Jeff Hester

The user: Jeff Hester bought Women's 2019 Central Oregon Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge T-Shirt – L 1 week, 2 days ago
Jeff Hester posted an update 2 weeks ago

I’m off the grid until the 18th! Picked up walk-in permits for the Wonderland Trail, and start hiking this afternoon! I won’t have Internet access until August 18th, so if you need me, I’ll reply as soon as I can when I return.
Jeff Hester posted an update 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ready for the Wonderland Trail! Tomorrow I’ll be in Mount Rainier National Park. I’ll be off the grid for almost two weeks of much needed time in the mountains.

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Getting ready for the Wonderland Trail next week! Can’t wait to be back in the mountains. Finishing the Central Oregon Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge last week helped me prepare. #wonderlandtrail #backpacking #socalhiker #sixpackofpeaks

A post shared by SoCalHiker (@thesocalhiker) on Aug 2, 2019 at 11:38am PDT
Teresa Chavez wrote on Jeff Hester's Wall 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Hi Jeff hoy Can i hike Santiago Peak if the trails are closed? Is there another way to hike this trail that Counts for the six pack. I’m trying do all 12 peaks and so far I’ve done 10 of the 12, Can you advice how to do this trail
- Jeff Hester replied 2 weeks, 2 days ago
  
  Yes, you can take the Cadillac and Joplin trails to the Main Divide trail, then stop at the gate where the sign says “closed”. It’s maybe 1/4 mile from the summit, so we are counting that for now.
William Barnhart wrote on Jeff Hester's Wall 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Hi Jeff. I posted this on the forum, but wanted to get your thoughts as well:
I climbed San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek trail yesterday. Felt great the first 7 miles and then hit a ‘major wall' at about 10,000 feet. I did persist and made it to the top, but all I kept thinking was “if this is hard going to 11,500, how am I going to do Mount…[Read more]
- Jeff Hester replied 2 weeks, 2 days ago
  
  San Gorgonio is never a cakewalk for me. 😉
  I posted my reply in the forum here: https://socalhiker.net/community/topic/vivian-creek-trail-to-san-gorgonio-vs-mount-whitney/
Jeff Hester liked hike log, “On Your Left!” 2 weeks, 5 days ago

(Hiked this with my brother/Six Pack Partner @Hound-Of-Mt-Sizer, and my other brother who we may convince to join the challenge next year.)

We left the house around 5:30 am to get to Stinson Beach …
Jeff Hester liked hike log, 360 view at the summit 2 weeks, 5 days ago

It's a beautiful trail had some shady area. The day was perfect start early with 2 of my friends. It was busy with lots of trafficked out and back. At the top of the summit was 360 view pretty amazin…
Jeff Hester liked hike log, The Longest and Least Interesting Trail Known to M… 2 weeks, 5 days ago

We decided to take the long way up Mt. Pinos, which was great for practicing distance and endurance, and miserable for the lack of views and flat trail. While it was fun to walk through campsites and …
Jeff Hester liked hike log, Number 6! 2 weeks, 5 days ago

What a beautiful day for a hike! We couldn't ask for better weather…it was cool and cloudy with scattered rain drops. We started by flashlight at 4:00 to beat the heat we thought we would get, but…
Jeff Hester liked hike log, First peak ever!!! 2 weeks, 5 days ago

First ever peak! A lot more challenging that I thought it would be, however so worth it!!! Will continue to tackle more peaks!
Jeff Hester liked hike log, Number 7! 2 weeks, 5 days ago

This beast! This has been on my to do list for awhile, especially in preparing for Whitney next month. We started about an hour before sunrise to beat the head as well as get an early start. Absolu…
William Barnhart wrote on Jeff Hester's Wall 3 weeks ago

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Hi Jeff
1) How do I start a topic on the Forums page
2) How do I post pics on the sixpackofpeaks Instagram page?

I am climbing San Gorgonio this week and wanted to see if anyone wanted to join.
- Jeff Hester replied 2 weeks, 6 days ago
  
  William, go to the SoCal forum: https://socialhiker.net/challenges/2019-socal-six-pack-of-peaks-challenge/forum/ and scroll down past the topics. You'll see a form that lets you start a new topic.
  You can't post directly to our Instagram account, but if you use the hashtag #sixpackofpeaks on your relevant photos, we may repost them. 😉
Jeff Hester logged a new hike for 2019 Maiden Peak 3 weeks ago
Jeff Hester logged a new hike for 2019 South Sister 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Jeff Hester logged a new hike for 2019 Mount Bachelor 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Jeff Hester liked hike log, The celebration hike 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Amazing weather to hike to the peak to celebrate a birthday on the top. Beautiful Hawaiian theme. Lol
Jeff Hester liked hike log, South Sister – At Long Last 3 weeks, 6 days ago

South Sister marks the high point during the entirety of our 100-mile trip. Haha, see what I did there?

We started the day earlier than all the others, getting to the parking lot at 6:15. Unfortuna…
Jeff Hester replied to the topic How to delete hike logs in the forum Website Help 4 weeks ago

Christina, that deletes the activity from the feed, but not the actual hike log. Just so you know. 😉
Jeff Hester replied to the topic Arizona Winter Challenge in the forum Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge™ Q&A 4 weeks ago

Hey Jason, thanks for the great question!

Registration for the 2018/19 winter challenge is closed, because, well, the challenge ended on April 30th. There WILL be a 2019/20 winter challenge. The challenge hike dates run from November 1 to April 30th, and we don't yet know what the exact peak lineup will be, or if there will be changes at all.…[Read more]
Jeff Hester replied to the topic Colorado Six-Pack Road Trip in July 2019 in the forum Campfire 4 weeks ago

UPDATE: I should've posted this earlier, but, you know… life happens. As it turned out, we moved from Oregon to California toward the end of June. My wife started a new job there, and that pre-empted our planned Colorado trip. Sorry to say, it's not going to happen this year, but I hope to finagle a trip sometime next summer.
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