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Personal Records   The records listed here are mainly for my own enjoyment. Feel free to browse if you like, though. Most Climbing Most Distance Most Time Steepest Highest 8000 - 10000 Foot Peaks Highest Sleeping Points California State High Points Worst Trails Worst Weather Highest Date Hike Elevation 08/02/99 Mt. Whitney Trail Crest [Inyo NF] 13777 08/15/98 Mount Dana [Yosemite NP] 13053 07/31/99 Mount Lewis [Yosemite NP] 12296 09/13/01 Glen Pass [Kings Canyon NP] 11978 08/24/13 Bishop Pass [John Muir Wilderness] 11972 08/22/13 Muir Pass [Kings Canyon NP] 11955 08/19/13 Piute Pass [John Muir Wilderness] 11423 07/04/99 Alta Peak [Sequoia NP] 11204 10/17/99 Freel Peak [Eldorado NF] 10881 07/29/99 Mount Hoffman [Yosemite NP] 10845 07/23/01 Mount Rose [Mount Rose Wilderness] 10776 07/30/99 High Sierra Mine [Yosemite NP] 10760 09/01/99 Lassen Peak [Lassen Volcanic NP] 10457 07/22/99 Round Top [Mokelumne Wilderness] 10381 07/05/03 Arnot Peak [Carson-Iceberg Wilderness] 10054   8000 - 10000 Foot Peaks Date Hike Elevation 07/04/03 Hiram Peak [Carson-Iceberg Wilderness] 9795 08/02/97 Mt. Tallac [Desolation Wilderness] 9735 07/04/03 Folger Peak [Carson-Iceberg Wilderness] 9720 07/03/00 Unnamed Peak [Jennie Lakes Wilderness] 9612 08/14/98 Lembert Dome [Yosemite NP] 9450 10/16/99 Thunder Mountain [Eldorado NF] 9410 08/31/99 Brokeoff Mountain [Lassen Volcanic NP] 9235 12/31/99 Castle Peak [Tahoe NF] 9103 07/21/99 Tinker Knob [Tahoe NF] 8949 09/12/97 Half Dome [Yosemite NP] 8842 12/11/99 Martis Peak Lookout [Tahoe NF] 8656 07/21/01 Ellis Peak [Tahoe NF] 8640 09/24/00 Sierra Buttes [Plumas NF] 8591 01/02/00 Mount Judah [Tahoe NF] 8243 03/18/00 Andesite Peak [Tahoe NF] 8219   Highest Sleeping Points Date Hike Elevation 8/18/13 - 8/19/13 Piute Lake [John Muir Wilderness] 10958 8/21/13 - 8/22/13 Evolution Lake [Kings Canyon NP] 10852 8/23/13 - 8/24/13 Dusy Basin [Kings Canyon NP] 10742 09/11/01 - 09/12/01 Rae Lakes [Kings Canyon NP] 10600 09/13/01 Vidette Meadow [Kings Canyon NP] 9500 8/19/13 - 8/20/13 Hutchinson Meadow [John Muir Wilderness] 9490 8/22/13 - 8/23/13 Big Pete Meadow [Kings Canyon NP] 9300 8/20/13 - 8/21/13 Evolution Meadow [Kings Canyon NP] 9200 07/02/00 - 07/03/00 Jennie Lake [Jennie Lakes Wilderness] 9012 07/03/03 - 07/04/03 Highland Lakes Campground [Carson-Iceberg Wilderness] 8640 1998, 1999 Tuolumne Meadows Campground [Yosemite NP] 8600 09/10/01 Woods Creek [Kings Canyon NP] 8492 08/18/01 - 08/19/01 Gem Lake [Emigrant Wilderness] 8300 08/01/99 Whitney Portal Campground 8000   Conquered California State High Points 13 down, 45 to go: County High Point Elevation Date Conquered Alameda Rose Peak 3817 04/03/99 Amador Thunder Mountain 9410 10/16/99 Colusa Snow Mountain East 7040+ 06/03/01 Contra Costa Mount Diablo 3849 06/06/99 El Dorado Freel Peak 10881 10/17/99 Lake Snow Mountain East 7056 06/03/01 Marin Mt. Tamalpais 2571 07/18/98 Napa Mt. St. Helena 4200 05/31/98 San Francisco Mt. Davidson 927 10/28/99 San Mateo Long Ridge 2600 08/29/98 Santa Cruz Mt. McPherson 3231 12/12/98 Shasta Lassen Peak 10457 09/01/99 Tehama Brokeoff Mountain 9235 08/31/99   Subjective lists: Worst Trails Date Hike Trail Hazard 06/26/99 Hiding Camp [Ventana Wilderness] Carmel River Trail overgrown 06/06/99 Mount Diablo Bald Ridge Trail overgrown 08/02/97 Mt. Tallac [Desolation Wilderness] Most of trail rocks on descent 04/17/99 Bald Mountain [Sugarloaf Ridge SP] Brushy Peaks Trail overgrown 05/21/98 North Kaibab Trail (Grand Canyon) North Kaibab Trail mule shit   Worst Weather Date Hike Weather 03/21/02 Milford Track [New Zealand] rain, wind, pelting hail (much worse than Mt. Dana), at Mackinnon Pass 03/16/02 Routeburn Track [New Zealand] rain, mist, clouds (very low visibility) near Harris Saddle 08/22/99 Mt. Tallac from Lily Lake rain, hail, prolonged and massive thunder and lightning 04/02/99 - 04/04/99 Ohlone Wilderness Trail snow flurries, hail 02/06/99 Bird's Rest [Royal Gorge] blizzard 02/07/99 Lyle's Lookout [Royal Gorge] hail, snow 01/17/99 Palisade Peak [Royal Gorge] cold rain 08/14/98 Cathedral Lakes [Yosemite NP] pouring rain, lightning 07/18/98 Mt. Tamalpais [Mt. Tam SP] hot, hot, hot 04/11/98 -04/12/98 Coast Trail [Point Reyes NSS] wind gusts of 50-60 mph 08/15/98 Mount Dana [Yosemite NP] pelting hail, lightning   Coldest temperature recorded inside tent: 34 degrees, August 31, 1999, Lassen Volcanic National Park Coldest temperature recorded outside: 25 degrees, August 31, 1999, Lassen Volcanic National Park

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