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My Never-Ending List

Unlike my never-ending list of things that need to be done around the house, this list is much more fun to work on… but no matter how much I do, “the work” never seems to shrink.  It only tends to grow.

ALASKA

  • Denali (state highpoint @ 20,310)
    • 2024 – Prep Course with AMS

ARIZONA

  • Grand Canyon river raft from Lees Ferry to Pierce Ferry: map
  • ✔ Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim
    • Nov 2016 – South Kaibab to North Kaibab: map
    • Sep 2018 – North Kaibab to Bright Angel: map
    • Nov 2021 – South Kaibab to North Kaibab (repeat of 2016): trip report
    • May 2022 – North Kaibab to Bright Angel: leg 1 trip report
    • May 2022 – Bright Angel to North Kaibab: leg 2 trip report
    • Oct 2024 – South Kaibab to North Kaibab (repeat of 2016)
  • Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim via Bass Canyon: plan
  • Grand Canyon Rim-to-River via South Kaibab down, Bright Angel up
  • ✔ Havasupai: 2017, 2019, trip summary, map
  • ✔ Humphrey’s Peak (state highpoint @ 12,633′): 2020, trip report, map
  • Nankoweap Trail
  • Paria Canyon from Wire Pass to Lees Ferry
  • Tonto Trail
  • The Wave
  • White Pocket

CALIFORNIA

  • Half Dome
  • Mt. Baldy
  • ✔ Mt. Shasta: 2023, trip report
  • ✔ Mt. Whitney (state highpoint @ 14,505′): 2019, 2021, trip report
  • Cactus to Clouds

COLORADO

  • ✔ Grays Peak: 2018
  • ✔ Long’s Peak: 2021
  • ✔ Manitou Incline: 2019, map
  • ✔ Mt. Elbert (state highpoint @ 14,439′): 2021, trip report
  • ✔ Pike’s Peak from the Barr Trail: 2019, plan
  • ✔ Torreys Peak from the Kelso Ridge: 2022
  • all 14ers

IDAHO

  • ✔ Borah Peak (state highpoint @ 12,667′): 2014, 2019, 2020, 2023: trip report, map
  • Leatherman Peak (2nd tallest @ 12,228′)

MONTANA

  • ✔ Granite Peak (state highpoint @ 12,799′): 2020, trip report

NEVADA

  • ✔ Boundary Peak (state highpoint @ 13,143′): 2020, trip report
  • ✔ Wheeler Peak: 2020, trip report

NEW MEXICO

  • ✔ Wheeler Peak (state highpoint @ 13,163′): 2021, trip report

OREGON

  • ✔ Mt. Hood (state highpoint @ 11,239′): 2023, trip report
  • ✔ South Sister: 2023, trip report

UTAH

  • ✔ Ben Lomand: 2017, 2018
  • ✔ Box Elder Peak: 2018
  • ✔ Buckskin Gulch: 2016, map
  • Calf Creek Falls
    • Upper
    • ✔ Lower: 2020
  • Cosmic Ashtray
  • ✔ Coyote Gulch via Crack in the Wall: 2016(2)
  • Coyote Gulch via Hurricane Wash
  • ✔ Deseret Peak (county highpoint): 2016, 2020(2), trip report, map
  • Escalante River hike from Hwy 12 bridge back into town
  • Escalante River float from Hwy 12 to Lake Powell: plan
  • ✔ Grandview Peak: 2018
  • ✔ Hayden Peak: 2016
  • Highline Trail from Chepeta? to Mirror Lake Highway
  • ✔ Ibapah Peak
  • ✔ Kings Peak (state highpoint @ 13,527′): 2017, 2020, 2022, map
  • ✔ South Kings Peak (2nd tallest @ 13,512′): 2017, 2020, trip report, map
  • ✔ Gilbert Peak (3rd tallest @ 13,442′): 2017, 2020, trip report
  • ✔ Lone Peak: 2016, 2017, 2021: map
  • ✔ Mt. Nebo: 2016, 2020, 2022
  • ✔ Mt. Raymond: 2018
  • ✔ Mt. Superior / Monte Cristo: 2018
  • ✔ Notch Peak (West Desert): 2017, 2020, trip report, map
  • ✔ Orderville Canyon: 2015, map
  • Ostler Peak
  • ✔ Peek-a-boo / Spooky slots: 2016, 2020
  • ✔ Pfiefferhorn: 2018,2022 map
  • Red Castle
  • Reflection Canyon
  • ✔ Rocky Mouth Canyon Peak: 2018, map
  • Salt Creek (Canyonlands)
  • ✔ Subway (top down): 2014, map
  • ✔ Sundial Peak: 2018, map
  • ✔ Thurston Peak (county highpoint): 2018, map
  • ✔ Unnamed peak 10,033 above Lake Blanche: 2018, map
  • ✔ Unnamed peak west of Pfeifferhorn (UPWOP): 2019, 2022 map
  • ✔ Zion / Angel’s Landing: 2014, 2015, 2016, map
  • ✔ Zion / Narrows (top down): 2015, 2020, map
  • Zion / Observation Point: plan
  • Zion / Traverse: plan
  • ✔ Zion / West Rim Trail: 2019, trip report, map

WASHINGTON

  • ✔ Mt. Rainier (state highpoint @ 14,411′): trip report, map
  • Mt. Rainier (Emmons Glacier route)
  • ✔ Mt. Baker (Coleman Glacier route): trip report, map
  • Mt. Baker (Easton Glacier route)
  • Mt. Adams
  • ✔ Mt. St. Helens: trip report, map
  • Glacier Peak
  • West Coast Trail
  • Wonderland Trail: plan
  • Loowit Trail

WYOMING

  • Cirque of the Towers (Wind Rivers)
  • ✔ Gannet Peak (state highpoint @ 13,804′): 2022, trip report
  • ✔ Table Mountain: 2021, trip report
  • ✔ Titcomb Basin (Wind Rivers): 2022, trip report
  • Teton Crest Trail

INTERNATIONAL

  • Africa: Mt Kilimanjaro (country highpoint @ 19,341′): plan
  • ✔ Argentina: Aconcagua (country highpoint @ 22,841′)
  • Australia: Mt Kosciuszko (country highpoint @ 7,310′)
  • China: Great Wall
  • China: Mt Huashan
  • ✔ Costa Rica: Cerro Chirripo (country highpoint @ 12,533′): 2019, map
  • ✔ Mexico: Pico de Orizaba (country highpoint @ 18,491′): 2023, trip report, map
  • ✔ Mexico: Iztaccihuatl (17,126′); 2024, trip report, map
  • Nepal: Annapurna Base Camp trek
  • Nepal: Everest Base Camp trek: plan, map
  • Nepal: Island Peak @ 20,305′
  • Peru: Machu Pichu: plan
  • Turkey: Mt Ararat (country highpoint @ 16,854′): plan
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Didn`t get much mountaineering in this Spring, so trying to catch the last bit of something before the snow`s all gone.

#mountaineering #snowhike #wolverinecirque #abovebrighton #brighton #springadventures #springhike #westillhavesnow #utahhiking #mtmillicent #mtwolverine #patsymarley #ridgehike

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Didn't get much mountaineering in this Spring, so trying to catch the last bit of something before the snow's all gone.

#mountaineering #snowhike #wolverinecirque #abovebrighton #brighton #springadventures #springhike #westillhavesnow #utahhiking #mtmillicent #mtwolverine #patsymarley #ridgehike

Not too many cold weather weekends left to go winter camping!

#coldweathercamping #wintercamping #wintercamp #uintas #sledsintow #stillwinterhere #winterfun

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Not too many cold weather weekends left to go winter camping!

#coldweathercamping #wintercamping #wintercamp #uintas #sledsintow #stillwinterhere #winterfun

Bagged Bierstadt today! Thought I could get Evans too, but took one look at The Sawtooth and went "nope"! I was also by myself... either way, that stretch looked intense even without the snow.

Get the full trip report at BackcountryFever.com/CO

#bierstadt #mountbierstadt #mtbierstadt #mtbierstadtsummit #winterroute #snowshoeing #snowshoeadventures #hikecolorado #hikeco #colorado14ers #colorado14er #14er #14ers #14ersummit #peakbagging #summitchaser

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Bagged Bierstadt today!  Thought I could get Evans too, but took one look at The Sawtooth and went "nope"! I was also by myself... either way, that stretch looked intense even without the snow.

Get the full trip report at BackcountryFever.com/CO

#bierstadt #mountbierstadt #mtbierstadt #mtbierstadtsummit #winterroute #snowshoeing #snowshoeadventures #hikecolorado #hikeco #colorado14ers #colorado14er #14er #14ers #14ersummit #peakbagging #summitchaser

Is there any other way to conclude an epic adventure but with a nice thick juicy burger?? ...I think not!

#epicadventure #endofanexpedition #juicyburger #smashburger #estiloburgers #mendoza #mendozaargentina

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Is there any other way to conclude an epic adventure but with a nice thick juicy burger?? ...I think not!

#epicadventure #endofanexpedition #juicyburger #smashburger #estiloburgers #mendoza #mendozaargentina

Our Summit Team :: Aconcagua 2025

#aconcaguasummit #aconcagua #summitteam

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Our Summit Team :: Aconcagua 2025

#aconcaguasummit #aconcagua #summitteam

It was a grueling day, but I made it!! It took 10h 32m to go only 2 miles from Camp 3, but we gained 3,400 feet in that distance. It`s by far the hardest thing I`ve ever done, physically and mentally.

#aconcaguasummit #aconcagua

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It was a grueling day, but I made it!! It took 10h 32m to go only 2 miles from Camp 3, but we gained 3,400 feet in that distance.  It's by far the hardest thing I've ever done, physically and mentally.

#aconcaguasummit #aconcagua

Gotta love a good day of rest. It`s breezy at Camp 2, but the sun is bright and warms up our tents like a little greenhouse. The forecast remains stable for a summit attempt on Tuesday morning. So that means we will move to Camp 3 tomorrow, which should be another tough one. It`s only 1 mile away, but gains about 1,500` to 19,500 and our loads aren`t too much lighter. We ate some and will be wearing more, so hopefully that helps. Other than that, with no wi-fi above 18,000`, will give the next update on Wednesday.

#aconcagua #aconcaguaexpedition #climbaconcagua #camp2 #restday #wifiat18000ft #inka #inkaalltheway #inkaexpediciones #mountainsarecalling #mountainlife #highpoint #tallestpeak #tallestpeakinsouthamerica #chompians

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Gotta love a good day of rest. It's breezy at Camp 2, but the sun is bright and warms up our tents like a little greenhouse.  The forecast remains stable for a summit attempt on Tuesday morning.  So that means we will move to Camp 3 tomorrow, which should be another tough one.  It's only 1 mile away, but gains about 1,500' to 19,500 and our loads aren't too much lighter.  We ate some and will be wearing more, so hopefully that helps. Other than that, with no wi-fi above 18,000', will give the next update on Wednesday.

#aconcagua #aconcaguaexpedition #climbaconcagua #camp2 #restday #wifiat18000ft #inka #inkaalltheway #inkaexpediciones #mountainsarecalling #mountainlife #highpoint #tallestpeak #tallestpeakinsouthamerica #chompians

I don`t know what I think about today... let`s see how I feel tomorrow. We decided to do a full carry to Camp 2 today, which means all gear up in 1 shot. We need to move up the mountain quicker because the better weather day is Tuesday (a day earlier than our original plan). So with violet winds in our face, we trudged up 2 more miles and another 1,600 feet to Camp 2 at 18,100. It was exhausting and now very much looking forward to another rest day (although I`m sure it will be spent mostly in the tent and out of the wind).

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I don't know what I think about today... let's see how I feel tomorrow. We decided to do a full carry to Camp 2 today, which means all gear up in 1 shot. We need to move up the mountain quicker because the better weather day is Tuesday (a day earlier than our original plan). So with violet winds in our face, we trudged up 2 more miles and another 1,600 feet to Camp 2 at 18,100. It was exhausting and now very much looking forward to another rest day (although I'm sure it will be spent mostly in the tent and out of the wind).

We moved to Camp 1 at 16,400 feet today, bringing the rest of the gear and food needed for the next 5 days. It was a repeat of the 2nd toughest day we did on Wednesday, so I guess it was another tough day but it is only onward and upward from here... no turning back at this point.

We did take a different way up the moraine this time, which was way cool! Lots of people were also on the move as we all try to catch the next weather window before this Aconcagua climbing season comes to an end.

It may also look like a long conga line, but it really isn`t. No one is in any rush since the process of ascending is a very slow one.

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We moved to Camp 1 at 16,400 feet today, bringing the rest of the gear and food needed for the next 5 days. It was a repeat of the 2nd toughest day we did on Wednesday, so I guess it was another tough day but it is only onward and upward from here... no turning back at this point.

We did take a different way up the moraine this time, which was way cool!  Lots of people were also on the move as we all try to catch the next weather window before this Aconcagua climbing season comes to an end. 

It may also look like a long conga line, but it really isn't. No one is in any rush since the process of ascending is a very slow one.
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