TAKING ON ALL 12,000'+ PEAKS OF THE CONTIGUOUS USA
1,763 of 2,155 COMPLETED
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Mount Roberts 12,774' WY, opening 2026 with 4 other 12ers on the Wind River Reservation 7/4-5
Mount Emerson 13,238' CA, part of a five peak spree up Taboose Creek and Humphreys Basin 10/24 & 10/25 2025
Mount Pickering 13,477' CA, five Sierra 13ers and a 12er in a (stormy) day 9/26 2025
Unnamed 12,282 CA, in front of 13,016' Mt Morgan, one of three separate outings for 8 12ers+ 9/18-21 2025
Norman Clyde Peak CA, 13,971' with Gayley, 13169, Temple Crag, and Buck 9/11-13 2025
View en route to Little Lakes Peak, Adamson, Morgan, and Twelve Flags Peak, bookended by 5 12ers 9/5-7 2025
Mount Clarence King CA, 12,906' along with Gardiner, Cotter, and 5 unnamed 12ers 8/29-31 2025
"Hallelujah" WY, 12,608' seen from Penrose Peak to complete the Bighorn 12ers 8/23/2025
Bighorn Peak WY, 12,328' from Darton Peak 12,296', along with unnamed 12,102' 8/17/2025
Mount Woodrow Wilson WY, 13,512', pure adventure on the Dinwoody Glacier for 5 13ers and 3 12ers 8/7-10 2025
Mount Helen WY, 13,625', after Mount Sacagawea 13,571' 8/2/2025
View east from Bow Mountain WY, 13,027', with four 12ers 7/18-19 2025
Spider Peak WY, 12,221' with Torrey Peak 7/12/2025
Younts Peak WY, 12,160' along with Thorofare Mountain 12,057' and 5 other 11ers and 10ers 7/4-7/6 2025
Silas Peak WY, 12,260', beginning the 2025 season 6/30/2025
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
Mount Stanford 13,980', part of 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 begins with Mount Dubois, 13,559' and Hogue 12,740' 5/26/2024
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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.
