Peak Bagging

Peak Bagging is a hiking, rock climbing, or backpacking sport in which you try to climb as many significant (5,000 feet or more) peaks as you can.

The idea came from The Southern California Sierra Nevada Club who has a one hundred peaks section. This group tries to hike 100 significant peaks in So Cal.

The Peakers

There is a group of The Longwalkers known as "Peakers" these are members who are into peak bagging and are trying to claim as many peaks as possible.

Rules: -Peak needs to be over 5,000 feet

-You need to reach the highest point of the peak

-You need a picture at the peak

-You have to reach the peak by human power (Hiking, Climbing, bicycling, skiing, etc) No car or lift

-A peak only counts once (Hiking the same peak over and over still counts as one)

Levels of Peakers:

25 Peaker - 25 peaks or more, very honorable, shows you are a serious Peaker

50 Peaker - 50 peaks or more, you are a pro

100 Peaker - 100 peaks or more, this is a lifetime achievement

200 Peaker - 200 peaks or more, you are a master of the mountains

Here are the Peakers

David Bird

His Significant Peaks: 21

-San Gorgonio 11,503' (The tallest mountain in Southern California) (9-28-13)

-San Jacinto 10,834 (2-22-14)

-Mt. Baden-Powel 9, 407' (10-26-14)

-Mt. Wilson 5,712' (11-09-14)

-Mt. Williamson (Angeles National Forest) 8,214' (2-15-15)

-Cleghorn Mountain 5,333' (3-1-15)

-Mt. Whitney 14,505' (Tallest Mountain in US 48 continental States) (4-10-15)

-The Monch 13,474' (Swiss Alps 8-5-15)

-San Bernardino Peak 10,649' (12-29-15)

-Ontario Peak 8,696' (12-27-16)

-Mt. Disappointment 5,963'

-San Gabriel Mountain 6,161'

-Mt. Markham 5,728'

-Mt. Lowe 5,574'

-Throop Peak 9,138'

-Mt. Hawkins 8,890'

-Mt. Burnham

-Mt. Langley 14,026 (9-22-18)

-Slate Mountain 9,302 (1-19-19)

-Bighorn Peak 8,441'

-Timber Peak 8,303'

Nick Hager 25 Peaker!

His significant Peaks: 26

-Mt. San Antonio (Mt. Baldy) 10,064'

-Thunder Mountain 8540'

-San Gorgonio 11,503'

-San Jacinto 10,834' (2-22-14)

-Cucamonga Peak 8,859'

-Cleghorn Mountain 5,333' (3-1-15)

-Mt. Whitney 14,505' (4-10-15)

-Ontario Peak 8,696' (12-27-16)

-Mt. Adams 12,276'

-Eagle Peak 5,928'

-The Castle 6,000'

-Buroughs 7,828'

-Sheep Mountain 12,497'

-Piute Mountain 12,564'