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Getting to Gannett

Posted on August 4, 2022February 20, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

Getting to Gannett is legit!  We chose the standard route up from the southwest through Titcomb Basin.  This is the “easiest” way to Wyoming’s tallest peak, which is still pretty tough considering how far in you have to go and how much gear you have to bring.  Here are the overview stats from our trip…

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Touched the Top o’ Texas

Posted on October 12, 2021February 23, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

This makes 21/50 for me and brings my season of State Highpoints to an end for the year.  12 states in 5 months has been one heck of a ride! Guadalupe is one of the easier ones, I think! …right up there with Humphreys, Mansfield and maybe even Marcy.  You climb a mere 2,800′ over…

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An Unexpected Trifecta in New Hampshire

Posted on October 17, 2020November 17, 2021 by Backcountry Fever

The second in my COVID Fall Series of State Highpoints took place in New Hampshire on the glorious Presidential Range.  This prominent peak was my primary reason for coming to the East Coast from the very beginning.  Vermont’s highpoint was only added at the last minute when I saw how close it was to where…

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Fall Series starts in the East on Mansfield

Posted on October 14, 2020November 17, 2021 by Backcountry Fever

Since September was a bust with Colorado, my focus turned to the plans I had in the East for October. This idea began taking shape back in May after COVID shut down the world and killed my EBC trip.  At that time, I thought we would surely be through all this Coronavirus stuff by Fall…

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Colorado just wasn’t in the cards for me this summer

Posted on September 30, 2020November 17, 2021 by Backcountry Fever

When I set the goal to do a state highpoint every month this summer, Colorado was included on this list for September.  I figured Mt. Elbert would still qualify for my COVID Summer Series of State Highpoints if I got it in before the first day of Fall.  I’ve also been doing a Colorado 14er…

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Got Granite from the Southwest Ramp

Posted on August 26, 2020July 11, 2022 by Backcountry Fever

Coming in at #4 of my COVID Summer Series of State Highpoints is Montana’s tallest, Granite Peak at 12,799′. Granite is one of the tougher high points of the West but we made it up and back in less than 48 hours!  I went with Oliver Hansen, a hiking friend from Grantsville, who did Dessert…

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Kings Peak and a Utah Trifecta

Posted on August 7, 2020November 17, 2021 by Backcountry Fever

#3 in my COVID Summer Series of State Highpoints is Utah’s own, Kings Peak.  The goal was for my neighbor Chad and I to do the Utah Triple Crown; which is all three of our tallest peaks, in order, in one day.  Those peaks are Kings (13,528′) , South Kings (13,518′) and Gilbert (13,499′).  However,…

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Entering the Whitney Zone

Posted on November 14, 2019November 17, 2021 by Backcountry Fever

I’ve been thinking about hiking Mt. Whitney for two years now!  It all started after seeing two other parties from my hiking group organize this trip on two separate occasions.  Both times were planned quietly due to limited spots I presumed – or perhaps only to include those who were certain not to hold back…

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Marines on Mount Whitney

Posted on November 11, 2019December 6, 2020 by Backcountry Fever

This past Friday, November 8th, I had the opportunity to hike Mount Whitney, California’s tallest peak and the tallest peak in the lower 48 states. While that was an awesome experience all by itself, summiting this peak wasn’t even the highlight…the highlight was being on this mountain with an inspiring group of Marines! These guys…

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