Golden Larch Outings Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

Cathedral Rim in Cathedral Provincial Park BC with snow patches and golden larch trees as seen from Lakeview Mountain

Cathedral Lakes + Lakeview Mtn + Quiniscoe Mtn + Stone City Mtn (Similkameen Mountains, BC)

Jim Brisbine · October 7, 2018

Trip Date: October 3-7, 2018 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: CATHEDRAL PROVINCIAL PARK Cathedral Lakes Hiking & Climbing Trip ...

Canadian Cascades BC Cathedral Provincial Park Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Similkameen Mountains Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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Cooney Lake sits in a bowl surrounded by golden larch trees in the Sawtooth Mountains

Golden Lakes Loop: Cooney Lake to Eagle Lakes + Cooney/Switchback Peak + Old Maid Mtn (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 30, 2007

Trip Date: September 28-30, 2007 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS Golden Lakes Loop Hiking & Scrambling Trip ...

Golden Larch Outings North-Central WA Cascades Sawtooth Mountains Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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Big Lou Mountain and Ida Saddle in the background with golden larch trees and fall colors as seen from Painter Pass on the Icicle Ridge Traverse

Icicle Ridge Traverse + Grindstone Mtn + Big Lou Mtn + Lake Ida + Lake Augusta (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 4, 2015

Trip Date: October 1-4, 2015 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: CHIWAUKUM MOUNTAINS Icicle Ridge Traverse: Chatter Creek to Leavenworth ...

Central WA Cascades Chiwaukum Mountains Golden Larch Outings Lookout Sites Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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Osceola Peak stands above a forest of golden larch trees in the Pasayten Wilderness

Osceola Peak via Southwest Slope + Mt Rolo via North Ridge + Lake Doris (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 1, 2005

Trip Date: September 29 – October 1, 2005 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: PASAYTEN MOUNTAINS Osceola Peak & Mt. ...

Golden Larch Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Osceola Peak (8587/8579 ft) Pasayten Mountains The Pasayten Eleven

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Golden larch trees decorate Larch Lake basin below McWaukum Pass during the Deadhorse Traverse in the Chiwaukum Mountains

Deadhorse Traverse: Lake Ethel to Grace Lakes via Deadhorse Pass + Big McWaukum Peak + Deadhorse Peak (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 2, 2016

Trip Date: September 29 – October 2, 2016 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: CHIWAUKUM MOUNTAINS Deadhorse Traverse: Lake Ethel ...

Central WA Cascades Chiwaukum Mountains Golden Larch Outings Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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High Giant Traverse: Buck Creek Pass to Little Giant Pass via High Pass—Louis Creek Basin—Napeequa Valley + Buck Mtn via West Face (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 1, 2011

Trip Date: September 28 – October 1, 2011 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: CHIWAWA RANGE High Giant Traverse: Buck ...

Buck Mountain (8528/8534 ft) Chiwawa Range Golden Larch Outings High–Giant Traverse (WA) North-Central WA Cascades The Chiwawa Four Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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Evening sun lights up craggy granite Prusik Peak during Enchantment Traverse

Enchantment Traverse: Snow Lakes to Aasgard Pass to Colchuck Lake (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 25, 2015

Trip Date: October 24-25, 2015 FROZEN LARCH OUTING: ICICLE MOUNTAINS Enchantment Traverse: Snow Lakes to Colchuck Lake ...

Central WA Cascades Enchantment Traverse (WA) Golden Larch Outings Icicle Mountains The Enchantments Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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Two climbers step onto a rocky summit of Blackcap Mountain in the Pasayten Wilderness

Shellrock Basin + Mt Lago + Mt Carru + Blackcap Mtn via Rolo Pass (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 3, 2006

Trip Date: September 30 – October 3, 2006 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: PASAYTEN MOUNTAINS Shellrock Basin Climbing Trip ...

Blackcap Mountain (8397/8402 ft) Carru, Mt (8595/8604 ft) Golden Larch Outings Lago, Mt (8745/8743 ft) Northeastern WA Cascades Pasayten Mountains The Pasayten Eleven

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Courtney Peak summit in the distance with golden larch tree at sunset taken from Star Lake Meadows on the North Sawtooth Trail Traverse

North Sawtooth Trail Traverse + Star Peak + Courtney Peak + Baldy Mtn + Gray Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 5, 2014

Trip Date: October 2-5, 2014 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS North Sawtooth Climbing Trip & Trail Traverse: ...

Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings North-Central WA Cascades Sawtooth Mountains Star Peak (8690/8688 ft) The Sawtooth Six

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A mountain climber gazes at a snow-dusted rocky ridge leading from Goat Pass to Jackaroo Peak

Jackaroo Peak via Lake Stuart—Horseshoe Lake—Goat Pass—South Ridge (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 13, 2013

Trip Date: October 12-13, 2013 FROZEN LARCH OUTING: ICICLE MOUNTAINS Jackaroo Peak Climbing Trip Lake Stuart ...

Central WA Cascades Golden Larch Outings Icicle Mountains

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The sharp summit of Star Peak pierces the Sawtooth horizon

Star Peak + Oval Peak + Courtney Peak + Finney Peak + Star Lake (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 6, 2003

Trip Date: October 3-6, 2003 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS Star Lake Climbing Trip Fish Creek ...

Golden Larch Outings North-Central WA Cascades Oval Peak (8795 ft) Sawtooth Mountains Star Peak (8690/8688 ft) The Sawtooth Six

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

Jim Brisbine · October 6, 2025

Trip Date: October 3-6, 2025 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: NORTH STEHEKIN MOUNTAINS McAlester Pass Wishbone Hiking & Scrambling Trip ...

Golden Larch Outings North Stehekin Mountains North-Central WA Cascades

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Golden Larch Outings

Cathedral Lakes + Lakeview Mtn + Quiniscoe Mtn + Stone City Mtn (Similkameen Mountains, BC)

Golden Lakes Loop: Cooney Lake to Eagle Lakes + Cooney/Switchback Peak + Old Maid Mtn (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Icicle Ridge Traverse + Grindstone Mtn + Big Lou Mtn + Lake Ida + Lake Augusta (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Osceola Peak via Southwest Slope + Mt Rolo via North Ridge + Lake Doris (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Deadhorse Traverse: Lake Ethel to Grace Lakes via Deadhorse Pass + Big McWaukum Peak + Deadhorse Peak (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

High Giant Traverse: Buck Creek Pass to Little Giant Pass via High Pass—Louis Creek Basin—Napeequa Valley + Buck Mtn via West Face (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Enchantment Traverse: Snow Lakes to Aasgard Pass to Colchuck Lake (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Shellrock Basin + Mt Lago + Mt Carru + Blackcap Mtn via Rolo Pass (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

North Sawtooth Trail Traverse + Star Peak + Courtney Peak + Baldy Mtn + Gray Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jackaroo Peak via Lake Stuart—Horseshoe Lake—Goat Pass—South Ridge (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Star Peak + Oval Peak + Courtney Peak + Finney Peak + Star Lake (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

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

Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs: The Outlaw + Abduction + The Pump + The Soup + Toothy Grin (Uinta Range, UT)

Guye Peak: North Summit + Middle Summit + South Summit via Alpental Slope—Cave Ridge (Snoquamlie Range, WA)

McAlester–Rainbow Loop via McAlester Pass—Rainbow Creek—Rainbow Pass—Bridge Creek + McAlester Mtn (North Stehekin 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)