2009 Activity Log

Overview

This page is to keep track of my activity for 2009, as well as previous years. The activities included are all hiking, rock climbing, skiing, biking, and running I do this year.

Activity	2009 Goal	2009	2008
Summits	75	65	52
Miles Hiked	500	370	306
Gain (Hiking only)	100,000ft	103,700ft	86,200ft
Days Skiing	15	15	7
Miles Run	500	241	651
Miles Biked	0	454	0

Hiking

Date	State	Summit(s)	Distance	Gain	Notes
Jan 8	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Just before sunset, nearly a full moon; with Bismark
Jan 10	NM	N/A	3 miles	300ft	Cibola SAR Land Nav training @ Bear Canyon
Jan 11	NM	N/A	3 miles	900ft	Snowshoed near Mt Taylor; ski descent
Jan 12	NM	U-Mound	3 miles	500ft	Climbed NW Ridge then up and over the waterfall
Jan 15	NM	N/A	1 mile	100ft	Climbed up to the top of the Petroglyphs Mesa
	NM	N/A	1 mile	100ft	Hiked around Big Block climbing area
Jan 19	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Climbed NW Ridge then over to bouldering area
Jan 20	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Climbed at U-Mound bouldering area then up the NW ridge
Jan 21	NM	U-Mound	6 miles	1800ft	Climbed NW ridge of U-Mound then up waterfall trail to Point 7420
		Point 7420
Jan 24	NM	N/A	3 miles	1200ft	SAR Mission 090502
Jan 25
Feb 1	NM	Point 6860	3 miles	900ft	Climbed standard trail with Bismark
Feb 3	NM	Tecolote Peak	2.5 miles	400ft	Climbed standard trail; some snow
Feb 14	NM	N/A	1.5 miles	100ft	Cibola SAR Litter training @ Embudo TH
Feb 16	NM	N/A	6 miles	1000ft	Bandelier National Monument; Alcove House, Upper and Lower Falls
Feb 18	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Climbed NW Ridge then over to bouldering area
Feb 23	NM	N/A	1 mile	200ft	Short hike in the foothills
Feb 24	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Climbed NW Ridge
Feb 25	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Climbed NW Ridge
Mar 2	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Climbed NW Ridge
Mar 3	NM	U-Mound	5 miles	1800ft	Climbed NW ridge of U-Mound then up waterfall trail to Point 7420
		Point 7420
Mar 7	NM	Bosque Peak	7 miles	1800ft	Climbed standard trail with Bismark, Brett, and Jered
Mar 21	NM	Mosca Peak	7 miles	1800ft	Climbed via Cerro Blanca trail/bushwhack with Brett
Mar 22	NM	Cabezon Peak	3 miles	1400ft	Climbed with SAR team
Mar 28	AZ	N/A	31 miles	5200ft	Grand Canyon - Hermit Loop Trip Report
Mar 29
Mar 30
Apr 4	NM	N/A	4 miles	200ft	SAR Mission 090603
Apr 10	NM	Capulin Peak	1.5 miles	300ft	Cloudy day, very little snow
	NM	N/A	1.5 miles	800ft	Hiked down La Luz spur to check out The Thumb
Apr 14	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Watched sunset with Helena and Bismark
Apr 18	NM	N/A	3 miles	600ft	Hiked through Tent Rocks with fresh snow
Apr 19	NM	N/A	2.5 miles	400ft	SAR Land Nav Training at Strip Mine TH
Apr 23	NM	The Thumb	3.5 miles	1700ft	Soloed Southeast ridge of The Thumb
Apr 24	NM	Cerro Grande	11 miles	3100ft	Spent the day hiking Cerro Grande and the Dome Wilderness
		Boundary Peak
		Cerro Picacho
		St Peters Dome
Apr 25	NM	N/A	9 miles	2000ft	Hiked Sanchez Canyon to Turkey Springs
Apr 28	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Climbed NW Ridge
May 16	NM	Santa Fe Baldy	14 miles	3800ft	Climbed with Chris, Marty, and Bismark
May 17
May 18	NM	Bond Volcano	2 miles	200ft	Climbed after work
		Butte Volcano
May 23	NM	Point 7346	1 mile	400ft	Cloudy, rainy, cactus - ouch!
May 24	NM	N/A	6 miles	2000ft	Failed attempt of Point 7610 via NE ridge
May 25	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Climbed NW Ridge
May 29	NM	N/A	2 miles	200ft	SAR Mission 0905XX
June 6	NM	N/A	1 mile	300ft	Hiked to Sanchez Cayon with the family
June 10	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Climbed NW Ridge
June 14	NM	U-Mound	6 miles	1800ft	Climbed NW ridge of U-Mound then up waterfall trail to Point 7420
		Point 7420
June 20	NM	Point 8292	5.5 miles	2000ft	Saw many deer and 2 red-tailed hawks
		Elephant Mountain
June 21	NM	N/A	1.5 miles	100ft	SAR Training
June 24	CO	Blanca Peak	14 miles	6100ft	Clouds rolling in and out all day
June 25
June 28	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Climbed standard route
July 3	CO	N/A	1 mile	0ft	Hiked Saphire Point Loop
July 17	NM	Lake Fork Peak Point 12819	10 miles	3200ft	Hiked 12819 then traversed the ridge to Lake Fork Peak
July 18
July 19
July 27	WY	Mount Washburn	7 miles	1500ft	Hiked Mount Washburn and other areas ov Yellowstone NP
July 28	WY	Grand Teton	18 miles	7200ft	Overnight at the lower saddle then took the O-S Owen Chimney route
July 29
July 30	WY	Mount Glory	2 miles	1700ft	Hiked Mount Glory from Teton Pass
August 1	NM	N/A	3 miles	1200ft	SAR Mission 090518 and 090519
August 2
August 15	NM	N/A	1 mile	100ft	SAR Litter Training
August 16	NM	Palomas Peak	3 miles	600ft	Hiked to Palomas Peak to do some rock climbing
August 20	CO	Windom Peak	24 miles	10000ft	Hiked into Chicago Basin and climbed all the 14ers
August 21		Sunlight Peak
August 22		Mt Eolus
August 23		North Eolus
September 3	HI	Haleakala	0.5 miles	100ft	Hiked around the summit area
September 5	HI	Kilueua	7 miles	500ft	Hiked Lava Tube, Chain of Craters Rd, near Mauna Ulu, Kilauea, and sulpher banks
September 6	HI	Mauna Kea	0.5 miles	200ft	Hiked from the top of the road to the summit
September 12	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Climbed NW Ridge
September 27	NM	N/A	2 miles	300ft	SAR Training
October 2	NM	The Needle	3 miles	1200ft	Climbed the East Saddle Route with Chris and Nate
October 10	NM	Placer Mountain	3 miles	1600ft	Hiked Placer Mountain with SFBG Group
October 11	NM	N/A	2 miles	500ft	Hiked to Palomas Peak for Trad Lead Class
October 12	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Hiked to U-Mound to practice gear placements
October 15	NM	N/A	2 miles	1200ft	Hiked up and climbed last 2 pitches next to Revenge of the Elderly
October 25	New Zealand	N/A	2.5 miles	100ft	Hiked in the Port Hills
October 31	New Zealand	Queenstown Hill	5.5 miles	1600ft	Hiked Queenstown Hill
November 1	New Zealand	Ben Lomond	10 miles	3100 ft	Climbed Ben Lomond from the top of the Gondola
November 3	New Zealand	Mt Tongariro	11 miles	2900ft	Started the Alpine Crossing and climbed Mt Tongariro
November 14	CO	Mt Sniktau	4 miles	1400ft	Hiked from the top of Loveland pass, cold and windy
November 28	NM	Manzano Mountain	6 miles	2000ft	Hiked from Tunnel Canyon
December 9	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	Just after sunset; with Bismark
December 10	NM	U-Mound	2 miles	400ft	During sunset; with Bismark
December 12	NM	N/A	1 mile	0ft	Cibola SAR Search training @ Bear Canyon TH
December 15	NM	Point 7420	5 miles	1500ft	Climbed up waterfall trail to Point 7420 and down the Eye trail
December 19	NM	Sandia Peak	14 miles	3800ft	La Luz round-trip, snow on the top 2/3 of the trail. 4:05 up 2:40 down
December 27	CO	N/A	8 miles	2900ft	Attempted E ridge of Mt Elbert
December 31	CO	Mt Royal	4 miles	1400ft	Blue Moon hike, summited just after sunset

Climbing

Date	State	Area	Route	Difficulty	Type
Jan 19	NM	U-Mound	C1	V0	Bouldering
Jan 20	NM	U-Mound	C1	V0	Bouldering
Jan 21	NM	U-Mound	J1	V0-	Bouldering
			M1	V0-
Feb 18	NM	U-Mound	M1	V0-	Bouldering
July 25	WY	Hidden Falls	Practice Slabs	5.2	Multi-Pitch: 5 Pitches
				5.5	Top Rope
				5.6	Top Rope
July 26	WY	Hidden Falls	Open Book	5.7	Multi-Pitch: 3 Pitches
			Bat Slab	5.5	Multi-Pitch: 3 Pitches
July 29	WY	Grand Teton	O-S Owen Chimney	5.5	Alpine
Aug 8	NM	Big Block	Big Block 1	5.7+	Top-Rope
			Big Block 2	5.7+	Sport Lead
Aug 16	NM	Palomas Peak	Wavy Gravy - Crack Var	5.7	Top-Rope
			Wavy Gravy	5.8	Top-Rope
Aug 18	NM	Big Block	Big Block 3	5.7-	Top-Rope
			Big Block 3	5.7-	Top-Rope
Sept 11	NM	Big Block	Big Block 1	5.7+	Sport Lead
Oct 2	NM	The Needle	East Saddle	5.2	Trad Lead
Oct 3	NM	Mentmore - Original	Magna Cum Masochist	5.10a	Top-Rope
			Joe's Crack	5.8	Top-Rope
			Learning Slab	5.3	Free
Oct 11	NM	Palomas Peak	???	5.7	Top-Rope
			???	5.7	Top-Rope
			???	5.7	Top-Rope
			???	5.5	Trad Lead
			???	5.5	Top-Rope
Oct 12	NM	U-Mound	Slab/Crack Route	5.3	Trad Lead
			Slab/Crack Route	5.3	Trad Lead
			W/NW Face	5.3	Trad Lead
Oct 15	NM	La Cueva Canyon	Next to RotE	5.?	Mutli-Trad

Skiing

Date	State	Mountain
Jan 1	CO	Copper Mountain
Jan 2	CO	Copper Mountain
Jan 3	CO	Copper Mountain
Jan 11	NM	Near Mt Taylor
Jan 17	CO	Wolf Creek
Jan 18	CO	Wolf Creek
Jan 24	NM	Red River
Feb 7	NM	Angel Fire
Feb 8	NM	Angel Fire
Feb 28	NM	Taos
Mar 1	NM	Taos
Dec 25	CO	Copper Mountain
Dec 28	CO	Copper Mountain
Dec 30	CO	Beaver Creek/Arrowhead
Dec 31	CO	Keystone

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