Traverses & Loops (Alpine) Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

Bath Lakes Traverse: Miners Pass to Sulphur Pass + 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 LookoutImage...

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

Painted Traverse: Red/Painted Mtn to Portal Peak + Black Mtn (East Sauk Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 27, 2025

Trip Date: July 25-27, 2025 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 23: EAST SAUK MOUNTAINS Painted Traverse: Red Mountain Lookout to...

Black Mountain (7262 ft)East Sauk Mountains Mid-Summer Outings North-Central WA Cascades The Sauk Seven Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Magenta Peak Painted Mtn Portal Peak Purple Peak

Haute Route Traverse: Chamonix to Zermatt + Aiguille du Tour (Western Alps, France + Switzerland)

Jim Brisbine·June 18, 2025

Trip Date: June 12-18, 2025 2025 WESTERN ALPS ADVENTURE VACATION Mountaineer’s Haute Route: Le Tour to Ober-Stafel Refuge...

Favorite Trips France Haute Route (Alps)Switzerland Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Aiguille du Tour (Alps)

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)Dot Mtn

Dip Top Loop: Marmot Lake to Pea Soup Lake to Peggys Pond + Lynch Peak (Miller-Foss Mountains & Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 3, 2024

Trip Date: September 1-3, 2024 Dip Top Loop: Deception Pass to Dip Top Gap to Cathedral Pass Hyas...

Central WA Cascades Miller-Foss Mountains Snoqualmie Range Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Lynch Peak

Wind River Traverse: Seneca Lake to Knapsack Col to Indian Pass to North Fork Canyon (Wind River Range, WY)

Jim Brisbine·August 4, 2024

Trip Date: July 29 – August 4, 2024 2024 IDAHO & WYOMING ADVENTURE VACATION Wind River Traverse: Knapsack...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Wyoming Stroud Peak (WY)

Luna Cirque Traverse: Access Creek to Wiley Ridge via Luna Pass—Challenger Gap + Luna Peak (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 18, 2024

Trip Date: July 11-18, 2024 Luna Cirque Traverse: Luna Pass to Challenger Gap Big Beaver ValleyAccess BasinLuna PassLuna...

Favorite Trips Luna Peak (8311/8286 ft)Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range The Picket Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Big Beaver Peak

McGregor Mtn Summit Traverse: Rainbow Pass to Heaton Basin via Sandalee Glacier (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 4, 2024

Trip Date: June 30 – July 4, 2024 McGregor Mountain Summit Traverse Lake Chelan / Stehekin LandingRainbow LakeRainbow...

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

St Peters Traverse: Upper Lena Lake to Lake of the Angels + Mt Stone (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 11, 2021

Trip Date: September 9-11, 2021 Mt. Stone Climbing Trip & St. Peter’s Traverse: Upper Lena Lake to Lake...

Favorite Trips Olympic Mountains WA Stone, Mt (6612 ft)The Olympic Thirteen Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Alpine Lakes Traverse + Big Snow Mtn + Wild Goat Peak + Iron Cap Mtn (Miller–Foss Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 26, 2021

Trip Date: August 22-26, 2021 Alpine Lakes Traverse: Myrtle Lake to Chetwoot Lake to Necklace Valley Myrtle LakeBig...

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Miller-Foss Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)Big Snow Mtn Iron Cap Mtn Wild Goat Peak

Morning sun casts a warm light on Gunsight Peak & Dome Peak viewed from White Rock Lakes during the Ptarmigan Traverse in the North Cascades, WA.

Ptarmigan Traverse: Cascade Pass to Suiattle River + Dome Peak (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 14, 2021

Trip Date: August 6-14, 2021 Ptarmigan Mountains Climbing Trip & Ptarmigan Traverse: Cascade Pass to Suiattle River Cascade PassCache...

Dome Peak (8920/8921 ft)Family Trips North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Ptarmigan Traverse (WA)The Landmark Twelve The Ptarmigan Pten The Tall Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)hahlakl peak

Mt Buckner via Southwest Face + Sahale Peak Carryover Loop: Sahale Arm to Boston Basin (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 18, 2021

Trip Date: July 14-18, 2021 Mt. Buckner Climbing Trip & Sahale Peak Carryover Loop: Sahale Arm to Boston...

Buckner, Mt (9114/9111 ft)Family Trips Northwestern WA Cascades Sahale Peak (8680+ ft)The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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

Painted Traverse: Red/Painted Mtn to Portal Peak + Black Mtn (East Sauk Mountains, WA)

Haute Route Traverse: Chamonix to Zermatt + Aiguille du Tour (Western Alps, France + Switzerland)

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

Dip Top Loop: Marmot Lake to Pea Soup Lake to Peggys Pond + Lynch Peak (Miller-Foss Mountains & Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Wind River Traverse: Seneca Lake to Knapsack Col to Indian Pass to North Fork Canyon (Wind River Range, WY)

Luna Cirque Traverse: Access Creek to Wiley Ridge via Luna Pass—Challenger Gap + Luna Peak (Picket Range, WA)

McGregor Mtn Summit Traverse: Rainbow Pass to Heaton Basin via Sandalee Glacier (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

St Peters Traverse: Upper Lena Lake to Lake of the Angels + Mt Stone (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Alpine Lakes Traverse + Big Snow Mtn + Wild Goat Peak + Iron Cap Mtn (Miller–Foss Mountains, WA)

Ptarmigan Traverse: Cascade Pass to Suiattle River + Dome Peak (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Mt Buckner via Southwest Face + Sahale Peak Carryover Loop: Sahale Arm to Boston Basin (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Chuckwalla–Pyrite Loop via Turnbuckle Trail—Chuckwalla Trail—Pyrite Trail + Pyrite Summit (White Tank Mountains, AZ)

Goat–Willow Loop via Goat Camp—Ford Canyon—Willow Canyon—Mesquite Canyon Trails (White Tank Mountains, AZ)

Marckworth Forest Bike Rides: Stickerbush Loop + Cherrybush Loop + Cedarbush Loop (Taylor-Tolt Mountains, WA)

Charleston Peak Summit Traverse: Mummy Pass to Griffith Junction (Spring Mountains, NV)

Griffith Peak via South Loop Trail—Echo Overlook—Griffith Junction (Spring Mountains, NV)

Raintree Trail Traverse: Deer Creek Road to Echo Road via Mummy Pass (Spring Mountains, NV)

McAlester Pass Wishbone: Dee Dee Lakes + McAlester Mtn Att + Rainbow Peak (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Mujib Canyon Exploration to High Waterfall (Dead Sea Basin, Jordan)

Burdah/Bardeh Mtn Natural Bridge Scramble via North Cleft (Wadi Rum, Jordan)

Petra Madhbah High Place Hiking Loop via Al Madras Trail—Wadi Farasah Trail (Sharah Mountains, Jordan)

Jordan Trail Traverse: Jhair to Petra via the Back Door (Sharah Mountains, Jordan)

Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mtn to Rainy Pass + Alpine LO + Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)