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Bath Lakes Traverse: Miners Pass to Sulphur Pass + Bannock Mtn (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 21, 2025

Trip Date: August 16-21, 2025 Bath Lakes Traverse: Miners Pass to Sulphur Pass Suiattle River ValleyMiners Ridge LookoutImage...

Favorite Trips Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Bannock Mtn

Haute Route Traverse: Chamonix to Zermatt + Aiguille du Tour (Western Alps, France + Switzerland)

Jim Brisbine·June 18, 2025

Trip Date: June 12-18, 2025 2025 WESTERN ALPS ADVENTURE VACATION Mountaineer’s Haute Route: Le Tour to Ober-Stafel Refuge...

Favorite Trips France Haute Route (Alps)Switzerland Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Aiguille du Tour (Alps)

Iron Horse Bike Traverse: North Bend to Easton via Palouse-to-Cascades Trail (Central Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 31, 2025

Trip Date: May 31, 2025Updated: September 2026 Iron Horse Bike Traverse: Cedar Falls Trailhead to Easton Trailhead Change...

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Iron Horse Mountains Kittitas Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)

White Rim Bike Traverse: Mineral Bottom to Shafer Canyon (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine·October 16, 2024

Trip Date: October 13-16, 2024 White Rim Bike Traverse: Mineral Bottom Parking Lot to South Fork Shafer Canyon...

Favorite Trips Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)Utah

Bob’s Outback Figure-8 Bike Loop + Mallory’s Outback Hill (Lower Methow Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 7, 2024

Originally Posted: October 7, 2024 Bob’s Outback Figure-8 Bike Loop Zoom TrailheadNorth JunctionQuickstep CrossingGrand JunctionLuke Family ViewpointThe Shoe...

Favorite Trips Lower Methow Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Ptarmigan Peak Summit Loop: Tatoosh Ridge to Rolo Pass via Lago–Carru Col (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 30, 2024

Trip Date: September 26-30, 2024 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: PASAYTEN MOUNTAINS Ptarmigan Peak Summit Loop: Tatoosh Ridge to Rolo...

Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Pasayten Mountains Ptarmigan Peak (8614 ft)The Pasayten Eleven Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Dot Mtn

Wind River Traverse: Seneca Lake to Knapsack Col to Indian Pass to North Fork Canyon (Wind River Range, WY)

Jim Brisbine·August 4, 2024

Trip Date: July 29 – August 4, 2024 2024 IDAHO & WYOMING ADVENTURE VACATION Wind River Traverse: Knapsack...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Wyoming Stroud Peak (WY)

Hiawatha Bike Traverse: East Portal to Pearson via Milwaukee Road Rail-Trail (Bitterroot Mountains, MT+ID)

Jim Brisbine·July 25, 2024

Trip Date: July 25, 2024 2024 IDAHO & WYOMING ADVENTURE VACATION Hiawatha Bike Traverse: East Portal Trailhead to...

Favorite Trips Idaho Montana Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Luna Cirque Traverse: Access Creek to Wiley Ridge via Luna Pass—Challenger Gap + Luna Peak (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 18, 2024

Trip Date: July 11-18, 2024 Luna Cirque Traverse: Luna Pass to Challenger Gap Big Beaver ValleyAccess BasinLuna PassLuna...

Favorite Trips Luna Peak (8311/8286 ft)Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range The Picket Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Big Beaver Peak

Blue Lake Rhino Cave via Jasper Inlet—East Face (Lower Grand Coulee, WA)

Jim Brisbine·April 16, 2024

Trip Date: April 16, 2024 2024 COLUMBIA PLATEAU ADVENTURE VACATION Blue Lake Rhino Cave Exploration Blue Lake /...

Columbia Plateau WA Favorite Trips

Mt Wilson via First Creek Canyon—Southwest Ridge—Upper South Face (Spring Mountains, NV)

Jim Brisbine·March 27, 2024

Trip Date: March 27, 2024 2024 RED ROCKS ADVENTURE VACATION Mt. Wilson Day Climb First Creek CanyonSouthwest Wilson...

Favorite Trips Nevada Mt Wilson (NV)

Superstition Ridge Full Traverse: Siphon Draw to Carney Gulch + Superstition Peak (Superstition Mountains, AZ)

Jim Brisbine·February 23, 2024

Trip Date: February 23, 2024 2024 ARIZONA ADVENTURE VACATION Superstition Ridge Full Traverse: Siphon Pass to Carney Pass...

Arizona Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)Superstition Peak (AZ)

Favorite Trips

Bath Lakes Traverse: Miners Pass to Sulphur Pass + Bannock Mtn (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Haute Route Traverse: Chamonix to Zermatt + Aiguille du Tour (Western Alps, France + Switzerland)

Iron Horse Bike Traverse: North Bend to Easton via Palouse-to-Cascades Trail (Central Cascades, WA)

White Rim Bike Traverse: Mineral Bottom to Shafer Canyon (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Bob’s Outback Figure-8 Bike Loop + Mallory’s Outback Hill (Lower Methow Mountains, WA)

Ptarmigan Peak Summit Loop: Tatoosh Ridge to Rolo Pass via Lago–Carru Col (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Wind River Traverse: Seneca Lake to Knapsack Col to Indian Pass to North Fork Canyon (Wind River Range, WY)

Hiawatha Bike Traverse: East Portal to Pearson via Milwaukee Road Rail-Trail (Bitterroot Mountains, MT+ID)

Luna Cirque Traverse: Access Creek to Wiley Ridge via Luna Pass—Challenger Gap + Luna Peak (Picket Range, WA)

Blue Lake Rhino Cave via Jasper Inlet—East Face (Lower Grand Coulee, WA)

Mt Wilson via First Creek Canyon—Southwest Ridge—Upper South Face (Spring Mountains, NV)

Superstition Ridge Full Traverse: Siphon Draw to Carney Gulch + Superstition Peak (Superstition Mountains, AZ)

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)