Mid-Summer Outings Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

Rugged Mt Logan lies beyond an alpine bench of heather and snow during Ragged Ridge Traverse

Ragged Ridge Traverse: Fourth of July Pass to Easy Pass via Katsuk Cirque—Mesahchie Col + Red Mtn + Ragged Peak + Cosho Peak (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 29, 2012

Trip Date: July 26-29, 2012 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 10: RAGGED RANGE Ragged Ridge Traverse: Thunder Creek to ...

Cosho Peak (8332/8333 ft) Favorite Trips Mid-Summer Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range The Ragged Seven Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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Mt Arriva Above Silent Lakes from West Ridge of Fisher Peak in the Ragged Range

Mt Arriva via South Ridge + Fisher Peak via Northwest Ridge + Silent Lakes (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 29, 2019

Trip Date: July 26-29, 2019 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 17: RAGGED RANGE Mt. Arriva & Fisher Peak Climbing Trip ...

Arriva, Mt (8215 ft) Favorite Trips Mid-Summer Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range The Ragged Seven

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Looking across the Dosewallips River valley at Mt Anderson in the Olympic Mountains

Mt Anderson: East Peak via Flypaper Pass—Eel Glacier + West Peak Attempts (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 1, 2010

Trip Date: July 29 – August 1, 2010 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 8: OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS Mt. Anderson Climbing ...

Anderson, Mt: east peak (7321 ft) Anderson, Mt: west peak (7365 ft) Mid-Summer Outings Olympic Mountains WA The Olympic Thirteen

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

Jim Brisbine · August 3, 2020

Trip Date: July 31 – August 3, 2020 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 18: CHIWAWA RANGE High Giant Traverse: ...

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

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Craggy black summit ridge of Mt Constance Outer Peak contacts a blue sky in the Olympic Mountains

Mt Constance: Outer Peak via Lake Constance—South Ridge + Inner Peak Attempt (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 28, 2013

Trip Date: July 25-28, 2013 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 11: OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS Mt. Constance Climbing Trip Dosewallips ...

Constance, Mt: inner peak (7667 ft) Constance, Mt: outer peak (7756 ft) Mid-Summer Outings Olympic Mountains WA The Olympic Thirteen

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Mt Despair in the Lower Skagit Mountains stands behind a snow ridge at Triumph Pass in North Cascades National Park

Mt Despair via Thornton Pass—Triumph Pass—Despair Lakes—Southeast Face (Lower Skagit Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 29, 2006

Trip Date: July 27-29, 2006 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 4: LOWER SKAGIT MOUNTAINS Mt. Despair Climbing Trip ...

Despair, Mt (7292 ft) Lower Skagit Mountains Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades The Lower Skagit Five

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A slender rock pinnacle of Foley Peak towers over a snowfield in the Cheam Range

Foley Peak via Williamson Lake—Southeast Face—East Ridge + Welch Peak Attempts (Cheam Range, BC)

Jim Brisbine · July 27, 2014

Trip Date: July 24-27, 2014 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 12: CHEAM RANGE Foley Peak & Welch Peak Climbing ...

Canadian Cascades BC Cheam Range Foley Peak (7572 ft) Mid-Summer Outings The Cheam Six Welch Peak (7999 ft)

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Looking up at Whatcom Peak with a forested valley taken from the Brush Creek Trail

Whatcom Peak Circuit: Easy Ridge to Whatcom Pass via Perfect Pass—Whatcom Glacier + Easy Peak + Whatcom Peak (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 31, 2011

Trip Date: July 28-31, 2011 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 9: PICKET RANGE Whatcom Peak Circuit: Easy Ridge to ...

Favorite Trips Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range The Outlier Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine) Whatcom Peak (7574 ft)

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

Jim Brisbine · July 31, 2026

Trip Date: July 29-31, 2026 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 24: MONTE CRISTO MOUNTAINS Glacier Basin Climbing Reconnaissance Monte ...

Cadet Peak (7186 ft) Mid-Summer Outings Monte Cristo Mountains Monte Cristo Peak (7136 ft) North-Central WA Cascades The Monte Cristo Seven

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The triangular summit of Black Peak towers over Wing Lake in the Ragged Ridge Mountains in North Cascades National Park

Black Peak via Wing Lake—Southeast Couloir + Corteo Peak via Lewis Glacier—Southwest Ridge (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 7, 2017

Trip Date: August 4-7, 2017 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 15: RAGGED RANGE Black Peak & Corteo Peak Climbing ...

Black Peak (8970/8986 ft) Corteo Peak (8080+ ft) Mid-Summer Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range The Landmark Twelve The Ragged Seven The Tall Twelve

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Mt Logan stands above the clouds as seen from Red Mountain in North Cascades National Park

Mt Logan via Stehekin River—Park Creek Pass—Fremont Glacier—South Ridge (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 30, 2018

Trip Date: July 27-30, 2018 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 16: THUNDER MOUNTAINS Mt. Logan Climbing Trip Lake ...

Favorite Trips Logan, Mt (9087/9097 ft) Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades The Big Ten The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains

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Distant view of McGregor Mountain from Bowan Mountain Summit in the North Stehekin Mountains

Bowan Mtn via East Ridge + McGregor Mtn Attempt via Northeast Slope—Sandalee Glacier + Rainbow Lake (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 31, 2016

Trip Date: July 28-31, 2016 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO 14: NORTH STEHEKIN MOUNTAINS Bowan Mountain & McGregor Mountain ...

McGregor Mountain (8122 ft) Mid-Summer Outings North Stehekin Mountains North-Central WA Cascades The Outlier Twelve

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Mid-Summer Outings

Ragged Ridge Traverse: Fourth of July Pass to Easy Pass via Katsuk Cirque—Mesahchie Col + Red Mtn + Ragged Peak + Cosho Peak (Ragged Range, WA)

Mt Arriva via South Ridge + Fisher Peak via Northwest Ridge + Silent Lakes (Ragged Range, WA)

Mt Anderson: East Peak via Flypaper Pass—Eel Glacier + West Peak Attempts (Olympic Mountains, WA)

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

Mt Constance: Outer Peak via Lake Constance—South Ridge + Inner Peak Attempt (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Mt Despair via Thornton Pass—Triumph Pass—Despair Lakes—Southeast Face (Lower Skagit Mountains, WA)

Foley Peak via Williamson Lake—Southeast Face—East Ridge + Welch Peak Attempts (Cheam Range, BC)

Whatcom Peak Circuit: Easy Ridge to Whatcom Pass via Perfect Pass—Whatcom Glacier + Easy Peak + Whatcom Peak (Picket Range, WA)

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

Black Peak via Wing Lake—Southeast Couloir + Corteo Peak via Lewis Glacier—Southwest Ridge (Ragged Range, WA)

Mt Logan via Stehekin River—Park Creek Pass—Fremont Glacier—South Ridge (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Bowan Mtn via East Ridge + McGregor Mtn Attempt via Northeast Slope—Sandalee Glacier + Rainbow Lake (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)