Mark
on top of Liberty Bell (7,720 ft) via the Beckey route (5.6) on 7/17/07
Mark
on top of South Early Winter Spire (7,807 ft) via the South Arête route
(5.4) on 7/16/07
Mark on the summit of
Guagua Pichincha (15,686 ft) on 1/4/07Mark's Summit Page
Year 2007
|
Mark
on top of Liberty Bell (7,720 ft) via the Beckey route (5.6) on 7/17/07 |
Mark
on top of South Early Winter Spire (7,807 ft) via the South Arête route
(5.4) on 7/16/07 |
|
Mark on the summit of
Guagua Pichincha (15,686 ft) on 1/4/07 |
Looks like a pretty light year summit wise. Certainly wasn't for lack of trying. There's 4 failed summits this year on 4 major peaks.
Unfortunately topping out on various trad routes just doesn't count.
Year 2006
 Mark
on the summit of Mt. Katahdin (5,267 ft) on 8/09/06. A 3,767 foot climb from
the trailhead. This is the highest point in Maine |
 Mark
on the summit of Pamola (4,919 ft) on 8/09/06. This is just prior to
crossing the Knife Edge on the way to Katahdin |
 Mark
and Logan on the summit of Mt. Washington (6,288 ft) on 8/08/06. We took the
car up |
 Mark
on the summit of Mt. Mansfield (4,393 ft) on 8/08/06. A 2,863 foot climb
from the trailhead. This is the highest point in Vermont |
 Mark
on the summit of Mt. Marcy (5,344 ft) on 8/07/06. A 3,165 foot climb from
the trailhead. This is the highest point in New York |
 Mark
on the summit of Brasstown Bald (4,784 ft) on 7/02/06. A 500 foot climb from
the trailhead. This is the highest point in Georgia |
 Mark
on the summit of Mt. Rainier (14,411 ft) on 6/19/06. A 9,000 foot climb from
the trailhead. This is the highest point in Washington |
 Mark on the summit of Mt. Hood (11,239 ft) on
6/15/06. A 5,200 foot climb from the trailhead. This is the highest point in
Oregon |
 Mark on the summit of Mt. Chinidere (4,873 ft) on
6/11/06. |
Year 2005
 Mark
and Logan on the summit of Fort Reno (429 ft) on 12/18/05. This is the
highest point in Washington, DC |
 Mark on the summit of Backbone Mountain (3,360 ft) on
7/10/05. Otherwise known as Hoye Crest. This is the highest point in
Maryland |
 Mark on the summit of Mt. Shasta (14,162 ft) on
6/23/05. A 7,262 foot climb overall |
 Mark on the summit of Spruce Knob (4,863
ft) on 7/10/05. This is the highest point in West Virginia |
 Mark on the summit of Mt. Greylock (3,491
ft) on 5/29/05. This is the highest point in Massachusetts |
 Mark on the south slope of the summit of Mt.
Frissell (2,380
ft) on 5/30/05. This is the "green stake" and is the highest point in
Connecticut |
 Mark on the summit of Sassafras Mountain (3,560
ft) on 2/1/05. This is the highest point in South Carolina |
 Mark on the summit of
Mount Davis (3,213 ft) on 2/19/05. This is the highest point in Pennsylvania |
Year 2004
 Mark on the summit of Mount Rogers (5,729
ft) on 6/29/04. This is the highest point in Virginia |
 Mark on the summit of Black Mountain (4,145
ft) on 6/29/04. This is the highest point in Kentucky |
 Mark on the summit of Cheoah Bald (5,062 ft) in
the North Carolina on the AT on 7/01/04 |
 Ed and Mark
on the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro - 19,340 ft - at 7:30 AM on 8/15/04 |
Year 2003
 Mark on the true summit of Old Rag Mountain (3,268
ft) in Shenandoah National Park (Virginia) on 4/27/03 |
 Mark on the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain (1,492 ft) in
the Delaware Water Gap on the AT (New Jersey) on 5/24/03. A long and
dangerous summit to be sure..... :) |
 Mark on the summit of High Point Monument (1,803 ft) in
High Point State Park (New Jersey) on 5/26/03. This is the
highest point in New Jersey. You wouldn't even believe how bad the weather
was. |
 Mark on the summit of Mauna Kea (13,796 ft) on 6/03/03. This is the
highest point in Hawaii. |
 Mark on
the summit of an unnamed mountain (12,972 ft) to the south of the
Continental Divide at the end of the Elk Creek trail in the Weminuche
Wilderness (Colorado) on 8/5/03. |
 Mark on
the summit of Windom Peak (14,082 ft) in the Weminuche Wilderness
(Colorado) on 8/8/03. Somewhere around a 3 mile and 3,000 ft climb from our
campsite in Chicago Basin |
Mark on the summit of Jerimoth Hill (812 ft) on 8/27/03. This is the highest
point in Rhode Island |
Mark on the summit of Mt. Washington (6,288 ft) on 8/28/03. A 4.2 mile and
4,200 feet climb from Pinkham Notch. This is the highest point in New
Hampshire |
Mark on the summit of Mt. Webster (3,910 ft) on 8/29/03 |
Mark on the summit of Mt. Jackson (4,052 ft) on 8/29/03 |
Mark on the summit of Mt. Pierce (4,312 ft) on 8/30/03 |
Mark on the summit of Mt. Eisenhower (4,760 ft) on 8/30/03. Look close at my
clothes to see the wind |
Mark on the summit of Mt. Franklin (5,001 ft) on 8/30/03 |
Mark on the summit of Mt. Monroe (5,372 ft) on 8/30/03 |
Mark on the summit of Mt. Clay (5,533 ft) on 8/31/03 |
Mark on the summit of Mt. Jefferson (5,716 ft) on 8/31/03 |
Mark on the summit of Mt. Adams (5,799 ft) on 8/31/03 |
Mark on the summit of Mt. John Quincy Adams (5,410 ft) on 8/31/03 |
Mark on the summit of Mt. Madison (5,366 ft) on 8/31/03 ft. This completed a
successful summit of all Presidential peaks in the Presidential Range. |
Year 2002
 Mark on the summit of Old Rag Mountain (3,268 ft) in
Shenandoah National Park (Virginia) on 4/20/02. |
 Mark on the summit of Mount Mitchell (6,684 ft) in Mount
Mitchell State Park (North Carolina) on 6/30/02. This is the highest point
in North Carolina and also the highest point east of the Mississippi river. |
 Mark on the summit of Clingman's Dome (6,644 ft) in the
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Tennessee) on 6/30/02. This is the
highest point in Tennessee. |
 Mark on the summit of Parson's Bald
(~4,850 ft) in the
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina) on 7/01/02. |
 Mark on the summit of Gregory Bald
(4,947 ft) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina) on 7/01/02. |
 Mark on the
"summit" of Death Valley (-280 ft) in Death Valley National Park (California) on
9/8/02. This is the lowest point
in California, the United States, North America and the Western Hemisphere. |
 Mark on the summit of
Mt. Whitney
(14,496 ft) in Sequoia National Park (California) on 9/9/02. A 6,000
foot elevation gain from the trailhead. This is the highest point in
California and in the continental United States. |
Notes on 2002: Had a couple of drive ups but Old Rag was a real rough scramble with a full pack. Made it up Whitney in 5 hrs and 50 minutes. I only had two people pass me but they started at Trail Camp so it doesn't really count. Check out the hiking pages for more details about each trip.
Year 2001
 Christy and Logan "climbing" Ebright Azimuth (450 ft) in
Delaware. This is the highest point in Delaware. |
 Mark and Logan on the summit of Ebright Azimuth (450 ft) in
Delaware. This is the highest point in Delaware. |
 Mark on the summit of Wittenburg Mountain (3,780 ft) in the
Catskills (New York) on 7/21/01. |
 Mark on the summit of Cornell Mountain
(3,860 ft) in the
Catskills (New York) on 7/21/01. |
 Mark on the summit of Slide Mountain (4,180 ft) in the
Catskills (New York) on 7/22/01. |
 Mark on the summit of Sandia Peak (10,678 ft) in the Sandia
Mountain Wildnerness (New Mexico) on 8/6/01. A 3,618 ft elevation gain from the
trail head, 7.5 miles one way (I took the Tram down) |
 Mark on the summit of Wheeler Peak (13,161 ft) in the
Carson National Forest (New Mexico) on 8/8/01. A 3,771 ft elevation gain from the
trail head, 15 miles round trip. This is the highest point in New Mexico. |
 Mark on the summit of Santa Fe Baldy (12,622 ft) in the
Santa Fe National Forest (New Mexico) on 8/09/01. A 2,322 ft elevation gain from the
trail head, 14 miles round trip. |
Notes on 2001: The Delaware pictures are next to a trailer park, its Logan's first summit and his first high point. The Catskills pictures were all on the same backpack trip. Wheeler Peak was a great hike mostly above tree line. Santa Fe Baldy was cool and windy with little summit time due to a very impending thunderstorm that I just managed to beat back to tree line.
Year 2000
 Mark on the summit of Emory peak (7,825 ft) in Big Bend National Park
(Texas) on 3/19/00. A 2,500 ft elevation gain from the trail head. |
 Mark on the summit of Guadalupe Peak (8,749 ft) in Guadalupe National
Park (Texas) on 3/24/00. A 3,000 ft elevation gain from the trail head. This is the
highest point in Texas. |
 Mark on the summit of Mount St. Helens (8,365 ft) in Mount St. Helens
National Volcanic Monument (Washington) on 8/11/00. A 4,600 ft elevation gain from the
trail head |
 Mark on the summit of Mount St. Helens (8,365 ft) in Mount St. Helens
National Volcanic Monument (Washington) on 8/11/00. A 4,600 ft elevation gain from the
trail head |
 Mark at Camp Muir on Mount Rainier (10,100 ft) in Mount Rainier National
Park (Washington) on 8/12/00. A 4,600 ft elevation gain from the trail head. I know this
isn't a true summit but its close enough for this trip.. |
 Mark at Camp Muir on Mount Rainier (10,100 ft) in Mount Rainier National
Park (Washington) on 8/12/00. A 4,600 ft elevation gain from the trail head. I know this
isn't a true summit but its close enough for this trip. |
Notes on 2000: Check 2006. I bagged Mt. Rainier.