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A Six-Pack of Peaks
Big adventures require proper preparation. All the cool gear in the world won’t get you up the mountain if you neglect the two most important pieces of equipment: your brain and your body. Whether you are tackling a big peak like Mt. Whitney or a long trail like the John Muir Trail, you need to…
The 4th Annual SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge is here!
Early Bird registration for the 4th Annual SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge is now open! The Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge is designed to be a tough-but-achievable goal. If you’re willing to train, put in the time, and get on the trail on a regular basis, you can do this. Many have used this challenge as…
8 Days Hiking the Arizona Winter Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge
2019 was the first year for the Arizona Winter Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge, featuring six iconic hikes based around Phoenix and Tucson. Until this past January, I had never done much hiking in Arizona. The challenge provided the perfect excuse to get acquainted with this beautiful area. For this trip, I flew into Phoenix and rented…
San Gorgonio Reopens Today
The 1,350-acre Valley Fire near Forest Falls and Highway 38 continues to burn, but containment has increased to 82%, prompting the San Bernardino National Forest to issue a new order that reopens access to San Gorgonio mountain via several popular trails as of August 15, 2018. You can now hike San Gorgonio via the Vivian Creek…
2017 Finisher’s Party Photo Booth Album
At this year’s Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge Finisher’s Party, we tried something new: a photo booth. Judging by the response, it was a hit. Here’s a gallery of ALL the photos from the photo booth. You can download yours or use the share buttons to share them on your favorite social networks. You can click…
Last Chance to Register for the 2016 Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge
The window for completing the 2016 Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge is closing soon. This year we’ve had over 950 challengers registered, and together they have logged over 2,000 hikes up the six peaks, hiking over 20,000 miles and raising nearly $10,000 for Big City Mountaineers. Along the trail, challengers have written new stories to share, taken…
