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Big Adventures Ahead
At the 2016 Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge Finisher’s Party, we asked folks to write down their next big adventure and clip it to a line with a clothespin. The end result looked a bit like a Himalayan prayer flag filled with inspiring goals from our challengers. Here’s a glimpse at what they’ve got planned for…
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…
Join us at Adventures Worth Exploring
On Saturday, March 3, 2018 we will be at the Adventures Worth Exploring expo in the Anaheim Convention Center. We will have a booth for the SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge, and I’ll be speaking in the Adventure Talks room at 4:00 pm. This is a great opportunity to meet with several of our ambassadors…
Exploring Antelope Canyon
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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…
