Highest Peak

“What's the highest elevation you have all been on with non-climbing gear?”

“14,495”

“Approximately 35,000'.”

“...or in an airplane...”

“you mean land with the plane to?

ask treebard about this one

LOL”

“I'm in the east so only about 6650'.”

“No clue. I don't keep score in this game. No arguments about whether or not it is a sport, okay, everyone! LOL!”

“Monarch Pass, Colorado 11,000+ feet.

I didn't use climbing gear.

I was motoring east on Route 50 on a Yamaha 650 twin in August '80.”

“~10,600 feet or so in New Mexico. I'd have to look up the name of the mountain.”

“No no no, trail hiking, on foot.”

“I've been to Glacier NP, the Colorado Rockies and the Swiss Alps. But, I couldn't tell you what the highest elevation was.”

“3700


yes I suck :(”

“about 4000, the best we can get in Ky.”

“A month ago, highest point in the 48 states, summit of Mt. Whitney, 14,49x (depending on which survey you look at.)”

“11,500ish S. Utah near Long Lake.”

“10,780' Mt. Rose in Nevada. There is a pretty good trail all the way to the top.”

“10,288 ft. I was bicycling to Salt Lake from Akron, Ohio back in '90 and pedaled up Cameroon Pass in Colorado. It was in June and it actually snowed on me as I neared the summit! Wild experience!”

“Hmmmmmm, OK

Skyscraper Peak in Mount Rainier National Park......7,065ft/2153m.....an easy scramble from Skyscraper Pass on the Wonderland Trail.

I actually got off the motorsickle and walked around and took a leak at Monarch Pass.”

“Backpacking??? What about 3925 ft. We hiked up Sugar Run Mountain in Virginia's Appalachian Mountains on the AT. When we hit the rockoutcroppings we were at 3925 ft. above sea level. Looking below we could see the New River Valley and the surrounding mountain ridges. I have some photos of this on my yahoo pictures!”

“14,497.61
Mt. Whitney gets higher each year.”

“Below the summit of Split Mountain in the Sierras last weekend, approx. elev of 13,500+/-. Dizziness and headache made me turn around from the summit attempt of 14,100.”

“Mount Whitney one year ago today!”

“last week, just over 12,000 on bighorn flats in rocky mountain national park”

“Hikin Mike
You need to come out east for a "Death-March" The Adirondack Great Range is about 22 mi round trip with over 10,000ft of gain.”

“Whitney for me too”

“wait i take that back. i was well over 12000 a couple of years ago, close to 13000, near the top of colony baldy in the sangre de cristos.”

“14ers
Mt Whitney: 14,497.6 (2 yrs ago)
White Mtn: 14,256'
Split Mtn: 14,052
Mt Langley: 14,042
Mt Tyndall: 14,018'
Mt Muir: 14,015'

13ers
Mt Abbot 13,704'
Mt Tom 13,652'
Cloudripper 13,525'
Mt Lamarck 13,417'
Cloudripper Jr 13,354'
Mt Ritter 13,157'
Boundary Peak 13,140'”

“Wow Snow Nymph, cute name, you are one high woman.”

“now see, that wasnt hard, now was it? you asked a backpacking question, and we all flocked to your campfire to talk about backpacking. you got all in a tizzy about nothing”

“I know, I'm sorry. Love the fast responses...wow.”

“we're all desperate and lonely”

“I just climbed Mt Missouri last week - 14er.”

“12,500' and 11,800'

I know, nothing compares to snownymph's adventures.”

“What is the highest peak in the Ozarks? Anyone know?”

“I may have to do that some time...”

“Wheeler Peak, New Mexico 13,161 feet”

“Mt Whitney”

“Mt. Tyndall - that's one I'd like to try next year”

“uncompahgre peak 14,309

I just did Rainer but I guess that was with climbing gear so it does not count.”

“14,491”

“10,050


8)”

“6,684 Feet, yeah... I know... it's bad. :(”

“I have bagged the highest peak in the State and I have pictures to prove it.”

“Maybe the elevation climbed from start to finish?”

“13,000+ feet at the base of Lizard Head”

“Mt Wilhelm 14,793 in Papua New Guinea
Mt Shasta, 14,162 in California
Mt Arapaho (South Pk) 13,397 in Colorado
Somewhere about 13k on the East approach ridge of Dhauligiri in Nepal above Lete village.
Mt Ruapehu in NZ, did not get to the top but was up to about 7k in Winter.
Mt Washington 6,288 (summer) and
Mt Adams 5,771 (winter) in New Hampshire
Marcy 5,344 (summer) and Colden 4,714 (winter) in New York
Helvellyn 3,116 in the English Lakes District

Various other stuff”

“You didnt use an ax or crampons on Shasta?”

“Mtnsteve, yes I did, sort of depends on what you call climbing gear.

Did not use rope, harness, nuts/cams/hex's/ice screws.
I do climb as well.

Do boots count as 'gear' ? snowshoes,?

On every hike I have had pack, tent, stove, sleeping bag etc; all 'gear'. Is an internal frame pack with a chest strap 'gear'?, or a white gas stove instead of simpler alcohol or butane?

Many of the ones listed above required use of hands in some places, but none required climbing skills as in rock/ice/ or even gym climbing.”

“Semantics I suppose.

Most climbers do consider an ice ax and crampons as "climbing gear", but not boots or snowshoes.

Nice cross section of peaks, good well rounded climbs. Congratulations.”

“Mtnsteve,

Axe and crampons used on Shasta, Ruapehu, Adams(NH) and Colden (NY).

Arapaho, Helvellyn, and Dhauligiri kick step in snow, no axe or crampons.

Helvellyn was by far the worst weather, we were met by the Patterdale Mountain recue team as we exited. They were just starting out to go look for us.”