Types of Trips

Specific Types of Trips include activities such as Traverses & Loops, Summit Camps, Canyoneering, Mountain Biking, River Rafting, Crag Climbing, Golden Larch Outings, and Via Ferrata Climbing, as indicated by the various buttons below.

Canyoneering Difficult 10 Climbs Family Trips Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Lookout Sites Marathon Hikes Mid-Summer Outings Mtn & Gravel Biking Non-Major Alpine Crags River Rafting Rock & Ice Climbing Summit Camps The Early Years Traverses & Loops (Alpine) Traverses & Loops (Bike) Traverses & Loops (Classics) Traverses & Loops (Ski) Traverses & Loops (Trail) Via Ferratas WA Blue Corn Specials Winter Summits

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 ...

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

Grindstone Mountain summit with snow patches and scree as seen from ridge above Chatter Creek Pass

Grindstone Mtn via Chatter Creek Pass—Northeast Ridge—Northwest Slope (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 27, 1978

Trip Date: August 27, 1978 Grindstone Mountain Day Climb Chatter Creek PassGrindstone Mountain (7533 ft) Trip Report ...

Central WA Cascades Chiwaukum Mountains The Early Years

A woman hiker sits on a white rock and looks across Ross Lake at Jack Mountain

Sourdough Mtn via South Ridge + Sourdough Trail Traverse + Sourdough Lookout (Stetattle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 16, 2007

Trip Date: September 15-16, 2007 Sourdough Mountain Climbing Trip & Sourdough Trail Traverse: Gorge Lake to Ross Lake ...

Lookout Sites Northwestern WA Cascades Stetattle Mountains Traverses & Loops (Trail)

The Bulls Tooth forms a sharp rock horn atop a granitic ridge above Doelle Lake

Bullseye Traverse + The Bulls Tooth + The Bulls Head + Doelle Lakes (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 5, 2005

Trip Date: September 3-5, 2005 The Bull’s Tooth Climbing Trip & Bullseye Traverse: Stevens Pass to Bullseye Pass to ...

Bull’s Tooth, The (6680+ ft) Central WA Cascades Major Alpine Crags Traverses & Loops (Trail) Upper Icicle Mountains

Haute Route Mountaineering 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 ...

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

Little Tahoma Peak via Fryingpan Glacier–Whitman Glacier–East Ridge (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine · May 31, 2023

Trip Date: May 29-31, 2023 Little Tahoma Peak Climbing Trip Fryingpan CreekSummer Land aka SummerlandFryingpan GlacierWhitman Crest ...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Little Tahoma Peak (11,138/11,136 ft) Mount Rainier Massif Southern WA Cascades The Satellite Three

A pair of skis stand atop Dungeon Point near Snoqualmie Pass, WA.

Dungeon Point Snowshoe/Ski Ascent + Rocky Run Ski Loop (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · March 6, 2022

Originally Posted: March 2022Updated: January 2024 Dungeon Point Snowshoe/Ski Ascent via Dungeon Ridge Rocky Run Ski Loop: Dungeon ...

Keechelus Mountains Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Ski)

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)

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 Junction ...

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

A mountain biker descends an arid ridge crest on Buck Mountain Bike Loop

Buck Mtn Bike Loop: West Saddle to South Ridge (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 15, 2015

Trip Date: October 15, 2015 2015 AUTUMN MOUNTAIN BIKING VACATION: METHOW VALLEY Buck Mountain Bike Loop: West ...

Methow Valley Mtn & Gravel Biking Northeastern WA Cascades Pasayten Mountains Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Two mountain climbers stare at a rocky, snowy summit of Kimtah Peak on the Ragged Ridge

Kimtah Peak via Kitling Pass—Katsuk Cirque—Southwest Face—South Rib (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 9, 2013

Trip Date: June 7-9, 2013 Kimtah Peak Climbing Trip Kitling Lake Kitling PassKatsuk CirqueKimtah–Thieves Notch ...

Favorite Trips Kimtah Peak (8600+/8644 ft) Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range The Ragged Seven

Eiger Trail Traverses: Alpiglen + Kleine Scheidegg + Eigergletscher (Bernese Alps, Switzerland)

Jim Brisbine · June 24, 2025

Trip Dates: June 23 & 24, 2025 2025 WESTERN ALPS ADVENTURE VACATION Eiger Trail Hiking Traverses ...

Switzerland Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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Types of Trips

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

Grindstone Mtn via Chatter Creek Pass—Northeast Ridge—Northwest Slope (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Sourdough Mtn via South Ridge + Sourdough Trail Traverse + Sourdough Lookout (Stetattle Mountains, WA)

Bullseye Traverse + The Bulls Tooth + The Bulls Head + Doelle Lakes (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

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

Little Tahoma Peak via Fryingpan Glacier–Whitman Glacier–East Ridge (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Dungeon Point Snowshoe/Ski Ascent + Rocky Run Ski Loop (Keechelus 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)

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

Buck Mtn Bike Loop: West Saddle to South Ridge (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Kimtah Peak via Kitling Pass—Katsuk Cirque—Southwest Face—South Rib (Ragged Range, WA)

Eiger Trail Traverses: Alpiglen + Kleine Scheidegg + Eigergletscher (Bernese Alps, Switzerland)

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 Valley / Commonwealth Valley (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

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

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Eagle Lakes—Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle—Crater Lake + 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)