vanman798
OfflineA Little About Me
- Lowest Land Point I have visited: Badwater Basin at 282 ft below sea level.
- Highest Land Point I have visited: Mount McKinley (Denali) at 20,320 ft
- Hit References: As of November 18, 2019, my profile had 1,084,392 hits, which increase to 1,865,082 on September 29, 2023 - averaging 16,971 hits per month (or 553 per day). As of August 27, 2024, my profile had 2,086,305 hits, which puts the daily average, since joining SummitPost at 295 hits per day.
US State High Points I've climbed:
I completed all 50 US State Highpoints July 22, 2021. I even wrote a book about it called All Fifty: My Journey to the Highest Point of Every U.S. State.
I completed all 50 US State Highpoints July 22, 2021. I even wrote a book about it called All Fifty: My Journey to the Highest Point of Every U.S. State.
My five favorite photos:
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Mountaineering is more than climbing (exercise), panoramic views, and wilderness experience. It is also challenge, risk, and hardship (self reliance). And it is not for everyone. Those drawn to the mountains can find them exhilarating and irresistible, as well as frustrating and sometimes even deadly. There are qualities to mountaineering that bring inspiration and joy in a pursuit that is more than a pastime, more than a sport – a passion, certainly, and sometimes a compulsion.
--Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills Ch. 1
Mountaineering is more than climbing (exercise), panoramic views, and wilderness experience. It is also challenge, risk, and hardship (self reliance). And it is not for everyone. Those drawn to the mountains can find them exhilarating and irresistible, as well as frustrating and sometimes even deadly. There are qualities to mountaineering that bring inspiration and joy in a pursuit that is more than a pastime, more than a sport – a passion, certainly, and sometimes a compulsion.
--Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills Ch. 1
A note about "Climber's Logs I've Signed": I don't do a new log for each time I climb a mountain. Instead, I return to the existing log and add a note. So as for Nov 18, 2019, my total mountain climb number is closer to 350.
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My Images
My Mountains & Rocks (31)
- Bald Mountain Utah Western Desert Ranges
- Big Schloss Eastern States Climbers Peak List
- Billies Mountain
- Buckley Mountain Wasatch Range (South)
- Chirisan (Mt. Jiri) Jirisan National Park
- Cliff Point High Uintas Wilderness
- Daggett Peak High Bollies/Eastern Uintas
- Festubert Mountain Waterton Lakes National Park
- Forum Peak Waterton Lakes National Park
- Kishinena Peak Waterton Lakes National Park
- London Spire Wasatch Range (North)
- Lost Mountain Waterton Lakes National Park
- Maisan (Horse Ears Mountain) Republic of Korea (South Korea)
- Mount Alderson Waterton Lakes National Park
- Mount Anderson Waterton Lakes National Park
- Mount Bauerman Waterton Lakes National Park
- Mount Blakiston Waterton Lakes National Park
- Mount Boswell Waterton Lakes National Park
- Mount Crandell Waterton Lakes National Park
- Mount Glendowan Waterton Lakes National Park
- Mount Hawkins Waterton Lakes National Park
- Mount Lineham Waterton Lakes National Park
- Mount Richards Waterton Lakes National Park
- Mount Rowe Waterton Lakes National Park
- Patsy Marley Wasatch Range (Central)
- Preston Peak Wasatch Range (Central)
- Robertson Mountain Shenandoah National Park
- Shingle Mill Peak Wasatch Range (South)
- Silver Lake Peak (aka Peak 11,036) Wasatch Range (Central)
- Vimy Peak Waterton Lakes National Park
- West Mountain Utah 2,000 ft Prominence Peaks
My Routes (6)
- Crowd Ridge Spanish Fork Peak
- Old Mitchell Trail Mount Mitchell
- School House Springs Lone Peak
- Teat Mountain Via OHV Trail 202 Teat Mountain (UT)
- The Crazy Man Couloir Sundial Peak
- Trail: Cheaha Lake to Summit Cheaha Mountain
My Trip Reports (16)
- An Overnight Trip Up Pfeifferhorn via the East Ridge Pfeifferhorn
- Assault on Mitchell: Mount Mitchell, NC Mount Mitchell
- Climbing North Timpanogos via the Cold Fusion Couloir North Timpanogos
- Crane Mountain Loop Hike Crane Mountain
- Denali's West Buttress 2014
- Five Utah 13ers in a Day Mount Emmons
- I meet my first highpointer: Kings Peak, UT Via Henry's Fork Kings Peak
- Lost Forever Ebright Azimuth
- Mount Marcy, New York: Via South Meadows Mount Marcy
- Mt. Elbert -- My Hundredth Mountain Mount Elbert
- No Long Distance Views Backbone Mountain
- One Windy Monday Mount Hood
- South Peak of Cascade Via Big Springs and South Ridge Cascade Mountain
- The East Buttress Mount Whitney
- The Triple Mount Nebo
- Them are Internet Papers: Spruce Knob, WV Spruce Knob
My Articles (3)
My Canyons (6)
- Birch Hollow Canyon Zion National Park
- Egypt One Canyon Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
- Egypt Two Canyon Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
- Englestead Canyon Zion National Park
- Little Wild Horse Canyon San Rafael Swell
- Telephone Canyon Zion National Park
My Lists (2)
Climber's Logs I've Signed (280)
Areas & Ranges (4)
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park U.S. National Parks
- Ouray Ice Park, Colorado Southwest Colorado Ice Climbing
- City of Rocks and Castle Rocks Albion Range
- Bryce Canyon National Park U.S. National Parks
Mountains & Rocks (228)
- Teat Mountain (UT)
- Billies Mountain
- Mt. Peale Utah County Highpoints
- Bluebell Knoll/Boulder Mtn (UT) Utah County Highpoints
- Mount Ellen (UT) Utah County Highpoints
- Mount Waas Utah County Highpoints
- East Mountain (UT) Utah County Highpoints
- Andy Nelson Peak
- Monument Peak Utah County Highpoints
- American Fork Twin Peaks Utah County Highpoints
- Red Top Mountain Wasatch Range (Central)
- Red Baldy Wasatch Alpine Ridge
- Maple Mountain Wasatch Range (South)
- Cascade Mountain Wasatch Range (South)
- Cardiff Peak Wasatch Range (Central)
- Mount Superior & Monte Cristo Wasatch Cottonwood Ridge
- Silver Lake Peak (aka Peak 11,036) Wasatch Range (Central)
- Kyhv Peak (formerly Squaw Mountain/Squaw Peak) Wasatch Range (South)
- Cliff Point High Uintas Wilderness
- East Lovenia High Uintas Wilderness
- Mount Lovenia High Uintas Wilderness
- "NW Wasatch" (Peak 13,039) High Uintas Wilderness
- Wasatch BM High Uintas Wilderness
- Brian Head Peak Utah County Highpoints
- Mount Baldy (UT) Wasatch Alpine Ridge
- Henrys Fork Peak High Uintas Wilderness
- Wilson Peak High Uintas Wilderness
- Thurston Peak Utah County Highpoints
- Francis Peak 9540 Wasatch Range (North)
- Little Baldy Wasatch Range (South)
- Big Baldy (Timpanogos) Wasatch Range (South)
- Mount Nebo Utah County Highpoints
- Mt. Cardwell, UT. Utah County Highpoints
- Notch Peak Utah Western Desert Ranges
- Mount Powell High Uintas Wilderness
- Bridger Peak Utah County Highpoints
- Naomi Peak Utah County Highpoints
- Provo Peak Wasatch Range (South)
- Deseret Peak Utah County Highpoints
- Bull Mtn (UT) Utah County Highpoints
- Mount Greylock U.S. State Highpoints
- Taum Sauk Mountain U.S. State Highpoints
- Fish Lake Hightop Utah County Highpoints
- Mine Camp Peak (UT) Utah County Highpoints
- Daggett Peak High Bollies/Eastern Uintas
- Eccentric BM (Chepeta Peak) High Bollies/Eastern Uintas
- Mauna Kea Big Island Peaks
- South Tent Mountain (UT) Utah County Highpoints
- Signal Peak Utah County Highpoints
- Kane COHP (UT) Utah County Highpoints
- Jerimoth Hill U.S. State Highpoints
- Mount Frissell (Southwest Shoulder) U.S. State Highpoints
- High Point (New Jersey) Kittatinny Mountains
- Ebright Azimuth U.S. State Highpoints
- Mount Davis U.S. State Highpoints
- Hoosier Hill U.S. State Highpoints
- Campbell Hill U.S. State Highpoints
- Bear Mountain Southern Taconic Range
- Brace Mountain NY/NJ Highlands
- Mount Frissell Taconic Mountains
- Round Mountain
- Britton Hill U.S. State Highpoints
- Woodall Mountain U.S. State Highpoints
- Cheaha Mountain U.S. State Highpoints
- Driskill Mountain U.S. State Highpoints
- Mount Magazine-Signal Hill U.S. State Highpoints
- Notch Mountain Western Uinta / Lakes Roadless Area
- Charles Mound U.S. State Highpoints
- Hawkeye Point U.S. State Highpoints
- Timms Hill U.S. State Highpoints
- Mount Arvon Huron Mountains
- Eagle Mountain U.S. State Highpoints
- Black Mesa U.S. State Highpoints
- Mount Sunflower U.S. State Highpoints
- Kings Peak Kings-Emmons Ridge
- Mount Mitchell Black Mountains
- Mount Rogers U.S. State Highpoints
- Black Mountain (KY) U.S. State Highpoints
- Clingmans Dome Southern Sixers
- Brasstown Bald U.S. State Highpoints
- Sassafras Mountain U.S. State Highpoints
- Mount Mansfield Green Mountains (Vermont)
- Mount Washington Presidential Range
- Katahdin Katahdin Group
- Tokewanna Peak High Uintas Wilderness
- Sofa Mountain Waterton Lakes National Park
- The Wickiup San Rafael Swell
- Mt. Timpanogos (UT) Wasatch Range (South)
- Ibapah Peak (UT) Utah County Highpoints
- Lassen Peak California County Highpoints
- Lady Mountain Zion National Park
- Delano Peak (UT) Utah County Highpoints
- Mount Belknap Tushar Mountains
- Patsy Marley Wasatch Range (Central)
- Ensign Peak Wasatch Range (North)
- Spanish Fork Peak Wasatch Range (South)
- Devil's Castle Wasatch Alpine Ridge
- Buffalo Mountain Wasatch Range (South)
- Lone Peak Wasatch Alpine Ridge
- Mount Emmons Kings-Emmons Ridge
- "South Emmons" (a.k.a. "Glacier Peak") Kings-Emmons Ridge
- "North Emmons" (a.k.a. "Pinnacle Peak") Kings-Emmons Ridge
- "Roberts Peak" (a.k.a. "Pyramid Peak") Kings-Emmons Ridge
- "Trail Rider Peak" Kings-Emmons Ridge
- Gobblers Knob Wasatch Range (Central)
- Mount Lineham Waterton Lakes National Park
- Mount Hawkins Waterton Lakes National Park
- Mount Blakiston Waterton Lakes National Park
- Bertha Peak Waterton Lakes National Park
- Grandeur Peak Wasatch Range (Central)
- Mount Olympus Wasatch Range (Central)
- Aries Butte Zion National Park
- White Butte U.S. State Highpoints
- Black Elk Peak / Harney Peak U.S. State Highpoints
- Panorama Point U.S. State Highpoints
- Mount Wolverine & Mount Tuscarora Wasatch Cottonwood Ridge
- Royal Arches Yosemite National Park
- Montgomery Peak California Desert Peaks
- Boundary Peak (Nevada) Nevada County Highpoints
- Eichorn Pinnacle Yosemite National Park
- Cathedral Peak Yosemite National Park
- Denali Alaska Range
- Y Mountain Wasatch Range (South)
- Mount Raymond Wasatch Range (Central)
- Iztaccihuatl Mexican Volcanoes
- Pico de Orizaba Mexican Volcanoes
- Pingora Peak Cirque of the Towers
- Sundial Peak Wasatch Cottonwood Ridge
- Jefferson Needle (The Nameless Tower) Great Basin National Park
- Jeff Davis Peak Great Basin National Park
- Wheeler Peak Nevada County Highpoints
- Teewinot Mountain Teton Range
- El Capitan Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- Guadalupe Peak Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- Wheeler Peak (NM) Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- Mount Walter Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- Little Water Peak Wasatch Range (Central)
- Lake Mountain Peak (UT) Utah Western Desert Ranges
- North Timpanogos Mt. Timpanogos (UT)
- Bomber Peak Mt. Timpanogos (UT)
- South Timpanogos / Second Summit Mt. Timpanogos (UT)
- Ben Lomond Wasatch Range (North)
- Willard Peak Utah County Highpoints
- Crystal Peak Utah: Some "Unknown Classics"
- Granite Peak Beartooth Range
- Mount Ogden Wasatch Range (North)
- London Spire Wasatch Range (North)
- Grand Teton Teton Range
- South Thunder Mountain Wasatch Alpine Ridge
- Chipman Peak Wasatch Alpine Ridge
- Upwop Peak, UT. Wasatch Range (Central)
- Pfeifferhorn Wasatch Alpine Ridge
- Box Elder Peak Wasatch Range (South)
- Loafer Mountain (UT) Wasatch Range (South)
- Santaquin Peak Wasatch Range (South)
- Reynolds Peak Wasatch Range (Central)
- Big Schloss Eastern States Climbers Peak List
- Chirisan (Mt. Jiri) Jirisan National Park
- Mount Whitney California County Highpoints
- South Kings Peak Kings-Emmons Ridge
- Bald Mountain Western Uinta / Lakes Roadless Area
- Broads Fork Twin Peaks Wasatch Cottonwood Ridge
- Sunrise Peak Wasatch Cottonwood Ridge
- Mt. Dromedary Wasatch Cottonwood Ridge
- Corral Mountain Wasatch Range (South)
- Flat Top Mountain (UT) Ultra-prominence Peaks of the 48 States
- Lewiston Peak Utah Western Desert Ranges
- Humphreys Peak U.S. State Highpoints
- West Mountain Utah Western Desert Ranges
- Lightning Peak Wasatch Range (South)
- Mount Rainier Cascade Volcanoes
- Mount Hood Cascade Volcanoes
- Obelisk (Hogum Divide) Wasatch Range (Central)
- Elephant Butte Arches National Park
- Kessler Peak Wasatch Cottonwood Ridge
- Mount Massive Colorado 14ers
- Mount Elbert Colorado 14ers
- Borah Peak Idaho County Highpoints
- Gannett Peak U.S. State Highpoints
- Angels Landing Zion National Park
- North Peak Wasatch Range (South)
- Spruce Knob U.S. State Highpoints
- White Baldy Wasatch Alpine Ridge
- Mount Shasta California County Highpoints
- North Thunder Mountain Wasatch Alpine Ridge
- Preston Peak Wasatch Range (Central)
- Jupiter Hill Wasatch Range (Central)
- Silver Peak, UT. Wasatch Range (Central)
- Bald Mountain Utah Western Desert Ranges
- Lowe Peak Utah Western Desert Ranges
- Lion Head & Peak 8,753 Wasatch Range (South)
- Flagstaff Mountain Wasatch Cottonwood Ridge
- West Mountain Utah 2,000 ft Prominence Peaks
- Sunset Peak Wasatch Cottonwood Ridge
- West Gunsight (a.k.a. Dome) Peak High Uintas Wilderness
- Gunsight Peak High Uintas Wilderness
- Gilbert Peak High Uintas Wilderness
- Crowsnest Mountain Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Mount Crandell Waterton Lakes National Park
- Turtle Mountain Canadian Rockies Scrambles
- Vimy Peak Waterton Lakes National Park
- Bighorn Peak (Upper Bells Peak) Wasatch Alpine Ridge
- Mahogany Mountain (UT) Wasatch Range (South)
- Pioneer Peak Wasatch Cottonwood Ridge
- Mount Majestic (Clayton Peak) Wasatch Cottonwood Ridge
- Sugarloaf Peak Wasatch Alpine Ridge
- Shingle Mill Peak Wasatch Range (South)
- Freedom Peak Wasatch Range (South)
- Buckley Mountain Wasatch Range (South)
- Crane Mountain Adirondacks
- Mount Marcy Adirondacks
- Rockytop Shenandoah National Park
- Bearfence Mountain Shenandoah National Park
- Hawksbill Shenandoah National Park
- Kennedy Peak Massanutten Mountain
- Old Rag Mountain Shenandoah National Park
- Mary's Rock Shenandoah National Park
- Backbone Mountain U.S. State Highpoints
- Robertson Mountain Shenandoah National Park
- Maisan (Horse Ears Mountain) Republic of Korea (South Korea)
- Chief Mountain (MT) Glacier National Park, MT
- Juniper Peak Red Rock Climbing
- Seneca Rocks Allegheny Mountains
- Tanawha(Grandfather Mtn) Blue Ridge Parkway
- Looking Glass Rock
- Sugarloaf Mountain Mountains of Maryland
- Signal Knob Massanutten Mountain
- Maryland Heights Mountains of Maryland
Routes (22)
- Triple Traverse Mt. Dromedary
- moonlight buttress Zion National Park
- The South Face Washington Column - Yosemite Valley
- West Buttress Denali
- Geurt's Ridge Mount Olympus
- South Ridge of Mt. Superior Mount Superior & Monte Cristo
- West Slabs Route Mount Olympus
- Beatout - Pfeifferhorn to Bells Canyon Pfeifferhorn
- East Buttress Mount Whitney
- Grunge Couloir North Timpanogos
- Cruel Shoes Stripe Rock, 5.7-5.10d
- The Crazy Man Couloir Sundial Peak
- Upper Pole Couloir Cascade Mountain
- Everest Ridge Mt. Timpanogos (UT)
- Crowd Ridge Spanish Fork Peak
- Cardiff Pass Mount Superior & Monte Cristo
- School House Springs Lone Peak
- Cold Fusion Couloir North Timpanogos
- Willow Creek Mount Nebo
- North Route Mount Nebo
- Andrew's Ridge Mount Nebo
- Cathedral Rock Charleston Peak
Lists (6)
- Wasatch 11,000 foot peaks Wasatch Alpine Ridge
- Red-White-Red-White
- Seven Peaks (aka Wasatch Seven)
- U.S. State Highpoints USA County Highpoints
- Utah 13ers
- Utah County Highpoints USA County Highpoints
Canyons (20)
- Kolob Arch Zion National Park
- Egypt Two Canyon Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
- Telephone Canyon Zion National Park
- Egypt One Canyon Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
- Birch Hollow Canyon Zion National Park
- Englestead Canyon Zion National Park
- Little Wild Horse Canyon San Rafael Swell
- Coyote Gulch, (Escalante) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
- Baptist Draw Technical Slot Canyons of the Colorado Plateau
- Pine Creek Slot Zion National Park
- Ding and Dang Canyons San Rafael Swell
- Grand Canyon National Park U.S. National Parks
- Orderville Canyon Zion National Park
- Birch Hollow Zion National Park Canyoneering
- The Subway Zion National Park
- Horseshoe Canyon Canyonlands National Park
- Bluejohn Canyon Technical Slot Canyons of the Colorado Plateau
- Virgin River Narrows Zion National Park
- Whiteoak Canyon Shenandoah National Park
- Cedar Run Shenandoah National Park
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