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

Glacier Peak is capped with pink puffy clouds at sunset in the Cascade Range

Glacier Peak Summit Loop via Lost Creek Ridge—White Chuck River—Frostbite Ridge—South Ridge + Black Mtn + Kololo Peak + White Mtn (North-Central Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 9, 2013

Trip Date: August 4-9, 2013 Glacier Peak Summit Loop: Bingley Gap to White Chuck River to White Pass ...

Black Mountain (7262 ft) DaKobed-White Range East Sauk Mountains Favorite Trips Glacier Peak (10,541/10,544 ft) Glacier Peak Massif North-Central WA Cascades The Regal Six The Sauk Seven Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

McGregor Mtn Summit Traverse: Rainbow Lake to Heaton Basin via Northeast Slope—Sandalee Glacier—Southwest Face (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 4, 2024

Trip Date: June 30 – July 4, 2024 McGregor Mountain Summit Traverse: Rainbow Bluff to High Bridge Lake ...

McGregor Mountain (8122 ft) North Stehekin Mountains North-Central WA Cascades The Outlier Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Northrup Canyon Loop via Old Homestead—Northrup Lake—Northwest Rim (Upper Grand Coulee, WA)

Jim Brisbine · April 18, 2024

Trip Date: April 18, 2024 2024 COLUMBIA PLATEAU ADVENTURE VACATION Northrup Canyon Hiking & Scrambling Loop Lower ...

Columbia Plateau WA Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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

A snowshoe hiker stands on summit of Oakes Peak looking at jagged mountains

Oakes Peak Snowshoe Climb via Southwest Ridge—Southwest Slope (Lower Skagit Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · March 12, 2006

Trip Date: March 12, 2006 Oakes Peak Snowshoe Climb Bacon CreekOakes Peak (5681 ft) Trip Report Summary ...

Lower Skagit Mountains Snow Tours in Northwestern WA Cascades Winter Summits

Mt Wilson via First Creek Canyon—Southwest Ridge—Upper South Face (Spring Mountains, NV)

Jim Brisbine · March 27, 2024

Trip Date: March 27, 2024 2024 RED ROCKS ADVENTURE VACATION Mt. Wilson Day Climb First Creek Canyon ...

Favorite Trips Nevada

Morning alpenglow warms up the summit of Cathedral Rock in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Cathedral Rock via Southwest Face + Deception Pass Trail Loop (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 27, 1987

Trip Date: September 25-27, 1987 Cathedral Rock Climbing Trip + Deception Pass Trail Loop: Hyas Lake to Cathedral Pass ...

Cathedral Rock (6724 ft) Central WA Cascades Major Alpine Crags Snoqualmie Range Traverses & Loops (Trail)

The steep, blocky summit of Agnes Mountain stands against a blue sky in the Glacier Peak WIlderness

Agnes Mtn via Agnes Creek—South Ridge—Northwest Face + Gunsight Peak Attempt (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 8, 2013

Trip Date: July 3-8, 2013 Agnes Mountain & Gunsight Peak Climbing Trip Lake Chelan / Stehekin LandingStehekin ...

Agnes Mountain (8115 ft) Favorite Trips Gunsight Peak, Main (8198 ft) North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains The Ptarmigan Pten The Super Eight

North Chukar Mesa Loop via Blythe Lake—Chukar Lake—Marsh Unit One (Potholes Basin, WA)

Jim Brisbine · April 30, 2025

Trip Date: April 30, 2025 2025 COLUMBIA PLATEAU ADVENTURE VACATION North Chukar Mesa Hiking Loop Blythe Lake ...

Columbia Plateau WA Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Sherpani Peak Snowshoe Climb via Paddy-Go-Easy Pass—Paddy-Go-North Peak (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · November 28, 2004

Trip Date: November 28, 2004 Sherpani Peak Snowshoe Climb Paddy-Go-Easy PassPaddy-Go-North Peak (6573 ft)Sherpani Peak (6720+ ...

Cle Elum Mountains Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades Winter Summits

Otter Falls Slab Sport-Climb via Poppys Peril Route (Taylor-Tolt Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 13, 2024

Originally Posted: June 13, 2024Updated: August 13, 2025 Otter Falls Slab Sport-Climb Taylor River ValleyLipsy Lake ...

Central WA Cascades Rock & Ice Climbing Taylor-Tolt Mountains

Other Mountain Activities In 1978

Jim Brisbine · December 31, 1978

Trip Dates: January 1978 – December 1978 FEB: Merritt Lake Knoll Ski Tour (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA) JUN: Rock ...

Hike/Climb/Ride Nason-Smith Ski Traverse Rock & Ice Climbing Ski/Snowshoe The Early Years

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Types of Trips

Glacier Peak Summit Loop via Lost Creek Ridge—White Chuck River—Frostbite Ridge—South Ridge + Black Mtn + Kololo Peak + White Mtn (North-Central Cascades, WA)

McGregor Mtn Summit Traverse: Rainbow Lake to Heaton Basin via Northeast Slope—Sandalee Glacier—Southwest Face (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Northrup Canyon Loop via Old Homestead—Northrup Lake—Northwest Rim (Upper Grand Coulee, WA)

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

Oakes Peak Snowshoe Climb via Southwest Ridge—Southwest Slope (Lower Skagit Mountains, WA)

Mt Wilson via First Creek Canyon—Southwest Ridge—Upper South Face (Spring Mountains, NV)

Cathedral Rock via Southwest Face + Deception Pass Trail Loop (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Agnes Mtn via Agnes Creek—South Ridge—Northwest Face + Gunsight Peak Attempt (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

North Chukar Mesa Loop via Blythe Lake—Chukar Lake—Marsh Unit One (Potholes Basin, WA)

Sherpani Peak Snowshoe Climb via Paddy-Go-Easy Pass—Paddy-Go-North Peak (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Otter Falls Slab Sport-Climb via Poppys Peril Route (Taylor-Tolt Mountains, WA)

Other Mountain Activities In 1978

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)