Hiker Completes ALL SEVENTEEN of 10K+ SGW Peaks in One Hike.

[Hikin_Jim]

I saw this http://www.rickkent.net/photos/2007-10-14%20-%20SG%2017%20Peaks/!SG17Pks.jpg GPS track on a post by Travis on SummitPost. Apparently Rick K did ALL SEVENTEEN of the 10K+ SGW Peaks in one hike. Seventeen peaks in seventeen hours. This has got to be some kind of record.

Kind of makes the Dry-Dollar loop from S Fork to San G look a little weak, doesn't it. I'm not worthy!

It's also kind of cool; he includes some photos of pages from some of the peak registers. I see one of my entries there from last April and another from 09/2007. I also see Ellen's name in one entry.

HJ


This is his log:
San Gorgonio 17 Peaks

17 peaks in 17 hours. Car to car.

10/14/07

Log

04:09am - South Fork Trailhead
04:46am - Forsee Creek Trailhead
07:25am - San Bernardino East Peak (#1)
07:52am - San Bernardino Peak (#2)
08:49am - Anderson Peak (#3)
09:12am - Shields Peak (#4)
09:39am - Alto Diablo Peak (#5)
10:10am - Dollar Lake Saddle
10:44am - Charlton Peak (#6)
11:01am - Little Charlton Peak (#7)
11:39am - Jepson Peak (#8)
12:05pm - East Dobbs Peak (#9)
12:19pm - Dobbs Peak (#10)
01:34pm - San Gorgonio Mountain (#11)
02:15pm - Dragons Head (#12)
02:51pm - Bighorn Mountain (#13)
04:17pm - Zahniser Peak (#14)
04:52pm - Lake Peak (#15)
05:28pm - Ten Thousand Foot Ridge (#16)
06:27pm - Grinnell Mountain (#17)
06:42pm - Grinnell/Lake saddle
07:47pm - NW end of Dry Lake
07:53pm - Dry Lake / Dollar Lake trail junction
08:25pm - Poopout Hill
09:02pm - South Fork Trailhead

Stats

Total time: 16 hrs 53 mins
Distance: 38 miles
Elevation Gain: around 12,000 feet

[Cy Kaicener]

Good Grief. He has to be a superman. Who is going to try and beat that.
http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=32617

[Felipe de España]

Since when is the enjoyment of the wilderness based
on records and speed??? I, along with many young men
(Scouts) I introduce to the SGWA and San Jac. Wilderness
are trying to observe and learn from it. Not FLY on by,
we use that thought process with the flatlanders on the
asphalt and cement paths down here. Hope you understand?
No Harm/No Foul.
See ya at the top.

P.S.- Good for him, He's probably the guy who cut me
off on the I-10 this morning. He was trying to set another
record no doubt!

[AlanK]

I seriously doubt that Rick Kent cut anyone off on the I-10. He is a nice fellow who truly enjoys the wilderness.

IMHO, the debate over whether fast is better than slow, or vice versa, is a stupid and pointless debate. There is much to be said for either approach. Hike your own hike. No one has any justification for claiming that someone moving slowly or quickly has the better wilderness experience. The wilderness is big enough to accommodate the gamut of hiking styles. And we are big enough to choose what makes us happy and let the other person choose what makes him, or her, happy.

Rick Kent did an awesome thing that can be appreciated independently of one's inclination to hike in his style.

[Perry]

I like both. Be careful of transferring negative feelings of one person to a completely different person, both of whom enjoy speed.

[Rob]

Our great-grandchildren may ask us if we knew legendary Rick Kent.

Rick selflessly documents each of his adventures at http://www.rickkent.net -- an awesome reference.

[AlanK]

I am not sure if Perry's comment was directed to me, but I agree with him -- I like both.

I would like to point out that I meant for my statement to stand by itself. In particular, I did not mean to pick on Felipe -- my message may look to some as if I did. I know him only from these boards, but he seems like a fine person to me.

[HikeUp]

I just don't get how Rick can go the entire day drinking just 1 liter of water and 32 oz. (~ 1 liter) of energy drink. That's 38 miles and 12000' gain...2 liters of fluid...seems very 'unhealthy'

[KathyW]

Fast or slow, we all enjoy the wilderness and we all enjoy sharing our experiences via the internet. Let's all try to get along.

[Perry]

I was actually talking to Felipe. I can definitely understand frustration with crazy drivers on the road, but trails usually don't introduce danger to others, and each runner has different ethics, attitudes, etc.