2009 Sierra Project

March.
April.
May.

Three winter months,

15 Peaks,

An alpine rack and various mountaineering equipment,
cross country skis?? and sled to haul with,
and a winterized dual sport motorcycle.

The objective for this little project is to climb all fifteen 14,000+ft peaks of California, known as the California 14ers....mostly ranging from 3rd to 4th class difficulty, I hope to take the 5th class options some of the peaks have to offer, respectively. Of these, the hardest will be shared with a climbing partner (thankfully various friends want in..), while the majority of the climbs will be solo jaunts, free or with the use of a soloist device ... (unfinished post)

Mount Whitney _14,495ft, Sierra Nevadas
Mount Muir _14,015ft, Sierra Nevadas
Mount Russell _14,086ft, Sierra Nevadas
Mount Langley _14,042ft, Sierra Nevadas

Mount Williamson _14,375ft, Sierra Nevadas
Mount Tyndall _14,018ft Sierra Nevadas

Middle Palisade _14,040ft, Sierra Nevadas
Split Mountain _14,058ft, Sierra Nevadas

North Palisade _14,242ft, Sierra Nevadas
Starlight Peak _14,200+ft, Sierra Nevadas
Mount Sill _14,153ft, Sierra Nevadas
Polemonium Peak _14,080+ft, Sierra Nevadas
Thunderbolt Peak _14,003ft, Sierra Nevadas

The last two peaks are not in the Sierra Nevada range and honestly I may not be up for the ride and fuel it would take to get to their base.

White Mountain Peak _14,250ft, White Mountains

Mount Shasta _14,162ft, Cascades

I am considering various ridge traverses of interest as substitutes. Peter Croft has covered nearly all of the best in a fairly well known book of his authorship: The Good, The Great and the Awesome.

Reference Links:

1. BackcounrtyResource Center (Paul Richins Jr)
2. GlassMountains.com
3. Somewhere Out There