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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…
2016 Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge Recap
A big thank-you to all of the challengers and congratulations to those who finished our second annual Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge. Together, you have logged over 2,500 hikes up the six peaks, hiked more than 32,000 miles and climbed nearly 11 million vertical feet! Best of all, you helped raise $10,000 for Big City Mountaineers–and awesome…
Join Team SoCalHiker at the Climb for Heroes
Team SoCalHiker is climbing Mount Baldy again as part of the annual Climb for Heroes fundraiser for The Heroes Project, and we want you to join us! Every year since 2015, we’ve gathered at the base of the Mt Baldy Ski Resort along with hundreds of other SoCal outdoor-lovers to hike up Mount San Antonio…
Take an Epic Adventure! Join the 2017 Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge
Registration for the 2017 Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge is now open! We’ve extended early bird pricing through January 31st, and thanks to your feedback, made great improvements for our third annual challenge. What is the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge? The Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge is an annual hiking challenge with six strenuous hikes up six great Southern…
Hiking Belknap Crater in the Mountain Washington Wilderness
Hiking this out-and-back route up Belknap Crater you’ll traverse an other-worldly lava field on a section of the Pacific Crest Trail. Take the short spur trail up Little Belknap for a glimpse of the views to come and a peek at lava tubes. Finally, climb trail up Belknap Crater itself, ascending soft, loamy cinder and…
2018 SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge Recap
Nine years ago, Joan and I were planning a big adventure. We wanted to thru-hike the 211-mile John Muir Trail (JMT) over three weeks. We knew it would be a challenge. Not only would it require careful research and planning, but we would have to train our bodies and mind to prepare for the rigors…
