie Range Traverses & Loops (Trail)

LaCrosse Pass Loop via Enchanted Valley—O’Neil Pass—Duckabush River—Dosewallips River—Anderson Pass (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 30, 2026

Trip Date: August 25-30, 2026 LaCrosse Pass Trail Loop: O’Neil Pass to Anderson Pass Quinault River ValleyEnchanted ValleyO’Neil...

Favorite Trips Olympic Mountains WA Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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

Jim Brisbine·July 19, 2026

Trip Date: July 12-19, 2026 2026 DOLOMITE ALPS ADVENTURE VACATION Alta Via 4 Trekking Traverse: Alte Sage to...

Favorite Trips Italy Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Traverses & Loops (Trail)Via Ferratas

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

Jim Brisbine·July 14, 2026

Trip Date: July 14, 2026 2026 DOLOMITE ALPS ADVENTURE VACATION Monte Paterno / Paternkofel Climb & Camoscio–Laghi–Cengia–Lavaredo Loop...

Favorite Trips Italy Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Via Ferratas

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

Jim Brisbine·July 13, 2026

Trip Date: July 13, 2026 2026 DOLOMITE ALPS ADVENTURE VACATION Torre Di Toblin / Toblinger Knoten Climb &...

Favorite Trips Italy Via Ferratas

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

Jim Brisbine·June 18, 2026

Trip Date: June 16-18, 2026 Sharkfin Tower Climbing Trip Lower Boston BasinQuien Sabe GlacierSharkfin Tower (8120+ ft) Trip...

Favorite Trips Major Alpine Crags Northwestern WA Cascades Sharkfin Tower (8120+ ft)Thunder Mountains

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

Jim Brisbine·June 9, 2026

Trip Date: June 4-9, 2026 Red Peak Pass Loop: Illilouette Valley to Merced Canyon Illilouette FallMerced Pass LakesOttoway...

California Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)Yosemite National Park

Charleston Peak Summit Traverse: Mummy Pass to Griffith Junction (Spring Mountains, NV)

Jim Brisbine·October 20, 2025

Trip Dates: October 16 & 18 & 20, 2025 2025 MT. CHARLESTON ADVENTURE VACATION Charleston Peak Summit Traverse:...

Favorite Trips Nevada Traverses & Loops (Trail)Charleston Peak (NV)

Jordan Trail Traverse: Jhair to Petra via the Back Door (Sharah Mountains, Jordan)

Jim Brisbine·September 23, 2025

Trip Date: September 21-23, 2025 2025 JORDAN ADVENTURE VACATION Jordan Trail Traverse: Jhair-Feid Road to Wadi Musa Shara/Sharah...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Jordan Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mtn to Rainy Pass + Alpine LO + Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 13, 2025

Trip Date: September 12-13, 2025 Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mountain Trailhead to West Nason Ridge Trailhead Round...

Favorite Trips Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)Upper Wenatchee Mountains rock mtn (Nason)

Favorite Trips

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle + Mt Bigelow + Crater Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Three Fingers Mtn: South Peak / Lookout Via Meadow Mtn—Goat Flats—Tin Can Gap—Southwest Side (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Defiance Trail Traverse: Thompson Pass to Hemlock Pass via Mason Pass—Pratt Pass + Mt Defiance (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

LaCrosse Pass Loop via Enchanted Valley—O’Neil Pass—Duckabush River—Dosewallips River—Anderson Pass (Olympic Mountains, WA)

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

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)

Charleston Peak Summit Traverse: Mummy Pass to Griffith Junction (Spring Mountains, NV)

Jordan Trail Traverse: Jhair to Petra via the Back Door (Sharah Mountains, Jordan)

Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mtn to Rainy Pass + Alpine LO + Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle + Mt Bigelow + Crater Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Amabilis Mtn Bike Loop via Amabilis Beacon + Amabilis Peak (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Three Fingers Mtn: South Peak / Lookout Via Meadow Mtn—Goat Flats—Tin Can Gap—Southwest Side (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Defiance Trail Traverse: Thompson Pass to Hemlock Pass via Mason Pass—Pratt Pass + Mt Defiance (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

LaCrosse Pass Loop via Enchanted Valley—O’Neil Pass—Duckabush River—Dosewallips River—Anderson Pass (Olympic Mountains, 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)