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

Rugged Mt Logan lies beyond an alpine bench of heather and snow during Ragged Ridge Traverse

Ragged Ridge Traverse: Fourth of July Pass to Easy Pass via Katsuk Cirque—Mesahchie Col + Red Mtn + Ragged Peak + Cosho Peak (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 29, 2012

Trip Date: July 26-29, 2012 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 10: RAGGED RANGE Ragged Ridge Traverse: Thunder Creek to ...

Cosho Peak (8332/8333 ft) Favorite Trips Mid-Summer Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range The Ragged Seven Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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High Giant Traverse: Buck Creek Pass to Little Giant Pass via High Pass—Louis Creek Basin—Napeequa Valley + Buck Mtn via West Face (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 1, 2011

Trip Date: September 28 – October 1, 2011 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: CHIWAWA RANGE High Giant Traverse: Buck ...

Buck Mountain (8528/8534 ft) Chiwawa Range Golden Larch Outings High–Giant Traverse (WA) North-Central WA Cascades The Chiwawa Four Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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

Ibex Creek Alpine Loop via Mt David Summit—Mt Jonathan Summit + 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

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Hikers follow a trail toward Three Brothers Mountain

Three Brothers Summit Loop: Falls Creek Pass to Gold Creek Basin via Southwest Brother—Middle Brother—Northeast Brother / Lookout (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 19, 2009

Trip Date: June 19, 2009 Three Brothers Summit Loop: Falls Creek Pass to Gold Creek Basin Freedom Pass ...

Central WA Cascades Lookout Sites Teanaway Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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Mt Buckner via Southwest Face + Sahale Peak Summit 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 Summit Loop: Sahale Arm to Boston Basin ...

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

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Little Big Chief Peak, Summit Chief Mountain, and Chimney Rock over Tank Lakes seen at sunset from Tank during the La Bohn - Tank Loop

La Bohn Lakes – Tank Lakes Loop via Williams Lake + Little Big Chief Peak via Dutch Miller Gap (Miller-Foss Mountains & Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 11, 2014

Trip Date: August 7-11, 2014 Little Big Chief Peak Climbing Trip & La Bohn Lakes – Tank Lakes Loop ...

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Little Big Chief Peak (7225 ft) Major Alpine Crags Miller-Foss Mountains Snoqualmie Range Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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Alta Via 2 Trekking Traverse – North Part: Brixen/Bressanone to Marmolata/Marmolada (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Jim Brisbine · July 8, 2022

Trip Date: July 4-8, 2022 2022 DOLOMITE ALPS ADVENTURE VACATION Alta Via 2 Trekking Traverse – ...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Italy Traverses & Loops (Alpine) Traverses & Loops (Trail) Via Ferratas

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A hiker strolls up a broad smooth ridge heading toward Hawkins Mountain in the Cle Elum Mountains

Hawkins Mtn Summit Loop: Southwest Arm to South Arm (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 23, 2018

Trip Date: September 23, 2018 Hawkins Mountain Day Climb & Big Boulder Loop: Southwest Arm to South Arm Point ...

Central WA Cascades Cle Elum Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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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 ...

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

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Two climbers stand on Yakima Peak summit with Mt Rainier behind them

Chinook Ridge Summit Traverse: Chinook Pass to Chinook Peak + Yakima Peak + Deadwood Peak (Chinook Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · December 1, 2002

Trip Date: December 1, 2002 Chinook Ridge Summit Traverse: Chinook Pass to Chinook Peak Yakima Peak (6226 ft) ...

Chinook Mountains Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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A mountain climber stands on the summit of Dungeon Peak overlooking Lake Keechelus

Dungeon Peak Summit Loop: Southeast Face to Northeast Slope via Dungeon Knoll—Lake Lillian (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 15, 2018

Trip Date: September 15, 2018 Dungeon Peak Summit Loop: Southeast Face to Northeast Slope Rocky Run CulvertDungeon ...

Central WA Cascades Keechelus Mountains Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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A mountain climber sits on the rocky summit of Mt Daniel in the Snoqualmie Mountains

Dip Top – Daniel Loop: Deception Pass to Cathedral Pass via Marmot Lake—Dip Top Gap—Mt Daniel Summit—Peggys Pond (Miller–Foss Mountains & Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 29, 1984

Trip Date: July 28-29, 1984 Dip Top – Daniel Loop: Deception Pass to Dip Top Gap to Cathedral Pass ...

Central WA Cascades Daniel, Mt (7986 ft) Favorite Trips Miller-Foss Mountains Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Ragged Ridge Traverse: Fourth of July Pass to Easy Pass via Katsuk Cirque—Mesahchie Col + Red Mtn + Ragged Peak + Cosho Peak (Ragged Range, WA)

High Giant Traverse: Buck Creek Pass to Little Giant Pass via High Pass—Louis Creek Basin—Napeequa Valley + Buck Mtn via West Face (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Ibex Creek Alpine Loop via Mt David Summit—Mt Jonathan Summit + Summit Camp (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Three Brothers Summit Loop: Falls Creek Pass to Gold Creek Basin via Southwest Brother—Middle Brother—Northeast Brother / Lookout (Teanaway Mountains, WA)

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

La Bohn Lakes – Tank Lakes Loop via Williams Lake + Little Big Chief Peak via Dutch Miller Gap (Miller-Foss Mountains & Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Alta Via 2 Trekking Traverse – North Part: Brixen/Bressanone to Marmolata/Marmolada (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Hawkins Mtn Summit Loop: Southwest Arm to South Arm (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

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

Chinook Ridge Summit Traverse: Chinook Pass to Chinook Peak + Yakima Peak + Deadwood Peak (Chinook Mountains, WA)

Dungeon Peak Summit Loop: Southeast Face to Northeast Slope via Dungeon Knoll—Lake Lillian (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Dip Top – Daniel Loop: Deception Pass to Cathedral Pass via Marmot Lake—Dip Top Gap—Mt Daniel Summit—Peggys Pond (Miller–Foss Mountains & Snoqualmie Range, 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 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)