Mountain Climbing and Mountaineering
Mountain climbing (or mountaineering) is one of my more challenging pursuits. To date, I've climbed seven major mountains, in addition to numerous hikes up lesser peaks.
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Mount Whitney, California - October 1998.
14,494 feet / 4,418 metres
Highest mountain in the contiguous 48 States.
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Mauna Loa, Hawaii - August 1999
13,677 feet / 4,169 metres
Largest mountain on Earth.
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Mauna Kea, Hawaii - August 1999
13,796 feet / 4,205 metres
Tallest Mountain on Earth.
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La Malinche, Mexico - December 1999
14,640 feet / 4,462 metres
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Citlatepetl, Mexico - January 2000
18,405 feet / 5,610 metres
Also known as El Pico de Orizaba
Third highest mountain in North America.
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Cotopaxi, Ecuador - December 2000
19,347 feet / 5,897 metres
Highest active volcano on Earth.
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Chimborazo, Ecuador - January 2001
20,561 feet / 6,267 metres
Farthest point from the centre of the Earth.
You can find more detailed information on these and other mountains at the Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia.
I've got too many climbing photos to fit them all on one page so I've split this section into the different areas I've climbed.
Climbing in Hawaii - Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa
Climbing in Mexico - La Malinche and Citlatepetl
Climbing in Ecuador - Cotopaxi and Chimborazo

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