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North side of the Southern Pickets with McMillan Glacier as seen on Day 5 of the Picket Traverse

Picket Traverse: Perfect Pass to McMillan Pass + Whatcom Peak + Elephant Butte (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·June 24, 2018

Trip Date: June 16-24, 2018 Picket Range Climbing Trip & Picket Traverse: Perfect Pass to McMillan Pass Little...

Favorite Trips Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range Picket Traverse (WA)The Outlier Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Whatcom Peak (7574 ft)Elephant Butte Rhino Butte Stetattle Buttes

Looking across valley at Half Dome and Little Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point during trail loop

Half Dome via Cable Route + Little Yosemite Valley Trail Loop (Yosemite National Park, CA)

Jim Brisbine·May 11, 2018

Trip Date: May 10-11, 2018 Half Dome Climbing Trip & Little Yosemite Valley Trail Loop: Sentinel Creek to...

California Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)Via Ferratas Yosemite National Park Half Dome (CA)

Two wooden cabins of different eras stand at Monument 83 Lookout in the snow at the US-Canadian Border

Monument 83 Lookout Ski Tour via Monument Creek Valley—North Ridge (Chuchuwanteen Mountains, BC)

Jim Brisbine·March 17, 2018

Trip Date: March 17, 2018 WSTC SPRING SKI OUTING: MANNING PARK RESORT Monument 83 Lookout Ski Tour Chuwanten...

Chuchuwanteen Mountains Favorite Trips Lookout Sites Manning Provincial Park Snow Tours in British Columbia Winter Summits Monument 83 Hill

multiple rock pinnacles of Sitting Bull Mountain stand on a ridge above green heather meadows in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Sitting Bull Mtn via South Face + Plummer Mtn via South Slope + Image Lake Loop (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 18, 2017

Trip Date: September 15-18, 2017 Sitting Bull Mountain Climbing Trip & Image Lake Loop: Miners Ridge to Miners...

Favorite Trips North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Plummer Mtn (Suiattle)Sitting Bull Mtn

Bear Mountain and Indian Basin seen from Indian Saddle during Middle Lakes High Traverse in the American Chilliwack Mountains

Middle Lakes High Traverse + Bear Mtn Attempt via East Ridge (American Chilliwack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 5, 2017

Trip Date: August 30 – September 5, 2017 Bear Mountain Climbing Trip & Middle Lakes High Traverse: Whatcom...

American Chilliwack Mountains Bear Mountain (7931 ft)Favorite Trips Northwestern WA Cascades The American Chilliwack Six Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Three mountain climbers traverse Chikamin Glacier en route to Gunsight Peak in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Gunsight Peak via West Face + Sinister Peak via Southwest Gully—West Ridge (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 4, 2017

Trip Date: June 29 – July 4, 2017 Gunsight Peak & Sinister Peak Climbing Trip Downey CreekBachelor MeadowsCub...

Favorite Trips Gunsight Peak, Main (8198 ft)North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Sinister Peak (8440+/8439 ft)The Ptarmigan Pten

mountain climber tents sit on a barren ridge crest below snow-covered Silvertip Mountain in the Sumallo Mountains of BC Canada

Silvertip Mtn via West Ridge—Southwest Face + Mt Rideout attempt via East Face (Sumallo Mountains, BC)

Jim Brisbine·May 28, 2017

Trip Date: May 26-28, 2017 Silvertip Mountain & Mt. Rideout Climbing Trip Southwest Silvertip BasinSilvertip–Rideout SaddleSilvertip Mountain (8517′)Mount...

Canadian Cascades BC Favorite Trips Rideout, Mt (8029 ft)Silvertip Mountain (8517 ft)Sumallo Mountains The Landmark Twelve The Sumallo Three

A lone mountain climber scrambles toward the craggy summit of Big Chiwaukum Peak in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

High Chiwaukum Traverse: Lake Ethel to Lake Mary + Big Chiwaukum Peak + Ladies Peak (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 6, 2016

Trip Date: September 2-6, 2016 Chiwaukum Crest Climbing Trip & High Chiwaukum Traverse: Lake Ethel to Lake Mary...

Central WA Cascades Chiwaukum Mountains Chiwaukum Peak, Big (8081 ft)Favorite Trips The Chiwaukum Two Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Big McWaukum Peak ladies peak

Alpenglow On East Face Of Johannesburg Mountain with linguring snow patches and scree in North Cascades National Park

Johannesburg Mtn via Dougs Direct—East Face—East Ridge (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 20, 2016

Trip Date: August 18-20, 2016 Johannesburg Mountain Climbing Trip Cascade PassMixup ArmNorth Mixup Notch aka Doug’s Direct NotchCascade–Johannesburg...

Difficult 10 Climbs Favorite Trips Johannesburg Mountain (8200 ft)North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains The Ptarmigan Pten

Mountain climbers scrambling up the rock on the SW Ridge of Phantom Peak with linguring snow patch in the Northern Picket Range

Crooked Thumb Peak + Phantom Peak + West Challenger Peak via Whatcom Pass (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 3, 2016

Trip Date: June 25 – July 3, 2016 Northern Pickets Climbing Trip Hannegan PassChilliwack River CablecarWhatcom PassPerfect PassSolar...

Crooked Thumb Peak (8124 ft)Favorite Trips Northwestern WA Cascades Phantom Peak (8045 ft)Picket Range The Picket Twelve Challenger west peak

Eileen Biking Down Trail to the North From Red Top Lookout

Red Top Bike Loop: South Ridge to North Ridge + Red Top Lookout (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 27, 2015

Trip Date: September 27, 2015 Red Top Bike Loop: South Ridge to North Ridge Blue “Y”Dickey Creek PassRed...

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Lookout Sites Mtn & Gravel Biking Teanaway Mountains Traverses & Loops (Bike)Red Top Mtn

A row of rugged Chilliwack peaks lies on the skyline above Williamson Lake near Welch Peak

Welch Peak via Williamson Lake—Lower Southeast Face—South Ridge (Cheam Range, BC)

Jim Brisbine·August 9, 2015

Trip Date: August 7-9, 2015 Welch Peak Climbing Trip Williamson LakeWelch Peak (8000′+) Trip Report Summary Region: Canadian...

Canadian Cascades BC Cheam Range Favorite Trips The Cheam Six Welch Peak (7999 ft)

Favorite Trips

Picket Traverse: Perfect Pass to McMillan Pass + Whatcom Peak + Elephant Butte (Picket Range, WA)

Half Dome via Cable Route + Little Yosemite Valley Trail Loop (Yosemite National Park, CA)

Monument 83 Lookout Ski Tour via Monument Creek Valley—North Ridge (Chuchuwanteen Mountains, BC)

Sitting Bull Mtn via South Face + Plummer Mtn via South Slope + Image Lake Loop (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Middle Lakes High Traverse + Bear Mtn Attempt via East Ridge (American Chilliwack Mountains, WA)

Gunsight Peak via West Face + Sinister Peak via Southwest Gully—West Ridge (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Silvertip Mtn via West Ridge—Southwest Face + Mt Rideout attempt via East Face (Sumallo Mountains, BC)

High Chiwaukum Traverse: Lake Ethel to Lake Mary + Big Chiwaukum Peak + Ladies Peak (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Johannesburg Mtn via Dougs Direct—East Face—East Ridge (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Crooked Thumb Peak + Phantom Peak + West Challenger Peak via Whatcom Pass (Picket Range, WA)

Red Top Bike Loop: South Ridge to North Ridge + Red Top Lookout (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Welch Peak via Williamson Lake—Lower Southeast Face—South Ridge (Cheam Range, BC)

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)

Chuckwalla–Pyrite Loop via Turnbuckle Trail—Chuckwalla Trail—Pyrite Trail + Pyrite Summit (White Tank Mountains, AZ)

Goat–Willow Loop via Goat Camp—Ford Canyon—Willow Canyon—Mesquite Canyon Trails (White Tank Mountains, AZ)

Marckworth Forest Bike Rides: Stickerbush Loop + Cherrybush Loop + Cedarbush Loop (Taylor-Tolt Mountains, WA)

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

Griffith Peak via South Loop Trail—Echo Overlook—Griffith Junction (Spring Mountains, NV)

Raintree Trail Traverse: Deer Creek Road to Echo Road via Mummy Pass (Spring Mountains, NV)

McAlester Pass Wishbone: Dee Dee Lakes + McAlester Mtn Att + Rainbow Peak (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)