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

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)

Sunset creates a pastel colored sky over the Cascade Range seen from Mt David in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Ibex Creek Summit Loop: Mt David to Mt Jonathan + Summit Camp (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 7, 1978

Trip Date: July 6-7, 1978 Mt. David & Mt. Jonathan Summit Loop White River ValleyMount David / ...

David, Mt (7420 ft) Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades Summit Camps The Early Years The Outlier Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine) Upper Wenatchee Mountains

Climber snowshoeing towards Whitman Notch and Little Tahoma Peak

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

Jim Brisbine · May 30, 2019

Trip Date: May 28-30, 2019 Little Tahoma Peak Climbing Trip Fryingpan CreekSummer Land aka SummerlandFryingpan Glacier ...

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

A skier stands atop the summit snow dome of Amabilis Peak during Amabilis Mountain Ski Loop

Amabilis Mtn Ski Loop + Amabilis Beacon + Amabilis Peak (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · January 24, 2022

Originally Posted: January 2022Updated: April 2025 Amabilis Mountain Ski Loop: South Ridge to North Ridge Cabin Creek ...

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

Other Mountain Activities in 2012

Jim Brisbine · December 31, 2012

Trip Dates: January 2012 – December 2012 APR: XY Crag & Hammerhead Rock Crag Climbing (Icicle Canyon, WA) MAY: ...

Hike/Climb/Ride Lookout Sites Rock & Ice Climbing Summit Camps

A snowshoer sits on the snow covered summit of Red Mountain in the Kachess Mountains

Red Mtn Snowshoe Climb via Cooper River Road—Northeast Ridge (Kachess Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · April 17, 2016

Trip Date: April 17, 2016 Red Mountain Snowshoe Climb Cooper River ValleyRed CreekRed Mountain (5880+ ft) ...

Kachess Mountains Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades Winter Summits

A climbing route is shown on the broad south face of Johannesburg Mountain

Johannesburg Mtn Attempt via Southeast Arete + Southwest JoBurg Loop (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 23, 2012

Trip Date: September 21-23, 2012 Johannesburg Mountain Attempt & Southwest JoBurg Loop: South Johannesburg Creek to Pincer Creek ...

Difficult 10 Climbs Johannesburg Mountain (8200 ft) North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains The Ptarmigan Pten

A snow-covered tundra on Third Burroughs Mtn leads toward Mt Rainier during trail loop

Burroughs Mtn Trail Loop + Third Burroughs Mtn + Shadow Lake (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 29, 2017

Trip Date: October 29, 2017 Burroughs Mountain Day Hike & Trail Loop Inter Fork of White RiverBurroughs ...

Mount Rainier Massif Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Oarboats float down the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park

Colorado River Rafting Trip: Pipe Creek to Diamond Creek + Shinumo Creek + Havasu Creek (Grand Canyon National Park, AZ)

Jim Brisbine · July 7, 2014

Trip Date: June 29 – July 7, 2014 GRAND CANYON ADVENTURE VACATION Colorado River Rafting Descent: Pipe ...

Arizona Canyoneering Family Trips Favorite Trips Grand Canyon Raft Trav (AZ) River Rafting

A group of mountain bikers rides down Devils Gulch Trail in the Lower Wenatchee Mountains

Devils Gulch Bike Descent: Beehive Ridge to Mission Creek Fork (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 21, 1989

Trip Date: October 21, 1989 Devil’s Gulch Bike Descent: Beehive Ridge to Mission Creek Fork Lower Mission Ridge ...

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Lower Wenatchee Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking

The rocky summit of Cashmere Mountain stands above the snowy slopes of Windy Ridge in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Cashmere Mtn via Lake Caroline—Windy Basin—Northwest Couloir (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 6, 1976

Trip Date: June 5-6, 1976 Cashmere Mountain Climbing Trip Little Eightmile LakeLake CarolineWindy BasinWindy Ridge ...

Cashmere Mountain (8501/8514 ft) Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains The Early Years The Icicle Eight

Ptarmigan Peak Summit Loop: Tatoosh Ridge to Rolo Pass via Lago–Carru Col (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 30, 2024

Trip Date: September 26-30, 2024 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: PASAYTEN MOUNTAINS Ptarmigan Peak Summit Loop: Tatoosh Ridge to Rolo ...

Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Pasayten Mountains Ptarmigan Peak (8614 ft) The Pasayten Eleven Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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Types of Trips

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

Ibex Creek Summit Loop: Mt David to Mt Jonathan + Summit Camp (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

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

Amabilis Mtn Ski Loop + Amabilis Beacon + Amabilis Peak (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Other Mountain Activities in 2012

Red Mtn Snowshoe Climb via Cooper River Road—Northeast Ridge (Kachess Mountains, WA)

Johannesburg Mtn Attempt via Southeast Arete + Southwest JoBurg Loop (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Burroughs Mtn Trail Loop + Third Burroughs Mtn + Shadow Lake (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Colorado River Rafting Trip: Pipe Creek to Diamond Creek + Shinumo Creek + Havasu Creek (Grand Canyon National Park, AZ)

Devils Gulch Bike Descent: Beehive Ridge to Mission Creek Fork (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Cashmere Mtn via Lake Caroline—Windy Basin—Northwest Couloir (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Ptarmigan Peak Summit Loop: Tatoosh Ridge to Rolo Pass via Lago–Carru Col (Pasayten 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)