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U.S. Peaks
Every peak has a story to tell. Join us as we share personal adventures, lessons learned, and breathtaking moments from summits across the United States. Packed with tips and trail insights, this category is your ticket to discovering the diverse beauty and challenges of America’s most incredible peaks. Let’s explore together!


Tucson Adventures: Peak Extravaganza Part 1
Pahgre negotiating challenging terrain. The last year or so has brought many changes to our lives; retirement and loss of a friendship are just two of many that impacted us. We decided 2026 would be our Peak Extravaganza. Funny name. Time to focus on one of our life pursuits. We left for Tucson on New Year's Eve day and spent the next 20 days climbing 50 peaks. We learned very early on that Pahgre would only be able to do so much. A few peaks were class 3 or above and many


Wildhorse
The views of the San Juans from Wildhorse are hard to match. (Photo by Colleen Stabolepszy) Climbing with friends adds to the joy. Peter...


The Gore Range
About the only thing we do not like about this range is the name. Sir St. George Gore was not a good man. Anyhow, the range is rugged and...


Sangre de Cristo Winter Expedition
Journal Entry February 24, 2002: My winter mountaineering experiences have been limited due to my dislike of losing extremities to the...


Mt. Hood
Journal Entry, Summer, 1994: Penny Martens, Terry, and I got up at 1:30 am, so we would have solid snow. Hood is a long day with all of...


Holy Grail for Peak Baggers
I am not sharing the exact location of this peak. It should be discovered like a treasure. Journal Entry Summer 2005: Summit and I have...


Favorite: Heart of the Weminuche Wilderness
I have spent considerable time in the Weminuche, but to get to the heart requies hours of effort and rugged terrain to cross. Deep in the...


Colorado Trail
Journal Entry Summer, 1988 : After helping build the Colorado Trail in previous summers, we were able to actually hike it, the COMPLETED...


The Wham Ridge
Journal Entry July 27, 1996 Vestal and Arrow Mountain The Wham Ridge …Vestal’s Wham is not really a ridge, but a...


Mauna Kea
Journal Entry Christmas Eve, 2021: We were going a little stir crazy during COVID and came up with many wild plans. For instance, "Why...


Grand Teton
Journal Entry Summer, 1985: Terry and I took off for a one month road trip. Tetons, Yellowstone, Glacier, Banff, Jasper, and then the...


Mount Rainier
Journal Entry July 3, 1994: This was our first big mountain glacier experience. We spent the previous day in our tent waiting out a...


Lizard Head
Journal Entry August, 1995: Jim Morton and I climbed Lizard Head after camping on the pass. This ten hour journey was made even harder...
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