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

A hiker strolls up a broad smooth ridge heading toward Hawkins Mountain in the Cle Elum Mountains

Hawkins Mtn Summit Loop: Southwest Arm to South Arm (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 23, 2018

Trip Date: September 23, 2018 Hawkins Mountain Day Climb & Big Boulder Loop: Southwest Arm to South Arm Point ...

Central WA Cascades Cle Elum Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Tronsen Head Ski Loop: Windy Hollow to Haney Gap (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · February 27, 2022

Trip Date: February 27, 2022 Windy HollowWindy GapTronsen GapTronsen Head (5980+ ft)Haney Gap Trip ...

Lower Wenatchee Mountains Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades Tronsen Head Ski Loop Winter Summits

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)

Setting sunlight casts a warm glow on the orange sandstone of Delicate Arch in Arches National Park

Delicate Arch Sunset Hike via Sand Wash—Delicate Arch Trail (Arches National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine · November 10, 2020

Trip Date: November 10, 2020 2020 CALIFORNIA & UTAH ADVENTURE VACATION Delicate Arch Sunset Hike ...

Family Trips Utah

A climber traversing South Ridge of Mt Laura in the Keechelus Mountains

Mt Laura Snowshoe Climb via Rocky Run—West Couloir—South Ridge (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · March 12, 2020

Trip Date: March 12, 2020Updated: December 2024 Mt. Laura Snowshoe Climb Rocky Run CulvertTwin Lakes Creek ...

Keechelus Mountains Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades Winter Summits

Backcountry skiers ascend the vast Nordic Glacier above Sorcerer Lodge in the Selkirk Mountains

Sorcerer Lodge Skiing Week + Escargot Peak + Nordic Mtn + Perfect Peak (Selkirk Mountains, BC)

Jim Brisbine · April 6, 1996

Trip Date: March 30 – April 6, 1996 Selkirk Mountains Backcountry Skiing Trip Sorcerer Lodge fka Sorcerer Lake ...

Snow Tours in British Columbia Winter Summits

Thorp Mtn Lookout + Kachess Ridge Trail Traverse: French Cabin Creek to Thorp Creek (Kachess Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 26, 2021

Trip Date: September 26, 2021 Thorp Mountain Day Hike & Kachess Ridge Trail Traverse: French Cabin Creek to Thorp ...

Central WA Cascades Kachess Mountains Lookout Sites

Other Mountain Activities in 2014

Jim Brisbine · December 31, 2014

Trip Dates: January 2014 – December 2014 MAR: Fat Dog Knoll Ski Tour (Manning Provincial Park, BC)MAR: ...

Hike/Climb/Ride Nason-Smith Ski Traverse Ski/Snowshoe

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

Climbers stand atop Fortress Mountain in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Chiwawa Basin Alpine Loop: Red Mtn to Buck Creek via Chiwawa Mtn summit—Fortress Mtn Summit (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 29, 1980

Trip Date: June 28-29, 1980 Chiwawa Mountain & Fortress Mountain Summit Loop Chiwawa River ValleyRed Mountain Prospects ...

Chiwawa Mountain (8459/8453 ft) Chiwawa Range Fortress Mountain (8760+/8679 ft) North-Central WA Cascades The Chiwawa Four The Early Years Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Mt Baker stands behind a lone climber on Coleman Pinnacle

Coleman Pinnacle + Ptarmigan Ridge Ski Tour via Artist Point (Mount Baker Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine · April 8, 2000

Trip Date: April 8, 2000 Coleman Pinnacle Day Climb & Ptarmigan Ridge Ski Tour Austin PassArtist Point ...

Mount Baker Massif Northwestern WA Cascades Snow Tours in Northwestern WA Cascades Winter Summits

North Sawtooth Trail Traverse + Star Peak + Courtney Peak + Boulder Butte (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 4, 2020

Trip Date: October 1-4, 2020 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS North Sawtooth Hiking & Climbing Traverse: Prince ...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Sawtooth Mountains Star Peak (8690/8688 ft) The Sawtooth Six Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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Types of Trips

Hawkins Mtn Summit Loop: Southwest Arm to South Arm (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Tronsen Head Ski Loop: Windy Hollow to Haney Gap (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

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

Delicate Arch Sunset Hike via Sand Wash—Delicate Arch Trail (Arches National Park, UT)

Mt Laura Snowshoe Climb via Rocky Run—West Couloir—South Ridge (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Sorcerer Lodge Skiing Week + Escargot Peak + Nordic Mtn + Perfect Peak (Selkirk Mountains, BC)

Thorp Mtn Lookout + Kachess Ridge Trail Traverse: French Cabin Creek to Thorp Creek (Kachess Mountains, WA)

Other Mountain Activities in 2014

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

Chiwawa Basin Alpine Loop: Red Mtn to Buck Creek via Chiwawa Mtn summit—Fortress Mtn Summit (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Coleman Pinnacle + Ptarmigan Ridge Ski Tour via Artist Point (Mount Baker Massif, WA)

North Sawtooth Trail Traverse + Star Peak + Courtney Peak + Boulder Butte (Sawtooth 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)