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

Defiance Trail Traverse: Thompson Pass to Hemlock Pass via Mason Pass—Pratt Pass + Mt Defiance (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 12, 2026

Trip Date: September 10-12, 2026 Defiance Trail Traverse: Granite Creek to Denny Creek Granite Creek ValleyThompson PassThompson LakeMount...

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Lower Snoqualmie Range Traverses & Loops (Trail)

LaCrosse Pass Loop via Enchanted Valley—O’Neil Pass—Duckabush River—Dosewallips River—Anderson Pass (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·August 30, 2026

Trip Date: August 25-30, 2026 LaCrosse Pass Trail Loop: O’Neil Pass to Anderson Pass Quinault River ValleyEnchanted ValleyO’Neil...

Favorite Trips Olympic Mountains WA Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Alta Via 4 Trekking Traverse: San Candido / Innichen to Cadore Valley + Torre di Toblin + Monte Paterno (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Jim Brisbine·July 19, 2026

Trip Date: July 12-19, 2026 2026 DOLOMITE ALPS ADVENTURE VACATION Alta Via 4 Trekking Traverse: Alte Sage to...

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

Argonaut Peak via South Gully—Chockstone Dihedral—Upper East Ridge + Ingalls Creek Trail Loop (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·July 2, 2026

Trip Date: June 30 – July 2, 2026 Argonaut Peak Climbing Trip & Ingalls Creek Trail Loop Long’s...

Argonaut Peak (8453/8455 ft)Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains The Icicle Eight Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Red Peak Pass Loop via Illilouette Valley—Ottoway Lakes—Red Devil Basin—Merced Canyon (Yosemite National Park, CA)

Jim Brisbine·June 9, 2026

Trip Date: June 4-9, 2026 Red Peak Pass Loop: Illilouette Valley to Merced Canyon Illilouette FallMerced Pass LakesOttoway...

California Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail)Yosemite National Park

The Great Blade Explorations: Bladerunner Crag + Southern Circumnav + Great Blade Peak (Lower Grand Coulee, WA)

Jim Brisbine·April 30, 2026

Trip Date: April 28-30, 2026 2026 COLUMBIA PLATEAU ADVENTURE VACATION Bladerunner Crag Climb & Loop HikeSouthern Blade Circumnavigation...

Columbia Plateau WA Non-Major Alpine Crags Traverses & Loops (Trail)Bladerunner Crag Great Blade Peak

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

Jim Brisbine·February 19, 2026

Trip Date: February 19, 2026 2026 ARIZONA WINTER VACATION Chuckwalla–Pyrite Trail Loop & Pyrite Summit Hike Chuckwalla WashPyrite...

Arizona Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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

Jim Brisbine·February 18, 2026

Trip Date: February 18, 2026 2026 ARIZONA WINTER VACATION Goat–Willow Trail Loop: Goat Canyon to Willow Canyon Goat...

Arizona Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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

Jim Brisbine·October 20, 2025

Trip Dates: October 16 & 18 & 20, 2025 2025 MT. CHARLESTON ADVENTURE VACATION Charleston Peak Summit Traverse:...

Favorite Trips Nevada Traverses & Loops (Trail)Charleston Peak (NV)

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

Jim Brisbine·October 16, 2025

Trip Date: October 16, 2025 2025 MT. CHARLESTON ADVENTURE VACATION Raintree Trail Traverse: North Loop Trailhead to Echo...

Nevada Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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

Jim Brisbine·September 24, 2025

Trip Date: September 24, 2025 2025 JORDAN ADVENTURE VACATION Petra Madhbah High Place Trail Loop Jabal al Madhbah...

Family Trips Jordan Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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

Jim Brisbine·September 23, 2025

Trip Date: September 21-23, 2025 2025 JORDAN ADVENTURE VACATION Jordan Trail Traverse: Jhair-Feid Road to Wadi Musa Shara/Sharah...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Jordan Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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)

Alta Via 4 Trekking Traverse: San Candido / Innichen to Cadore Valley + Torre di Toblin + Monte Paterno (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Argonaut Peak via South Gully—Chockstone Dihedral—Upper East Ridge + Ingalls Creek Trail Loop (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Red Peak Pass Loop via Illilouette Valley—Ottoway Lakes—Red Devil Basin—Merced Canyon (Yosemite National Park, CA)

The Great Blade Explorations: Bladerunner Crag + Southern Circumnav + Great Blade Peak (Lower Grand Coulee, 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)

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

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

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)

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)

Alta Via 4 Trekking Traverse: San Candido / Innichen to Cadore Valley + Torre di Toblin + Monte Paterno (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Cima Cadin NE Attempt + Partial Merlone Via Ferrata / Klettersteig Climb (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Monte Paterno Via Ferrata / Paternkofel Klettersteig + Camoscio–Laghi–Cengia–Lavaredo Loop (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Torre di Toblin Via Ferrata / Toblinger Knoten Klettersteig + Sasso di Sesto / Sextner Stein (Dolomite Alps, Italy)

Argonaut Peak via South Gully—Chockstone Dihedral—Upper East Ridge + Ingalls Creek Trail Loop (Icicle Mountains, WA)