Yeah, you read that right — 5,000,000 vertical feet. That’s a million feet of vert every year for five straight years. Who does that? Well… these two average hikers from Utah have been stacking numbers like this since 2021 — quietly, but well beyond “average”. The numbers speak for themselves. Multi-Millioners Here’s a summary of…
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2025 Year in Review
The year began with an epic adventure in Argentina—climbing Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere at 22,837 feet. I chose the 360° Traverse and couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Highly recommended! Check out my 18-part guide that documents this climb in detail. South America may have kicked things off, but the…
2024 Year in Review
2024 started out strong on the heels of a year where much had been accomplished. I was hopeful to keep that momentum going. It did for a while, but then balanced itself out with many disappointments. STATE HIGHPOINTS My 50 state highpoint project stalled in 2024 with nothing new from where I left off in…
2023 Year In Review
My focus for 2023 was clear! I just declined an invite for Denali at the beginning of the year and knew I had to fill a large gap between where I was (beginner level) and where I want to be (advanced level). That meant a lot more intermediate level experience was needed. So I immediately…
2022 Year In Review
I’m pretty satisfied with what was accomplished in 2022. I wanted to do a lot, but only did a little. Yet the little that I did, was significant from the list of things I want to do. Here’s a summary of what I was able to get done. STATE HIGHPOINTS As the year started out,…
2021 Year in Review
2021 was a great year for getting some hiking goals done! I wasn’t so much about reaching a specific mileage tally or total elevation gain this time. Instead, my focus was more about knocking off a few big things from my list. My biggest goal for the year was to get all lower 48 states…
1,000,000 feet of Vert in 1 Year
Two of my hiking friends logged 1 million vertical feet in a single year — and one finished a month early. What an amazing challenge accomplished 100% on foot. We’re talking over 90,000 feet of elevation per month on average. The mileage numbers are equally impressive: 2,500 over 48 weeks is an average of 52…