Range Bohemian Ranges
Two neighbouring summits above Strzegom carry a modern naming mismatch: Góra Świętego Jerzego on the west, Góra Krzyżowa / Krzyżatka on the east. Peakbagger's point is right; its name probably is not.
Range Bohemian Ranges
A barricaded start and fading forest roads made Jedlice harder to find than to climb. The reward was not a view but confirmation that this quiet wooded point is the highest summit in the Strzegom Hills.
Range Southern Rocky Mountains
After snow stopped my 2019 attempt, I returned to drive Pikes Peak Highway, meeting bighorn sheep, crowds and brake checks before finally reaching a summit I admired more as a road trip than a mountain.
Range La Sal Mountains
Mount Peale, highest point of the Colorado Plateau and a Utah Ultra, looked like a short outing until loose scree and a fast-building thunderstorm turned the summit into a brief touch-and-go.
Range Southern Wasatch
An Ultra-prominence hike through deer and wildflowers became a judgement call under distant thunder, then ended with a parking ticket that finally explained the trailhead’s nearly useless permit system.
Range Great Basin Ranges
At 40°C, Frary Peak delivered an exposed climb above the Great Salt Lake, an accidental Class 3 ridge variation, a shade-free summit and post-hike encounters with bison and bighorn sheep.
Range Bighorn Mountains
A first-light start became a 40.4 km, 15-hour day of quiet lakes, endless granite boulders, Cloud Peak Glacier, one summit apple and a careful return across the same log crossing after dark.
Range Great Plains
North Dakota’s high point rises from almost horizontal prairie as a compact island of pale, eroded terrain, reached by an easy ranchland trail whose public access has its own highpointing history.
Range Great Plains
A few hundred metres of tractor tracks reached a grassy South Dakota high point whose 150 km of isolation and open Coteau des Prairies landscape mattered far more than its summit shape.
Range Midwest-Great Lakes Area
I came for 215 km of isolation and found beautiful Minnesota lake country, an old lookout tower, uncertain summit ground and enough mosquitoes to turn a 1.5 km walk into a sprint.
Range Midwest-Great Lakes Area
Wildfire smoke made the drive uncertain, but Eagle Mountain became a calm walk through wetlands, Whale Lake and forest to Minnesota’s high point, its survey history and remarkably isolated summit.
Range Midwest-Great Lakes Area
Wildfire smoke and disastrous forest-road shortcuts complicated the approach to Mount Curwood, where a 2024 dGNSS survey challenged Mount Arvon’s official status and identified a new Michigan high point by about 12 centimetres.
Range Midwest-Great Lakes Area
A nearly level Wisconsin summit with 210 km of isolation, two observation towers and one misread park entrance turned a 1.8 km walk into an unusually memorable lesson in topography and parking.
Range Bohemian Ranges
Trójgarb interrupted a routine drive across Poland: one unvisited P100, a compact forest climb and a striking triangular tower that finally opened the surrounding hills beyond the trees.
Range Serra dos Órgãos
Pedra do Sino became my 400th Ribu, although the morning began with a wrong approach road rather than a celebration. Beyond the crowded Atlantic Forest trail, granite opened onto distant Rio and Guanabara Bay.
Range Southern Brazilian Highlands
A spider at the trailhead was only the first surprise on Pico dos Marins. Higher up, slabs required hands, and the broad-looking mountain narrowed into one of the sharpest summits of our Brazil trip.
Range Southern Brazilian Highlands
Before dawn, a steep road and awkward registration were the first obstacles. The trail then spent hours presenting convincing summit candidates before the real Pedra da Mina finally appeared. On the windy top, Rob celebrated a remarkable milestone: his 1,000th Ribu.
Range Southern Brazilian Highlands
Pico do Tira Chapéu was a Ribu and one of the easier walks of our Brazil trip. Reaching the trailhead was another matter: a failed road approach, rough driving from the other side, no phone signal, and Petter coming back to look for us.
Range Southern Brazilian Highlands
When the cars could go no farther, Pedra do Desengano became an 18.9 km day with 1,243 m of ascent, a steep final slab and a descent that ended with 2 km of road walking by headlamp.
Range East-Central Brazilian Highlands
Pico do Soares joined our route because it is a Ribu, but the day is easier to remember for forest, high meadows and a generous pousada feast after the walk.
Range East-Central Brazilian Highlands…
One of the world’s most isolated major summits and an Ultra, Pico da Bandeira was non-negotiable on our Brazil trip. The bigger uncertainty was not the trail but whether our rented car would reach the trailhead.
Range Southern Brazilian Highlands
We wanted a short hike before a long drive, and Pico da Caledônia looked ideal until a locked gate stopped us. Two rangers appeared, opened it, and 632 damp steps later we were crossing a metal bridge between two summit bumps in the cloud.
Range Southern Brazilian Highlands
With time left before Rob’s flight landed, Dave and I continued from Corcovado to Pão de Açúcar. Two cable cars, climbers on the rock face and too many photographs still left us enough time to reach the airport.
Range Southern Brazilian Highlands
While waiting for Rob to land, Dave and I chose the Corcovado train over faster-looking minibuses. The queue probably cost us time, but the railway, the crowded summit and Rio opening in every direction made the choice worthwhile.