2023 Goals

[angry]

Does anyone else feel like 2022 has flown by? Every year seems to get shorter.

Time to start thinking about goals for the new year ahead.

Mine:
1. 20 ski days
2. 15 bicents
3. 10 snowflakes
4. 5 trad alpine routes
5. 5 ice climbing routes
6. 1 international trip
7. Meet/hike with forum/IG friends

Looking forward to reading what you all have in the works!

[ScottLovesRMNP]

Good timing, as I just finished my last hike for 2022 last week!

Some 2023 goals that make sense for me:

Finish the centennials (just need Hagerman, Trinity, and Jagged)
16 bicentennials (I have 32 left)
Gannett and some eastern U.S. state high points (I have 15 left)
5-10 more of the 57 ultras (I've done about half of them as of now)
California 14ers: Split, Williamson & Tyndall
Washington: Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Olympus, and/or Glacier Peak
Finish visiting all 63 national parks (just need Kobuk Valley, Gates of the Arctic, American Samoa, Shenandoah, New River Gorge, and Voyageurs)
Find partners for technical climbing, as I still have a lot to learn in this area

[Scott P]

I'm going to mix up my generic goals a while in order to diversify a bit more. I'm actually going to set a goal to do less hiking and more biking and gym climbing. While the gym climbing goal might seem like a step backwards, 2022 was such a dismal failure in the technical climbing regard that it will be a good way to get some practice in. I'm also going to try getting more new summits in and cut down on the repeats when I can (though this gets harder as time passes since I have done most of the ones really close to home). I'll try to get some more out of state summits too.

Generic Goals for 2023

Total Hiking, Climbing, and Canyoneering Days = 320
Total Days Hiking, Climbing, Canyoneering, and Biking Days = 350
Summits Climbed = 150
New Summits Climbed = 60
States to Climb Summits in = 6
Countries to Climb Summits in = 3
Rock Towers/Technical Buttes = 10
Technical Rock or Ice Routes = 30
Gym Climbing Days = 30
Technical Canyons = 30
Biking Days = 30
Lose Weight in lbs. = 20 (currently at 268)

Plus this: Try not to get too riled up on people not knowing that calendar winter isn't a good definition of winter (even though it's the one used for official winter ascents) and people improperly identifying the Gore Range as well as people calling this extremely popular range "secret".

I'm going to call the below a Wish List, rather than a Goal. The reason is my Goal is to finish 50% of the below. It is extremely unlikely that I will finish all this, but my goal is 50%. Of course more will be added as the year goes on. As always, partners are welcome. (Gaps will be left every 50 to make it easier to reference while I'm updating).

Summits

Sunlight Peak (Colorado)
Grand Teton (Wyoming)
South Caineville Mesa (Utah)
Mount Mayon (Philippines)
Bulusan (Philippines)
Mount Holmes (Utah)
Treasure Mountain (Colorado)
Rio Grande Pyramid (Colorado)
Mount Owen (Colorado)
Twilight Peak (Colorado)
North Twilight Peak (Colorado)
South Sister (Oregon)
Stealey Mountain (Colorado)
Vestal Peak-Wham Ridge (Colorado)
Spanish Fork Peak (Utah)
Ben Lomond (Utah)
Grandview Peak (Utah)
Mount Waas (Utah)
Pilot Mountain (Utah)
Green Mountain (Utah)
Castle Mountain (Utah)
La Sal Peak (Utah)
Manns Peak (Utah)
Mount Tomasaki (Utah)
Burro Ridge (Utah)
Mount Mellenthin (Utah)
Mount Hillers (Utah)
The Horn (Utah)
Bull Mountain  (Utah)
Mount Pennell (Utah)
Mount Powell (Colorado)
Emory Peak (Texas)
South Rim (Texas)
Pinnacle #1 (Utah)
Chute Buttress (Utah)
Greg Mace Peak (Colorado)
Shingle Peak (Colorado)
South Baldy Mountain (Colorado)
Swallow Rocks  (Utah)
Peak 5750 (Colorado)
Baldy Cinco (Colorado)
Crag Crest (Colorado)
Mount Garfield (Colorado)
RB-18 Benchmark (Colorado)
Mount Sniktau (Colorado)
Dinosaur Hill (Colorado) 
Riggs Hill  (Colorado)
Peak 5239 (Colorado)
Peak 5482 (Utah)
Mack BM (Colorado)
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Triangle Mesa (Colorado)
Peak 5140 (Utah)
Diamond Peak (Idaho)
Peak 10,926 (Colorado)
Tunnel Point (Colorado)
Peak 5180 (Colorado)
Pinyon Mesa (Colorado)
Patterson Peak (Idaho)
Hyndman Peak (Idaho)
Observation Peak (Idaho)
Chalk Mountain (Colorado)
South Shale Ridge (Colorado)
Mount Jefferson (Oregon)
Glacier Peak (Washington)
Hayden Peak (Colorado)
Black Mountain (Henderson) (Nevada)
Coxcomb Peak (Colorado)
Redcliff Peak (Colorado)
Fortress Peak (Colorado)
Precipice  (Colorado)
Peak 5780 (San Rafael Reef) (Utah)
Fiftymile Mountain (Utah)
Black Crook Peak (Utah)
Ibapah Peak (Utah)
Haystack Peak (Utah)
Mt. Timpanogos (Utah)
Humphreys Peak (Arizona)
Rabbits Ear Mesa (Colorado)
Eagles Nest Rock (Colorado)
Haystack 3 BM (Colorado)
Moore Fun Ridge (Colorado)
Point 5900 (Stagecoach)(Colorado)
Wheeler Peak (New Mexico)
Fletcher Mountain (Colorado)
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Saddlehorn (Colorado)
Peak 6460 (Colorado)
Harpers Corner (Colorado)
Hilgard Mountain (Utah) 
South Ridge Mount Ellen (Utah)
Signal Peak (Utah)
Glenwood Mountain (Utah)
Landsend Peak (Colorado)
Mount Arkansas (Colorado)
Mount Lambourne (Colorado)
Peak 11,180 (LCW)(Colorado)
Pacific Peak (Colorado)
Opal Hill (Colorado)
Stewart Peak (Colorado)
Gold Dust Peak (Colorado)
Conejos Peak (Colorado)
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Hesperus Mountain (Colorado)
Landslide Peak (Colorado)
Geneva Peak (Colorado)
Peak 5611 (Colorado)
Mount Hope (Colorado)
Treasury Mountain (Colorado)
Peak 13,001 (Colorado)
Whale Peak (Colorado)
Corcoran Peak (Colorado)
Tronador  (Argentina)
Cerro Catedral Sur (Argentina)
Volcán Villarrica (Argentina)
Cerro Otto (Argentina)
Dominguez Rim (Colorado)
Peak 5916 (Colorado)
Table Mountain (Wyoming)
Echo Peak (Montana)
Huron Peak (Colorado)
Peak 13,244 (Elk Mountains)(Colorado)
Quitinday Hill (Philippines)
Mount Masaraga (Philippines)
North Shore Summit (Nevada)
Falls Peak (Nevada)

Technical Rock Towers and Buttes

Lizard Head (Colorado)
Sphinx (Moab) (Utah)
Canyon Point Butte (Utah)
Lost World Butte (Utah)
Tomsich Butte (Utah)
Slab Boulder (Colorado)
Dallas Peak (Colorado)
Dunce Rock (Utah)
Looking Glass Rock (Utah)
Boars Tusk (Wyoming)
Bullet Hole (Colorado)
Second Flatiron (Colorado)
Jabba the Hut (Colorado)
Walmart Tower (Colorado)
Elephant Butte (Utah)
Tezcatlipoca (Utah)
Sport Boulder (Colorado)

Slot Canyons

West Canyon (Arizona)
Corbett Creek (Colorado)
Nasja Canyon (Utah)
Lower Larry (Utah)
Fivemile Wash (Utah)
Hades Knoll Canyon (Arizona)
Cove Canyon (Arizona)
Duckett Slot (Utah)
Shoot TC Canyon (Utah)
Devils 1 (Utah)
Jackass Creek (Arizona)
Boulder Creek (Utah)
Slidenide (Utah)
Adobe Swale (Utah)
Constrychnine (Utah)
Hart  (Utah)
Fry Canyon (Utah)
Lower Ute Canyon (Colorado)
Red Breaks (Utah)
Burch Canyon (Utah)
Columbus Canyon (Colorado)
Ribbon Canyon (Colorado)
Pleiades Canyon (Utah)
Three Bridges Canyon (Utah)
Chasm Canyon (Colorado)
Black Hole (Utah)
Zero Gravity (Utah)
Turtle Tears (Nevada)
Hidden Canyon (Nevada)
Rigpin (Nevada)
Sheepbone (Nevada)
Quarry Canyon (Nevada)
Cherry Canyon (Arizona)
Kodels Canyon  (Colorado)
East Fork Ribbon Canyon (Colorado)
Benson Creek (Utah)
South Fork Maidenwater (Utah)
Hayes Creek (Colorado)
Echo Canyon (Colorado)
Little Dolores (Utah)
Angel Creek (Colorado)
Portland Creek/Ivans Trail (Colorado)
Lower Monument (Colorado)
Rim Shot (Utah)
Behunin Canyon (Utah)
White Owl Slot (Nevada)
Desperado Canyon (Nevada)


Backpacking Trips (non-Summit)

West Clear Creek (Arizona)
Clear Creek (Arizona)
Swett Creek (Utah)
Fourmile Canyon (Utah)
Sams Mesa Box Canyon (Utah)
Spring and Nates Canyons (Utah)
Tonto Trail-South Bass to Boucher (Arizona)
Main Canyon (Colorado)
Coal Creek (Utah)
Flat and Rock Creek Loop (Utah)
Saddlehorse Canyon (Utah)
Phantom to Crystal Loop (Arizona)
Deer Creek to Kanab Creek Loop (Arizona)
Lower Grand Gulch (Utah)
Slickhorn Canyon (Utah)
North Rainbow Trail (Utah)
Blue Lake/Indian Point (Colorado)
Wet Beaver Creek (Arizona)
Tanner Wash-Hot Na Na Wash (Arizona)
Gypsum Canyon  (Utah)
White Crack (Utah)
Twin Corral Box Canyon (Utah)
Bandelier National Monument (New Mexico)
Bullfrog Creek (Utah)
Harris Wash/Fence Canyon (Utah)
No Mans Canyon (Utah)
Nankoweap (Arizona)
Tanner-Beamer Trail (Arizona)
Escalante River-Death Hollow (Utah)
Ashdown Gorge (Utah)
Potter Creek (Colorado)
Dry Rock Creek (Utah)
Mikes Canyon (Utah)
San Juan Canyon (Utah)
Steep Canyon-Hot Canyon (Utah)
Upper Horseshoe Canyon (Utah)
Superstition Mountains Loop (Arizona)
Cottonwood-Marble Canyon Loop (California)
Sneffels Traverse (Colorado)

Day Hikes

Mee Canyon to the Alcove (Colorado)
Rattlesnake Arches (Colorado)
Echo Canyon (Colorado)
Serpents Trail (Colorado)
Redlands Mesa Trails (Colorado)
Skyway Trails (Colorado)
Old Spanish Trail-Gunnison Bluffs (Colorado)
Devils Canyon Overlook (Colorado)
Lunch Loops from White Cap (Colorado)
Lunch Loops from Tabeguache (Colorado)
Lake of the Woods Trail (Colorado)
McDonald Creek Benches (Colorado)
Ribbon Trail (Colorado)
Devils Kitchen (Colorado)
Monument Canyon-top to bottom (Colorado)
Liberty Cap Trail (Colorado)
Palisade Rim Trail (Colorado)
Devils Canyon (Colorado)
Highland Lake Trails (Colorado)
Big Dominguez Canyon (Colorado)
Little Hole (Utah)
McDonald Creek (Colorado)
Black Ridge Trail (Colorado)
Rifle Arch (Colorado)
Flume Canyon Trails (Colorado)
Wedding Canyon-Monument Canyon Loop (Colorado)
Fruita Paleontological Area (Colorado)
Lower No Thoroughfare Canyon (Colorado)
Fruita Reservoir #1 Trail/Ridge Trail/Haypress Trail/Turkey Flats  (Colorado)
Escalante Canyon Potholes (Colorado)
Good Vibes/Snakeskin/First Flat Loop (Colorado)
Upper Liberty Cap (Colorado)
Neck Spring Loop (Utah)
Wilhite Trail (Utah)
Gooseberry Trail (Utah)
Rough Canyon (Colorado)
Monument Basin Trail (Utah)
Millard Canyon (Utah)
Fisher Towers Trail (Utah)
Canal Trail (Colorado)
Colorado River Trail (Colorado)
Corn Lake Trail (Colorado)
Grand Wash (Utah)
Window Rock (Colorado)
Rim Trail (Colorado)
Gunny Loop (Colorado)
Third Flats  (Colorado)
County Line Trails (Colorado)
Westwater Creek (Utah)
Lost Lake (Colorado)
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Mesa Creek Trail (Colorado)
Miracle Rock Trail (Colorado)
Balanced Rock  (Utah)
The Windows (Utah)
Delicate Arch (Utah)
Broken Arch Loop (Utah)
Lower Main Canyon (Colorado)
Mesa Arch (Utah)
Moonflower Canyon (Utah)
Palisade Rim Trail (Colorado)
Otto's Trail (Colorado)
Kannah Creek (Colorado)
Jones Canyon Overlook (Colorado)
Trail Through Time (Colorado)
Yoyop-Hoyapan Cave (Philippines)
Sumlang Lake (Philippines)
Busay Falls (Philippines)
Butterfly Bend (Utah)
Jovellar Caves (Philippines)
Historic Railroad Trail (Nevada)
Devils Loops (Colorado)
Box Spring Canyon (Utah)
Ward Trails (Colorado)
Jordan River Parkway (Utah)

Non Summit Crags and Climbs

Left Slab (Ice Cream Parlor) (Moab) (Utah)
Walk on the Wild Side (Bullethole Cliffband)(Grand Junction) (Colorado)
Threads (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Car Jacking (Rotary Park) (Ouray) (Colorado)
Prime Number (Bullethole Cliffband) (Grand Junction) (Colorado)
Loaded (Bullethole Cliffband) (Grand Junction) (Colorado)
Open Court (Bullethole Cliffband) (Grand Junction) (Colorado)
Had it All Bullethole Cliffband (Grand Junction) (Colorado)
Hooose (Grand Mesa) (Colorado)
Hole Way (McInnis Canyons) (Colorado)
Hanuman (McInnis Canyons) (Colorado)
White Spice (McInnis Canyons) (Colorado)
Budget Corner (McInnis Canyons) (Colorado)
Pip's Gully (McInnis Canyons) (Colorado)
Mario's Police Lock (Palisade) (Colorado)
Otto's Ladder (Colorado National Monument) (Colorado)
Kibbles and Grits (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Roses Rock (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Back Nine (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Spocks Socks (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Red Corner (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
My Weekend World (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Unknown (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Spirit Animal (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Fart Gun (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Tippy Toes (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Just Your Opinyon (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Elephant Head (Colorado National Monument) (Colorado)
First Step (Rifle) (Colorado)
Supre Guide (Rifle) (Colorado)
Doctor's Orders (Rifle) (Colorado)
Rehab (Rifle) (Colorado)
Do the Mash Potato (Rifle) (Colorado)
Rachel's Route (Rifle) (Colorado)
Casual (Rifle Arch) (Colorado)
Illusions P1 (Rifle Arch) (Colorado)
Arm and Hammer (Rifle Arch) (Colorado)
Waterfall (Puoux) (Colorado)
Jungle Monkey (Puoux) (Colorado)
The Harvey (Puoux) (Colorado)
Bearded Outlaw (Puoux) (Colorado)
Five O'Clock (Puoux) (Colorado)
Traditional Values (Puoux) (Colorado)
Grey Slab (Glenwood Canyon)(Colorado)
Easiest Main Elk (Glenwood) (Colorado)
Dipthing (Rotary Park) (Ouray) (Colorado)
Left Handed Blunt (Rotary Park) (Ouray) (Colorado)
Sesame Street (Rotary Park) (Ouray) (Colorado)
Trip Won (Bullethole Cliffband) (Grand Junction) (Colorado)
Scout (Bullethole Cliffband) (Grand Junction) (Colorado)
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Random Sport (Bullethole Cliffband) (Grand Junction) (Colorado)
Normal Life (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Wind, Sand, and Snow (Rabbit Valley) (Colorado)
Newb Nation (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Exultant (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Grasshopper (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado) 
Caveman Tools (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Menta (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
SGT Stiglitz (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Block-Eh (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Bear J (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
A Little Dreary (Bullethole Cliffband) (Grand Junction) (Colorado)
Strike a Pose (Bullethole Cliffband) (Grand Junction) (Colorado)
 Bones (Bullethole Cliffband) (Grand Junction) (Colorado)
Ouray Via Ferrata (Ouray) (Colorado) 
Chimney (Bullethole Cliffband) (Grand Junction) (Colorado)
Bee Hive (Sun Towers) (Unaweep Canyon) (Colorado)
Wet Itchies (Maple Canyon)  (Utah)
My Best Friends Harem (Maple Canyon) (Utah)
Bowling Ball Head (Maple Canyon) (Utah)
Don't Feed the Monkey (Maple Canyon) (Utah)
That'd Be Me (Maple Canyon) (Utah)
I'll Make You Famous (Maple Canyon) (Utah)
Brewed Awakenings (Ice Cream Parlor) (Utah)
Black Slab (Ice Cream Parlor) (Utah)
5.6 Corner (Ice Cream Parlor) (Utah)

Canoeing or Rafting Trips

San Rafael River (Utah)
White River (Utah)
Yampa River (Colorado, Utah)
San Juan River (Utah)
Colorado River-Ruby Horsetheif (Colorado, Utah)
Colorado River-Black Canyon (Nevada, Arizona)
Colorado River-Dewey Bridge to Moab (Utah)
Lower Gray Canyon (Utah)
Colorado River Glen Canyon Dam to Lees Ferry (Arizona)

Proposed Time Frames and Photos: https://www.summitpost.org/2023-wish-list/1073362

[PJ88]

Culebra (6/17)
Uncompahgre
Wetterhorn
Massive
La Plata
Crestones
Meeker
Tour de abyss (by the way, why is it de abyss and not de l'abyss?)


I'll keep it short in case other things pop up that sound fun.

[greenonion]

Onion here slowly rotting in mountain sun while STILL chasing 14ers:

Eolus
Little Eolus
Sunlight
Windom
Culebra
El D
C Peak
Blue Sky
San Luis
LB
Snowmass

And a bunch of local (UT) and CO repeaters to be used as training

Oh, and, finish reading Scott’s list

[TomPierce]

1) Climbing: I've been working on a climbing project, the ranked Colorado 5th class peaks list, off & on for years. The list is actually a bit fluid with LIDAR, some new peaks pop on, older peaks fall off. It's now at the point, however, that I think it's getting pretty stable. I sat down and went through it and realized that I only have 7 peaks left (I don't count 4 of them because they are off limits, Native American reservation issues). So I'm now focused on knocking those 7 peaks off, which will require that I get back to 5.10 leading shape (ugh...but I've already started) and will also require a few prior recons to assess approaches, etc. A few of these peaks will be aid climbs, and while I'm so-so competent at aid, I need to brush up on those skills as well. A long way of saying that although there are only 7 key climbs, there will be lots of training climbs as well. A fun project for sure.

2) River stuff: I've committed to a trip down the Upper Colorado, about 60+ miles, probably in April/May. Might do a multi-day out to the Escalante in Utah, but that's not a high priority, might punt to 2024.

3) Various trips: I really want to camp in the Great Sand Dunes in May for a meteor shower. Might do a couple "mystery" overnighters, e.g. trying to find the mystery 4th class route on West Eolus, then drop into NY Basin for Peak 16. Another mystery is a peak rated either 4th class or 5.6. Huh? I also want to climb Peak L in the Gore with a buddy, I dropped the ball on that one last summer.

That's about it.

-Tom

[JROSKA]

My goals are relatively straightforward. Ten 14ers left, 5 of them are more than Class 2. Go get those.

Maroon
Crestone
Sunlight (plus Windom)
Snowmass
El Diente

[Scott P]

1) Climbing: I've been working on a climbing project, the ranked Colorado 5th class peaks list, off & on for years. The list is actually a bit fluid with LIDAR, some new peaks pop on, older peaks fall off.

I wonder what Steamboat Rock goes at? The only route I have ever heard of is the Kor and that goes at 5.10+ A2+ and that's an old school rating and doesn't visit the summit. The north ridge is probably the easiest route, but looks gnarly. Either way, this one is likely way beyond my ability.

[Scott P]

My goals are relatively straightforward. Ten 14ers left, 5 of them are more than Class 2. Go get those.
Sunlight (plus Windom)

Sunlight

Do you want to join forces? I got stormed of Sunlight when I was there so it is the only one I have left.

[JROSKA]

Scott -

I would welcome any possibility to hike Sunlight with someone since my current plan is just to take the train in and do Sunlight / Windom solo in mid-August. For me the train with a camp in the Basin is how I’d want to go. Even though I couldn’t get all 4 this past summer, that plan worked pretty well in getting the Eolus group.

- Jeff R

[Alpine_Iris]

It looks like I am going to (hopefully) barely squeak by to 100 new peaks for 2022. Thinking about my summer, I learned so much about how to live out of my car, plan days with lots of peaks, know when to rest, etc. I think I can be a lot more efficient next year. With that in mind, here are some mountain related goals I have for 2023:

1. 200 new peaks. I know it's possible just like thinking about what my daily/weekly/monthly averages would need to be in the summer, like currently just over 1/5 of my peaks in 2022 are from one calendar week. If I'm little more consistent in July and August than this year, it feels within reach.

2. Do more 13ers, I only did 18 this year. If I can start doing some of those big 13er links, 200 peaks is a lot more feasible.

3. Do a day with 10k feet of gain. I really should have tried this over the summer, I was probably in shape for it, but I'm definitely not at the moment.

4. Do as many peaks in a day as I can. Current PB is 8. This one is really more of a logistical challenge. There are so many "peaks" that don't have a ton of hiking involved. I think somewhere around 12 would be possible in the right area for me. In addition to this I'd like to break my monthly and weekly peaks PBs (24,18) (definitely necessary if I want to get to 200)

5. Do a 5th class peak. I had an opportunity to do cheeseman mountain the other day, but it was getting dark and I chickened out.

6. Explore more areas in Colorado, do more stuff in other states. I haven't been to the west elks, flattops, dinosaur natl. monument, etc. would be nice to see some of these places.

7. Boulder V8 indoors. I've got so close on a few 7s, hopefully with a whole year I might be able to send a soft 8

8. Hike with people more often

[desertdog]

Oh no, it's not time for this already!

Keeping mine simple this year...

Finish the Bicents, 9 left and all are backpacks except Castlelebra.

1 international climb.

1 Cascades trip.