The original Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge was created as a part of a training regimen  for a through-hike of the John Muir Trail. Since then, others have joined the challenge to help them prepare for Mt Whitney and other big adventures. Many others find it challenge enough on it's own!

Completing the challenge in a single season is a feat that few can claim, and great for bragging rights and trail cred.

You can register for the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge selecting one of the two registration levels listed below. The Explorer level gives you the welcome packet, and the Trailblazer level adds a t-shirt.

Of course not! You can hike these peaks for free. But if you join the challenge, you become part of the community, support Big City Mountaineers and could win some great gear.

Yes! You can give a Six-Pack of Peaks gift certificate. It’s the gift that lasts for miles and miles. Note that each challenger must register online themselves for their account to be setup correctly.

To qualify for the Finisher's Party in October, all peaks must be hiked and logged between January 1, 2019 and September 30, 2019. Most challengers hike the higher peaks in the summer after the snow melts.

The peaks were originally selected to grow in difficulty, hiking them in sequence, but you can hike the peaks in any order that you choose. 

You can follow the routes used here, but this is your Six-Pack — you can use whatever route you want. Remember that you only get out of it what you put into it.

Think about it this way: You wouldn’t get a medal for running the LA Marathon just because you substituted the Long Beach Marathon, right?

Fires can cause trail closures that limit access to one or more peaks for weeks, months or even years. With twelve peaks to choose from, you can always select a different peak from the dozen to complete your challenge.