Navigating Social Hiker
New to SocialHiker? Taking the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge? This short video gives you a quick overview of the website, and covers the basics you need to get started. Here’s what’s covered: How to login Finding the “Challenger’s-only” area for your challenge(s) Finding and connecting with your friends Checking out the badges on a profile […]
Register now for the 2018 Colorado Rockies Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge
It’s here! Early-bird registration for the 2018 Colorado Rockies Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge is now open! Good news for 2017 challengers, you are automatically enrolled in our 2018 challenge — gratis! The peaks for this year’s challenge have changed a bit. Here’s the lineup: Bergen Peak Rocky Mountain Birthday Peak Horseshoe Mountain Mount Sherman – […]
Hey SoCal! Registration for the 2018 Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge is Open!
It’s here! Early-bird registration for the 2018 SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge is now open. This is our fourth year for the annual challenge, and right now is the best time to sign-up. This year, we’ve made a few changes. What’s New The core peaks remain the same: Mount Wilson, Cucamonga Peak, Mount San Antonio, […]
Announcing the Inaugural Colorado Rockies Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge™
It’s here! This past two months we’ve been scouting trails and peaks throughout the area, and we’re stoked to announce that we’re finally ready to launch the inaugural Colorado Rockies Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge! What is the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge? It’s a self-paced hiking challenge up a series of six, iconic mountains – all the […]
Announcing the Inaugural Central Oregon Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge™
It’s here! This past month we’ve been scouting trails and peaks throughout the area from our basecamp in Bend, and we’re stoked to announce that we’re finally ready to launch the inaugural Central Oregon Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge! What is the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge? It’s a self-paced hiking challenge up a series of six, iconic […]
Challenge Yourself. Hike More.
Seven years ago, I was preparing to thru-hike the 211-mile John Muir Trail in the Sierra Nevada mountains. I had hiked it once before after I graduated high school, and was looking forward to seeing the trail again. Organizing and leading the trip meant covering all the bases; from planning resupply packages to shaking out […]