TAKING ON ALL 12,000'+ PEAKS OF THE CONTIGUOUS USA
1,693 of 2,149 COMPLETED
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View from Mount Baldwin toward 12,352', during our four Sierra 12ers 10/26-27 2024


"Nebraska Point" from the saddle with Knife Point on a late season Wind River backpack 10/12/2024


View toward Borah Peak from Mount Idaho's SW ridge, bagging our last 4 of ID's 12ers 10/4-10/6 2024


Contiguous US Highest 100 completion on an 8 peak spree in CA's Center Basin 9/26-9/29 2024


Ambush Peak North, Raid, and Mount Geikie from Scab Creek 9/21/2024


Bollinger Peak and 3 other 12ers from Big Sandy 9/14/2024


Klondike Peak 13,120', along with Flagstone Peak and a pair of 12ers via Lost Eagle 9/7/2024


The Innominate (5.10d) goes down, with 5th class Woolsey and Black Tooth in the Bighorns 8/31/2024


Castle Peak and 12,540 from 12,090, a 5 12er day in the Beartooths 8/24/2024


Henderson Peak, 13,124' along with American Legion Peak, Mount Arrowhead, and "The Buttress" 8/17 2024


Turret Peak, 13,626' along with 5 other 13ers and 6 12ers... 81 miles of backpacking 7/31-08/03 2024


Desolation Peak WY, 13,158' and some other 13ers 7/20/2024


Diamond Peak CA, part of a 6 13er and 2 12er backpack in the Sierra 7/4-7/6 2024


Wapiti Ridge WY, 12,177' 6/29/2024


2024 Season begins with Mount Dubois, 13,559' and Hogue 12,740' 5/26/2024


35 miles for "Val Benchmark", 12,516' completing all Utah 12,000'+ peaks 10/21/2023


South Blacks Fork Peak, 12,773', and the other Blacks Fork Peaks 9/23/2023


Red Castle 12,676', and two others from China Meadows 9/16/2023


Success on Colorado's most difficult and dangerous peak in the LiDAR-adjusted list, East Castles 12,296' 9/9/2023


Mount LeConte 13,930' and five other Sierra peaks 9/1 & 9/4 2023


Back to Big Sandy... Washakie Peak 12,524' and three other 12ers 8/26-8/27 2023


Whitetail Peak 12,551' and two other 12ers in Montana 8/19-8/20 2023


War Bonnet Peak 12,374' and four other 12ers in the Cirque of Towers 8/12-8/13 2023


Peak Ten, Peak Eight, and Buffalo Peak to recomplete the Weminuche Wilderness 8/3-8/4 2023


Klondike Peak 13,120' and Sourdough Glacier, seen from 12,771' 7/29/2023


Lizard Head Peak WY, seen during a long five-12er day 7/22/2023


Absaroka Range's unnamed 12,309 and Carter Mountain with the grizzlies 7/15/2023

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In addition to climbing all of Colorado's traditional list of 12,000'+ peaks, John and Alyson became the second and third persons ever to complete the 2,311 10,000'+ peaks in Colorado in October 2020 (prior to LiDAR list adjustments). Alyson is best known as a competitive ultrarunner with many 1st place finishes. John also finds purpose and meaning in bouldering and strength training. John and Alyson both have climbed over 7,000 unique summits throughout the USA.



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