TAKING ON ALL 12,000'+ PEAKS OF THE CONTIGUOUS USA
1,691 of 2,136 COMPLETED
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"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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Alyson
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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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Read about Alyson's journey overcoming addiction and adversity to embark on a life of authenticity and pursuing her passion.
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The Kirk Project is an embodiment of our mission to inspire ourselves and others to dream bigger and develop long-term goals, exemplify dedication in striving toward these goals, and plan for success in achieving them. We continue to redefine what we're capable of, and how hard we're willing to try. A life lived authentically and passionately striving to be better is the life better lived.
