From the freeway
to the alpine

What you do on weekends becomes what you can do when it matters. Physical accomplishments are earned, not given. This is my attempt to find out how far that goes.

The roadmap
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2 of 15 complete13%
Mt. Whitney
14,505'
✓ Summited
Mt. Muir
14,012'
✓ Summited
Mt. Langley
14,026'
Aug 21
Mt. Russell
14,088'
Aug 22
Split Mountain
14,058'
2026 TBD
White Mountain
14,246'
2026 TBD
Mt. Williamson
14,373'
2026 TBD
Mt. Tyndall
14,019'
2026 TBD
What's next
Trip 3 · August 20-22, 2026
Mt. Langley + Mt. Whitney + Mt. Russell
Eastern Sierra · Class 1 & Class 3 · Cottonwood Lakes to Whitney Portal
14,026' / 14,505' / 14,088' elevation 3 summits in 2 days 2 trailheads Cottonwood + the Portal
Latest trip report
△ Project King of Cali · Peak 1
Mt. Whitney, in a single day.
July 8, 2025 · 22.1 miles · 7,267' gain · 11:29:08
From a gym membership sixteen months earlier to the highest point in the lower 48. The math of it was disorienting.
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From the library
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Featured gear
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Garmin Fenix 8 AMOLED Sapphire
I want to be buried with this watch
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Hoka Speedgoat 6
Vibram outsoles that you can trust with your life
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Salomon Adv Skin 12 Hydration Vest
Comes with me for every trail run
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Featured trailheads
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Mt. Whitney
14,505' · Eastern Sierra Nevada
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Mt. Wilson
5,710' · Angeles National Forest
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Mt. Baldy
10,064' · Angeles National Forest
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Frankie on a Sierra summit
Frankie
Not an expert. Just consistent.

Regular person from LA who decided to stop talking about the mountains and start going to them.

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