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Big Adventures Ahead

November 16, 2016 By Jeff H 3 Comments

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.

Your next big adventure

Here’s a glimpse at what they’ve got planned for the year ahead.

Alabama Hills
Mt Whitney & Half Dome
Hike Mt Whitney and Thanksgiving in Death Valley

Iceland
Hike a mountain out of state
Joshua Tree, Yosemite, Havasupai

Mt Rainier, WA
Mt Kilamanjaro
Mt Fuji

Learn to Rock Climb
Iron Mountain and Cactus to Clouds
Becoming a parent

Iron Mountain
Hike Whitney
Hiking 8 miles in Crystal Cove solo

Mt Baldy
Crater Lake
Finishing the semester and visiting a new national park

Mount Whitney
Mount Rainier
More Hike Beyond the Hills

Macchu Picchu
Disney Rebel Challenge
Cactus to Clouds

Backpacking the High S ierras
Cactus to Clouds
Joshua Tree NP

Half Dome
Iron Mt
Havasupai Yosemite Joshua Tree

Baden Powell, Death Valley, Joshua Tree
Mt Rainier
C2C, Whitney and Half Dome

Death Valley
High Sierra Trail
Creamistry and Ramen

Backpack Havasu Falls
Havasupai Falls
Half Dome, JMT & Ragnar Relay

All California 14ers
Half Dome
Cactus to Clouds

Anything with Mountains n Moonshine
Burney Falls
Half Dome (topless)

Cactus to Clouds
Camping at Puddingston Lake
Going to Ireland & Iceland

Death Valley
Cape Solitude
Mt Rainier

Canoing down the John River in North Canada
Cactus to Clouds
Camp!

Camino de Santiago
11 Cities Tour in Netherlands
Mt Whitney & Half Dome

Cactus to Clouds
3H Everywhere
Big Iron

2018 Six-Pack of Peaks

What’s on your adventure list for 2017? Let us know in the comments.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: adventure, inspiration, Six-Pack of Peaks

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Jeff H

About Jeff H

I'm an avid hiker and backpacker. My wife Joan and I are on the trails every weekend. I started SoCal Hiker to share my passion for outdoor adventure.

Comments

  1. Isabelle says

    November 16, 2016 at 7:13 pm

    Sorry I missed the party but I was having the time of my life in the Himalayas 🙂
    Next year, planning on Mt Shasta and Rainbow Mountain in Peru.

    Reply
  2. Mike Jones says

    November 16, 2016 at 8:20 pm

    Looking forward to some snow shoeing in Yosemite this winter.

    Reply
  3. Chris Stone says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:46 pm

    Will there be a 6 pack of peaks for 2017?? 🙂

    Reply

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