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

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

Grass and rock slopes lead up to the broad jagged ridge of Hessong Rock

Hessong Rock via Southeast Face + Spray Park Trail Loop (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 9, 2005

Trip Date: October 9, 2005 Hessong Rock Day Climb & Spray Park Trail Loop: Cataract Creek to Ipsut Creek ...

Mount Rainier Massif Non-Major Alpine Crags Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Two mountain climbers sit on the rocky summit of Kendall Peak in the Snoqualmie Mountains

Kendall Peak via West Slope + Mt Thomson attempt via West Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 17, 2014

Trip Date: August 15-17, 2014 Mt. Thomson & Kendall Peak Climbing Trip Kendall PassRidge LakeBumblebee Basin ...

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve Thomson, Mt (6554 ft)

A mountain climber scrambling steep rock slabs which lead to the Sherpa Glacier on Mt Stuart in the Icicle Mountains

Mt Stuart attempt via Mountaineer Creek Basin—Sherpa Glacier (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 13, 1976

Trip Date: September 1976 Mt. Stuart Climbing Trip Mountaineer Creek ValleyMountaineer Creek BasinMount Stuart (9415/9414 ft) ...

Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains Stuart, Mt (9415/9414 ft) The Big Ten The Early Years The Icicle Eight The Landmark Twelve

Looking across Seattle Creek at Mt Seattle from the Skyline Trail in the Olympic Mountains

Mt Seattle via Southwest Couloir + Skyline–Quinault Trail Loop: Three Lakes to Low Divide (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 7, 2015

Trip Date: September 3-7, 2015 Mt. Seattle Climbing Trip & Skyline–Quinault Trail Loop: Three Lakes to Low Divide ...

Olympic Mountains WA Traverses & Loops (Trail)

A skier makes telemark turns in Henry Creek Bowl on Jim Hill Mountain

Jim Hill Mtn Ridge + Henry Creek Bowl Ski Tour (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · April 26, 2008

Trip Date: April 26, 2008 Jim Hill Ridge & Henry Creek Bowl Ski Tour Henry Creek BowlJim ...

Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades Upper Icicle Mountains WA Blue Corn Specials

Morning sun lights up Reynolds Peak above a dark green forest

Reynolds Peak via Southeast Face + Boulder Butte + Purple Mountain Loop (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 15, 2002

Trip Date: September 13-15, 2002 Reynolds Peak Climbing Trip & Purple Mountain Loop: Boulder Creek to Purple Creek ...

North-Central WA Cascades Reynolds Peak (8512 ft) Sawtooth Mountains The Sawtooth Six Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Two backcountry skiers traverse Elizabeth Ridge

Elizabeth Ridge Ski Loop + Mowich Lake + Elizabeth Peak (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine · April 15, 2006

Trip Date: April 15, 2006 Elizabeth Ridge Ski Loop Mowich MeadowsMowich LakeElizabeth Peak (5520+ ft) Trip ...

Mount Rainier Massif Snow Tours in Southern WA Cascades Winter Summits

A mountain climber stands on a rocky ridge below Silver Peak near Snoqualmie Pass

Silver Peak via Hyak Flats—Nordic Pass—Windy Acres—Northwest Ridge + Nordic Pass Loop (Iron Horse Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · May 15, 2020

Trip Date: May 15, 2020 Silver Peak Day Climb & Nordic Pass Loop: Hyak Flats to Cold Creek ...

Central WA Cascades Iron Horse Mountains Traverses & Loops (Trail)

A backcountry skier makes telemark turns during the Nason-Smith Ski Traverse near Stevens Pass

Nason–Smith Ski Traverse: Nason Creek to Lake Valhalla to Smith Brook (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · April 18, 2021

Trip Date: April 18, 2021 Nason–Smith Ski Traverse: Nason Creek to Lichtenberg Pass to Smith Brook Nason Creek ...

Nason-Smith Ski Traverse Snow Tours in North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Ski) Upper Wenatchee Mountains

A blue tent is pitched on Icicle Ridge east of Icicle Peak

Icicle Peak via Tumwater Overlook—Southeast Icicle Ridge (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · May 26, 2013

Trip Date: May 25-26, 2013 Icicle Peak Climbing Trip Tumwater Overlook SaddlePower Creek BasinIcicle Peak / ...

Central WA Cascades Chiwaukum Mountains Lookout Sites

Bath Lakes Traverse: Miners Pass to Sulphur Pass via Canyon Lake + Bannock Mtn (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 21, 2025

Trip Date: August 16-21, 2025 Bath Lakes Traverse: Miners Pass to Sulphur Pass Suiattle River ValleyMiners Ridge ...

Favorite Trips Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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Types of Trips

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

Hessong Rock via Southeast Face + Spray Park Trail Loop (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Kendall Peak via West Slope + Mt Thomson attempt via West Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Mt Stuart attempt via Mountaineer Creek Basin—Sherpa Glacier (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Mt Seattle via Southwest Couloir + Skyline–Quinault Trail Loop: Three Lakes to Low Divide (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Hill Mtn Ridge + Henry Creek Bowl Ski Tour (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Reynolds Peak via Southeast Face + Boulder Butte + Purple Mountain Loop (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Elizabeth Ridge Ski Loop + Mowich Lake + Elizabeth Peak (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Silver Peak via Hyak Flats—Nordic Pass—Windy Acres—Northwest Ridge + Nordic Pass Loop (Iron Horse Mountains, WA)

Nason–Smith Ski Traverse: Nason Creek to Lake Valhalla to Smith Brook (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Icicle Peak via Tumwater Overlook—Southeast Icicle Ridge (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Bath Lakes Traverse: Miners Pass to Sulphur Pass via Canyon Lake + Bannock Mtn (Ptarmigan 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 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)