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

Canalone Via Ferrata / Klettersteig / Climbing Loop (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Jim Brisbine · July 14, 2022

Trip Date: July 14, 2022 2022 ITALIAN DOLOMITES VACATION Via Ferrata del Canalone Loop / Canalone ...

Italy Via Ferratas

A row of rugged Chilliwack peaks lies on the skyline above Williamson Lake near Welch Peak

Welch Peak via Williamson Lake—Lower Southeast Face—South Ridge (Cheam Range, BC)

Jim Brisbine · August 9, 2015

Trip Date: August 7-9, 2015 Welch Peak Climbing Trip Williamson LakeWelch Peak (8000′+) Trip Report Summary ...

Canadian Cascades BC Cheam Range Favorite Trips The Cheam Six Welch Peak (7999 ft)

mountain climber tents sit on a barren ridge crest below snow-covered Silvertip Mountain in the Sumallo Mountains of BC Canada

Silvertip Mtn via West Ridge—Southwest Face + Mt Rideout attempt via East Face (Sumallo Mountains, BC)

Jim Brisbine · May 28, 2017

Trip Date: May 26-28, 2017 Silvertip Mountain & Mt. Rideout Climbing Trip Southwest Silvertip BasinSilvertip–Rideout SaddleSilvertip ...

Canadian Cascades BC Favorite Trips Rideout, Mt (8029 ft) Silvertip Mountain (8517 ft) Sumallo Mountains The Landmark Twelve The Sumallo Three

Upper Ice Lakes in the Entiat Mountains in the fog with rocky shores as seen from Freezer Pass

Carne–Leroy Loop: Carne Creek to Leroy Creek + Ice Lakes + Entiat Glacier (Entiat Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 4, 1978

Trip Date: September 2-4, 1978 Carne–Leroy Loop on Ice: Carne Basin to Ice Lakes to Leroy Basin Carne ...

Entiat Mountains North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Mt Shuksan via Sulphide Glacier—Southwest Gully (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 13, 2023

Trip Date: June 11-13, 2023 Mt. Shuksan Climbing Trip Shannon RidgeSulphide PassSulphide GlacierHell’s GateMount ...

Favorite Trips Nooksack Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Shuksan, Mt (9131/9125 ft) The Big Ten The Landmark Twelve The Nooksack Six

Two backpackers stroll through a grassy meadow on Frosty Ridge during the Bullseye Traverse in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

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

Jim Brisbine · September 13, 2020

Trip Date: September 11-13, 2020 The Bull’s Tooth Climbing Trip & Bullseye Traverse: Stevens Pass to Bullseye Pass to ...

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

Iron Horse Bike Traverse: North Bend to Easton via Palouse-to-Cascades Trail (Central Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine · May 31, 2025

Trip Date: May 31, 2025Updated: September 2026 Iron Horse Bike Traverse: Cedar Falls Trailhead to Easton Trailhead ...

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Iron Horse Mountains Kittitas Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Two mountain climbers sit on the summit of Mt David in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Mt David via White River—Lookout Trail (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 13, 1976

Trip Date: August 1976 Mt. David Day Hike White River ValleySoutheast David RidgeMount David / Lookout ...

David, Mt (7420 ft) Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades The Early Years The Outlier Twelve Upper Wenatchee Mountains

Looking across heather slopes at Unicorn Peak from The Castle in the Tatoosh Range in Mt Rainier National Park

Middle Tatoosh Traverse: Bench Lake to Pinnacle–Plummer Saddle via Butter Lake + Unicorn Peak + Thea Foss Peak + The Castle (Tatoosh Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 24, 2016

Trip Date: July 23-24, 2016 Middle Tatoosh Traverse: Unicorn Col to Pinnacle–Plummer Saddle Bench LakeSnow LakeUnicorn ...

Southern WA Cascades Tatoosh Range Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Four climbers scramble toward the summit pinnacle on Mt. Cruiser in the Olympic Mountains, WA.

Mt Cruiser via Flapjack Lakes—Needle Pass—Beta Peak—South Corner (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 17, 2023

Trip Date: August 15-17, 2023 Mt. Cruiser Legacy Climb North Fork Skokomish RiverFlapjack LakesNeedle PassBeta ...

Cruiser, Mt (6104 ft) Favorite Trips Major Alpine Crags Olympic Mountains WA

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

A solo snowshoer stands on the summit of Mt Catherine in the Iron Horse Mountains

Mt Catherine Snowshoe Climb via Hyak Lake—Nordic Pass—West Ridge (Iron Horse Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · March 12, 2016

Trip Dates: March 12, 2016 & April 15, 2017Updated: December 2025 Mt. Catherine Snowshoe Climb Hyak Lake ...

Iron Horse Mountains Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades Winter Summits

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Types of Trips

Canalone Via Ferrata / Klettersteig / Climbing Loop (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Welch Peak via Williamson Lake—Lower Southeast Face—South Ridge (Cheam Range, BC)

Silvertip Mtn via West Ridge—Southwest Face + Mt Rideout attempt via East Face (Sumallo Mountains, BC)

Carne–Leroy Loop: Carne Creek to Leroy Creek + Ice Lakes + Entiat Glacier (Entiat Mountains, WA)

Mt Shuksan via Sulphide Glacier—Southwest Gully (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

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

Iron Horse Bike Traverse: North Bend to Easton via Palouse-to-Cascades Trail (Central Cascades, WA)

Mt David via White River—Lookout Trail (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Middle Tatoosh Traverse: Bench Lake to Pinnacle–Plummer Saddle via Butter Lake + Unicorn Peak + Thea Foss Peak + The Castle (Tatoosh Range, WA)

Mt Cruiser via Flapjack Lakes—Needle Pass—Beta Peak—South Corner (Olympic Mountains, WA)

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

Mt Catherine Snowshoe Climb via Hyak Lake—Nordic Pass—West Ridge (Iron Horse 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)