Prominence Front Runners - Worldwide Lists *

* compiled by Andy Martin (April 2009)

Prominence Leaders - Worldwide

Earth Fifty Finest (see list)

Cut point is Mount Blackburn (11,598 feet of prominence).

7 summits = Denali, Everest, Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, Carstenz, Vinson, Elbrus.
7 islands = Carstenz, Gunnbjorn, Kinabalu, Kerinci, Fuji, Madagascar HP, Baffin HP.

Lots of climber information is found at 7summits.com.

Most entries were compiled from information found on the Internet and similar sources.
These entries have not been reviewed by their respective climbers;
were not submitted by them; and they may have more summits to their credit.
These entries are indicated by "IN" for "incomplete".
In contrast, "DOC" is for those whose accomplishments are well documented.

Most list entries are Seven Summit enthusiasts. A small fraction are
climbers interested in peaks due to their large topographic prominence.
For informational purposes the latter individuals are indicated by "PROM".

Please send additional information to oldadit @ iname.com .

27 Junko Tabei (IN) - first woman to climb Mount Everest   see web page

26 Bob Packard (PROM) - Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Orizaba, Elbrus, Mt Blanc, Mauna Kea, Chimborazo,
                        Rainier, Cook, Jebel Toubkal, Cerro Chirripo, Tajumulco, Pico Bolivar, Fuji, Ojos del Salado,
                        Ararat, Cameroon, Dashen, Teide, Kinabalu, Rinjani, Semeru, Kerinci, Yu Shan, Ritacuba

26 Gerry Roach (PROM) - 7 summits + Mauna Kea, Logan, Kinabalu, Orizaba, Rainier, Ojos del Salado,
                        Chimborazo, Pico Bolivar, Tajumulco, Mount Blanc, Fuji, Ararat, Blackburn,
                        Toubkal, Chirripo, Teide, Yu Shan, Cameroon, Dashen

25 Gerhard Schmatz (IN)   see website

23 Jaime Vinals (PROM) - 7 summits & islands (11 total), Tajumulco, Chirripo, Orizaba, Bolivar, Chimborazo,
                        Salado, Blanc, Toubkal, Ararat, Teide, Ritacuba Blanca, Mauna Kea

22 Michael Kelsey (DOC) - see his World's Mountains and Volcanos

21 Doug Mantle (DOC) - 7 summits + Logan, Orizaba, Mont Blanc, Mauna Kea, Margherita, Chimborazo,
                        Kinabalu, Rainier, Kenya, Cook, Gunnbjorn Fjeld, Ararat, Kerinci, Fuji

21 Petter Bjørstad (PROM) - Rainier, Teide, Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, Bolivar, Orizaba,
                        Blanc, Mauna Kea, Fuji, Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Elbrus, Toubkal, Denali,
                        Rinjani, Kerinci, Kinabalu, Yu Shan, Ararat, Damavand, Chirripo, Chimborazo

20 Matthew Holt (IN) - 7 summits + Kenya, Margerita, Dashen, Chimborazo, Blanc, Ararat, Rainier, Cook,
                        Kinabalu, Fuji, Rindjani, Cameroon, Toubkal

19 Ronald Naar (IN) - 7 summits, Nanga Parbat, K2, Ruwenzori, Kinabalu, Chimborazo,
                        Klyuchevskaya, Valentin, Damavand, Mont Blanc, Gunnbjørn, Toubkal, Teide

16 Gary Pfisterer (IN) - 7 summits, Cook, Chimborazo, Ojos del Salado, Logan, Mauna Kea, Kenya,
                        Blanc, Rainier, Orizaba. See web page.

15 Khoo Swee Chiow (DOC) - 7 summits + Damavand, Ararat, Blanc, Kinabalu, Yu San, Kerinci, Fuji, Rinjani
15 Myung Joon Kim (IN) - leader of the Korean American Alpine Club - 7 summits, Orizaba, Rainier,
                        Mont Blanc, Chimborazo, Tajumulco, Fuji, Mauna Kea, Toubkal
15 Geri Winkler (IN) - see website - 7 summits + Chimborazo,
                        Orizaba, Salado, Kinabalu, Blanc, Teide, Toubkal, Chirripo

14 Reinhold Messner (IN) - 7 summits + Nanga Parbat,Kangchenjunga, K2, Blanc, Kenya, Chimborazo, Ruwenzori
14 Waldemar Niclevicz (IN) - 7 summits + Ojos, Chimborazo, Blanc, Ruwenzori, Bolivar, K2, San Valentin
14 Ken Jones (PROM) - Rainier, Mauna Kea, Orizaba, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Ojos del Salado, Aconcagua,
                        Cameroon, Dashen, Chirripo, Toubkal, Blanc, Yu Shan, Ritacuba

12 Richard Birrer (IN) - Kilimanjaro, Denali, Aconcagua, Vinson, Elbrus, Ararat, Rainier, Mauna Kea,
                        Blanc, Orizaba, Fuji, Cook
12 Ginette Harrison (IN) - 7 summits, Kenya, Kangchenjunga, Cook, Salado, Logan
12 Ricardo Torres (IN) - 7 summits + Orizaba, Rainier, Chimborazo, Ararat, Kinabalu. See web page.

11 summits:

Vern Tejas (DOC) - Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Logan, Vinson,
      Elbrus, Mount Blanc, Damavand, Rainier, Mauna Kea
Wally Berg - 7 summits + Salado, Kinabalu, Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Rainier
Harry Kikstra (DOC) - 7 summits + Blanc, Tajamulco, Ojos del Salado, Ruwenzori
Walter Laserer - 7 summits + Blanc, Chimborazo, Kenya, Jebel Toubkal
Josep Pujante (IN) - 7 summits & tops G. Fjeld, Kinabalu, Kerinci, Fuji
Scott Woolums (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc, Kenya, Orizaba, Rainier
Adam Helman (PROM) - Aconcagua, Kilimanjaro, Orizaba, Mauna Kea, Kinabalu,
      Rainier, Bolivar, Kerinci, Chirripo, Rinjani, Semeru

10 summits:

David Keaton (IN) - 7 summits, Rainier, Mauna Kea, Ararat
Rob Milne (PROM) - Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Carstensz, Mont Blanc,
      Kinabalu, Rainier, Mount Kenya, Vinson, Elbrus
Kurt Wedberg (IN) - 7 summits - (Vinson, Carstenz) + Rainier, Kenya, Orizaba, Chimborazo, Ararat
Dagmar Wabnig (IN) - 7 summits - Everest + Blanc, Chimborazo, Kinabalu, Ojos del Salado
Louis Bowen (IN) - 7 summits + Cook, Blanc, Rainier
Phil Ershler (IN) - 6 summits, Kangchenjunga, Rainier, Orizaba, Chimborazo
Diego Wellig (IN) - 7 summits + Chimborazo, Fuji, Blanc
Young-Seok Park (IN) - 7 summits + 8000 meter peaks (K2, Kangchenjunga, Parbat)
Nasuh Mahruki (IN) - 6 summits + Pobedy, Damavand, Ararat, K2
Randy Peeters (IN) - 7 summits + Rainier, Maune Kea, Blanc
Thomas Knob - Kilimanjaro, Orizaba, Elbrus, Mont Blanc, Demavand, Kinabalu, Tajumulco,
      Margerita, Jebel Toubkal, Chirripo
Chris Birrer - Kilimanjaro, Denali, Aconcagua, Elbrus, Rainier, Mauna Kea, Blanc, Orizaba, Fuji, Ararat
Robert Link (IN) - 6 summits, Rainier, Kangchenjunga, Chimborazo, Orizaba

9 summits:

Bill Hauser (DOC) - Fuji, Bolivar, Yu Shan, Denali, Mauna Kea, Rainier,
      Kinabalu, Margherita, Kilimanjaro
Charlie Winger(DOC) - Elbrus, Kenya, Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, Denali, Orizaba,
      Mauna Kea, Chimborazo, Rainier
Rob Hall (IN) - 7 summits, K2, Cook (?)
Todd Burleson (IN) - 7 summits, Rainier, Orizaba
Rebecca Stephens (IN) - 7 summits, Blanc, Kenya
Anna Czerwinska (IN) - 7 summits + Nanga Parbat + Blanc
Doug Scott (IN) - 7 summits + Kangchenjunga, Kenya
John Biggar (DOC) - Aconcagua, Orizaba, Mont Blanc, Chimborazo, Mauna Kea, Bolivar,
      Jebel Toubkal, Ojos del Salado, Ritacuba Blanca
Greg Wilson (IN) - 7 summits, Rainier, Kangchenjunga, likely others
James Clarke (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc, Rainier
Heber Orona (IN) - 7 summits + Salado, Orizaba
Abramov Alexander (IN) - 6 summits + Cook (?), Ararat (?), Blanc (?)
Sean Disney (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc, Cook (?)
Max Chaya - 7 summits + Blanc, Rainier
Jason Edwards - 6 summits + Rainier, Orizaba, Chimborazo
Randy Peteers - 7 summits + Blanc + Rainier (IN) Bernard Voyer - 7 summits + Chimborazo, Fuji (IN)
Richard Carey (PROM) - Fuji, Mauna Kea, Chirripo, Kilimanjaro, Rainier, Denali, Orizaba, Yu Shan, Kinabalu
Bo Parfet (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc, Cook
Pat Morrow (IN) - 7 summits, Fuji (?), Logan (?)
Craig Van Hoy (IN) - 6 summits, Rainier, Orizaba, Kanchenjunga

8 summits:

Barbara Lilley (DOC) - Chimborazo, Aconcagua, Orizaba, Denali, Logan, Rainier, Mauna Kea, Kilimanjaro
Stuart Smith (DOC) - 7 summits (no Puncak Jaya) + Rainier + Orizaba
Oswald Oelz (IN) - 7 summits + Kenya
Eric Simonson (IN) - 7 summits + Rainier
Ramon Portilla (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc
Cris Kopczynski (IN) - 7 summits + Rainier
Steve Bell (IN) - 7 summits + Mount Blanc ?
Dave Walsh (IN) - 7 summits + Nanga Parbat
Ilgvars Pauls (IN) - 7 summits, Nanga Parbat
Edward Earl (PROM) - Aconcagua, Denali, Rainier, Mauna Kea, Orizaba, Bolivar, Chirripo, Chimborazo
Joby Ogwyn (IN) - 7 summits + Damavand ?
Bernard Voyer (IN) - 7 summits + Chimborazo
Mikel Alvarez (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc
Al Refi Zed (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc
Randy Peters (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc
Miroslav Caban (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc (?)
Gene Rehfeld (IN) - 7 summits + Rainier + Orizaba (??)
Viktor Groselj (IN) - 6 summits + K2, Kangchenjunga
Jason Edwards (IN) - 6 summits + Rainier, Orizaba (?), Chimborazo (?)
Chieko Shimada (IN) - 7 summits + Cook
May Chaya (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc
Walter Laserer (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc
David Liano (IN) - 7 summits + Orizaba
John Christiana - 7 summits (Kosciuszko) + Rainier, Mauna Kea
Ed Viesturs (IN) - Everest, Nanga Parbat, Kangchenjunga, K2, Rainier, Orizaba, Denali, Aconcagua (?), Blanc (?)
Mark Tucker (IN) - 7 summits + Rainier
Kiek (Egbert) Stam (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc
Karo Ovasapyan (IN) - 6 summits + Rainier + Ararat
Fredrik Strang (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc
Kim Myung-Joon (IN) - 7 summits + Orizaba
Phinella Henderson - Toubkal, Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, Orizaba, Elbrus, Blanc, Ras Dashen, Ritacuba Blanca
Henrik Kristiansen (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc
Dirk Stephan (IN) - 7 summits + Blanc
Bruno Baschung - Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Denali, Vinson, Aconcagua, Ojos, Ararat, Blanc
Skip Horner - 7 summits + Gunnbjørn

Earth Top 100 Prominences (see list)

Cut point is Gunung Leuser (2,941 meters = 9,649 feet of prominence)

The same comments apply here as for the Earth 50 Finest table insofar as
information retrieval; entry accuracy; and prominence-vs-Seven Summits orientation.
A minimum of 18 peaks is required for list inclusion.

34 Michael Kelsey (DOC) - see above
33 Gerhard Schmatz (IN) - see above
34 Bob Packard (PROM)
32+ Junko Tabei (IN) - see above
30 Gerry Roach (DOC) - see above

27 Petter Bjørstad (PROM)
26 Jaime Vinals (DOC) - see above

22+ Matthew Holt - see above + Meru, Karisimbi
21+ Doug Mantle (DOC) - see above
19+ Ronald Naar - see above
18 Adam Helman (PROM)   see list
18 Geri Winkler - see above + Karisimbi, Popocatepetl, Meru
18 Ken Jones (PROM)   see list

World Ultra Summits

 Peaks with at least 1,500 meters (4,921 feet) of prominence anywhere on earth.
Cutoff value is 5,000 feet (1,524 meters) for summits in the United States.
A minimum of 30 peaks is required for list inclusion.

132   Bob Packard   see list
130   Petter Bjørstad   see list

90   Gerry Roach
87+ Michael Kelsey
84   Adam Helman   see list
82   Edward Earl   see list

70   John Stolk (54 US, 6 BC-Canada, 10 elsewhere)
66+   John Biggar
66   Ken Jones   see list
65   Duane Gilliland

61+   Junko Tabei
61+   Grant Myers
61   Bob Bolton
60   Richard Carey

57   Bill Schuler
54   Charlie Winger
50+ Barbara Lilley
50   Pål Bjørstad
49   Cedron Jones
48   Greg Slayden
48   Andy Martin   see list
45   Dennis Poulin 10 in 10 days
45   John Vitz
44   Richard Wilkins - Has climbed 7 of the world 50.
44   Rob Woodall - Has also climbed 7 of the world 50.
43   John Hamann
41+ Ginge Fullen 128 of 193 country HPs climbed - not all counted yet
41   Terry Richard
38+ Doug Mantle
38   Dean Molen
36+ Gordon MacLeod
35   Karen Jones   see list
33   Ted Brasket
33   Fred Johnson
32   Dave Covill
31   Bob Martin
30   Terry Flood
30   Evan Jones
30   Scott Surgent
30   Teresa Gergen

CENTURY CLUB

At least 100 peaks with at least 2,000 feet (610 meters) of prominence anywhere on earth.

711 John Vitz   See map
687 Bob Packard   See map

547 Ken Jones   See map
535 Barbara Lilley   See map
504 Gordon MacLeod   See map

472 Andy Martin   See map

367 Richard Carey   See personal website
366 Petter Bjørstad   See list to 610 meters
359 Edward Earl   See map
348 Cedron Jones   Moosilauke NH 1969 to Sonyok MT 12/31/2007
342 Adam Helman   See this web site and map.
340 Grant Myers   127 in WA, 59 in Canada, 26 in OR
333 John Stolk   many in WA - see map
326 John Hamann   See map
307+ Gerry Roach   See resume

296 Bill Schuler   See map
278 Dennis Poulin   See web page
269 Dean Molen   Many in OR and other western states
264 Don Palmer   CA 89, NV 77, CO 18, AZ 18, OR 12, WA 11, UT 11 + 28 others
261 Bob Martin   World leader in total number of summits (deceased).
245 Gail Hanna   CA144,NV28,AZ27,WA3,UT8,NM7,OR22,ID1,TX1,MA1,Mex3 ++
243 Bob Bolton   See map
241 James Gordon   107 British Isles, 13 Alps, 19 Italy, 33 Spain/Pyrenees, Norway 52, etc.
227+ Charlie Winger   DPS, state HPs. See website
217 Mark Nichols   Prepared many AZ summit lists with Bob Martin.
206 Donna O'Shaughnesy   DPS + Nevada + "Vitzes blitzes"
200 Rob Woodall   all 111 British Isle 2K peaks.

198 Paul Klenke   Many in WA, last was Mount Rainier
195~ John Biggar   See website
191 "desertrat"   See web page
190~ Tom Rountree   Has climbed 100 of the peaks on the NV map.
188 Scott Surgent   mostly Southwest USA. See website
187 Ted Brasket   55NV 42CA 30CO 24AZ 13OR 5UT 5ID 3WY 1WA 1NM 1MT
182+ Michael Kelsey   see "World's Mountains and Volcanos", 4th edition
181+ Jennifer Roach   See web page
176 Andy Boos   See list
175 Martin Shetter   137 of the WA 2K peaks, 38 elsewhere
175 Jose Martinez   Author of 4 books on mountains and caves.
171 Terry Flood   Many DPS, SPS, HPS plus lots more.
168 Fred Johnson   Many in CA and NV.
167 John Roper   Sets the standard in challenging WA state.
161 Greg Slayden   See website
160 Betsy Palmer   Has accompanied husband Don on many peaks
157 Doug Kasian   Author of Arizona Range HP list
155+ Dave Jurasevich   Author of Desert Peaks Guide
152+ Rich Gnagy   DSP + SPS + HPS + State Highpoints
152 Dick Searle   Lower 48 State tops, many DPS peaks
143+ Doug Mantle   20 of Worlds 50 + DPS=54 + SPS=22 + HPS=22 + 14ers + etc.
143 Pete Yamagata   Lots in CA and NV
142 Vic Henney   DPS + SPS + HPS + State HP + 14ers + 2 in NV
142 Sue Wyman-Henney   DPS + SPS + HPS + State HP + 14ers + 2 in NV
142 Lee Newton   83 in the UK, 50 in rest of Europe and 9 "overseas" ~140 Ann Bowker   See web page
140 Mike Garratt   Hard core CO climber.
133 Kirk Mallory   61 in CO and 29 in NM
133 Eric Willhite   See web page
130+ Rowland Bowker   See web page
128 Rob Milne   85 Britain, 10 World Top 50, 26 US, 7 Rest of world (deceased)
128 Colin Jones   Centurion at 13 years 9 months
126+ Dave Covill   See map
126 Neil Sandilands 102 in the British Isles
124 Ron Tagliapietra   First centurion from SE USA.
123 Evan Jones   Centurion at 17 years, 5 days
123 Duane Gilliland   See map
121 John Mitchler (!)   See map
119+ Jobe Wymore   See map
119 Karen Jones   Karen and Ken are parents of Colin and Evan
118 Eric Noel   per listsofjohn
117 Richard Webb   96 British Isles, 6 Norway, 10 FR, 1 in GR, RO, SI
117 Ken Whyte   British Isles based
116+ Bob Burd   http://www.snwburd.com/bob - a very speedy guy
114 Roy Schweiker   First reported centurion east of Mississippi river.
112 anon. "The Alien"   UK Centurion
112 Chris Upson   90 in the British Isles, Elbrus and Mont Blanc
111 Phil Cooper   105 in the British Isles
111 Lee Newton   81 in the UK
110+ Tony Payne   110 in the British Isles
109 Gordon Adshead   all in British Isles
109 Jeff Howbert   See web pages
109 John Mitchler   See map
107 Dan Baxter   See web page 106 Dotty Martin   Bob's better half. Many peaks in AZ and CO.
104 Alan Dawson   Author of Relative Hills of Britain
104 Pål Bjørstad   Centurion at 19 years. See web page
106 Fay Pullen   Over 100 of the WA 2K peaks 105 John Kirk   webmaster of http://listsofjohn.com
104 Annette Myers   Many in WA and OR
103 Chris Crocker   82 Britain, 7 Ireland, 3 Japan, 10 worldwide
103 Teresa Gergen   89 in lower 48 plus 12 overseas, + 2 HI
102 Mark Adrian   former Desert Sage editor
101 Jim Bloomer   95 in British Isles
101 Colin Crawford   97 in the British Isles
100+ Andy Smatko   DPS/SPS/HPS + 2 estimated
100+ Arkel Erb   DPS/SPS/HPS + Arrow NV + 1 estimated
100+ Scott Holzhauser   35 AZ + 39 NM + 22 State HPs + others
100 Andy Bates   still in his twenties

100~ Triple listers   DPS + SPS + HPS folks not listed above -
                Ron Bartell, Bob Emerick, Jack Grams, Vic Henney,
                Sue Wyman-Henney, Bob Hicks, George Hubbard, Jerry Keating,
                Barbara Magnuson, Roy Magnuson, Duane McRuer, Mary Motheral,
                Norm Rohn, Bill T. Russell, Erik Siering, Tina Stough, Dale van Dalsem

Peaks with at least 1,000 feet (305 meters) of prominence anywhere on Earth.

Please send update information to Mark Nichols (mark.nichols1 at cox.net).
Updates are made December, April, and September.

1425 John Vitz   See map
1180+ Barbara Lilley
1180+ Gordon MacLeod
1177 Bob Packard   See map

764 Ken Jones
646+ Rob Woodall
638 Andy Martin
600 Mark Nichols
590+ Bob Martin
528+ Mike Garratt
422+ Richard Carey
403+ Terry Flood

TOTAL NUMBER OF PROMINENCES

Most climbs of different 300+ foot (92+ meter) prominence summits.

climber summits notes
Bob Martin 5,760+ 2,700+ in CO, 2,700+ in AZ, 360+ others (deceased)
Barb Lilley 4,898 2,249+CA, 1,486+AZ, 437+NV, 269+CO, +others
Gordon MacLeod 4,785 2,249+CA, 1,486+AZ, 437+NV, 269+CO, +others
Andy Smatko 4,000+ friend of Bill Schuler
Bob Packard 3,541 1,814 in AZ
Bill Schuler 3,481 1,100 in Sierra Nevada of CA
Mike Garratt 3,103 see listsofjohn
Rob Woodall 3,067 2,930 in British Isles, 1,550 Marilyns, 1,825 with P500+ feet
James Gordon 2,740~ 1537 Marilyns + 101 Corbett Tops + 181 Graham Tops
Mark Nichols 2,729 mostly in eastern AZ and southwestern NM
Ann Bowker 2,400 1,546 Marilyns (P150+ meter British hills)
Ken Whyte 2,389 1,550 Marilyns
Rowland Bowker 2,350~ 1,542 Marilyns, Ann's husband
John Vitz 2,262 lives in Manhattan Beach, CA
Tony Payne 2,000+ Marilyns in Britian and Ireland1
Colin Crawford 2,000 Marilyns and more
John Roper 2,000- many summits with 400' drop in WA
Doug Kasian 1,877 many in AZ and Canada
Alan Dawson 1,745 literally wrote the book on Marilyns
"Bob" Michael 1,700+/- out of Fort Collins, CO
Grant Myers 1,641 Many in WA, some in Canada
Richard Webb 1,638+ 1268 GB Marilyns, 60 Irish Marilyns, + other summits
Ken Butcher 1,550+ Marilyns
Don Smithies 1,549+ Marilyns
Alan Holmes 1,530+ Marilins
Charles Knowles 1,518+ Marilyns
George Morl 1,496+ Marilyns
Graham Illing 1,492+ Marilyns
Dotty Martin 1,460 many in Arizona and Colorado
Andrew Allum 1,451+ Marilyns
Phil Cooper 1,430 Marilyns
Gordon Adshead 1,406+ British & Irish Marilyns
Bert Barnett 1,399+ Marilyns
Richard Wood 1,373+ Marilyns
Teresa Gergen 1,362+ First woman to finish CO highest 700 & 800
Stewart Logan 1,335+ Marilyns
Bill Fairmaner 1,332+ Marilyns
Chris Upson 1,326+ Marilyns
Eddie Dealtry 1,319+ Marilyns
Jack Dias 1,315+ All CO summits above 12,000'
Ken Nolan 1,313+ All CO summits above 12,000'
Peter Collins 1,295+ Marilyns
Colin Donnelly 1,290+ Marilyns
Roy Schweiker 1,235+ Most in New England, using 100 m col
John Barnard 1,228+ Marilyns
Ken Jones 1,225 Mostly in western USA
Kirk Mallory 1,222 all ranked 13ers in CO - the 700 highest CO peaks (12,900+ ft)
Ursula Stubbings 1,217+ Marilyns
Tom Ross 1,200+ Sierra Peaks, most climbed with Andy Smatko
Stuart Benn 1,191+ British Isles
Colin Dodgson 1,162+ Hiked 2,443 hills of 2000+ foot elevation in Britain.
Andrew Tibbetts 1,156 13 Ultras, 83 2K and 987 Marilyns
Hamish Brown 1,149+ Marilyns
Richard Mclellan 1,138+ Marilyns
Neil Sandilands 1,136 mostly on British Isles
Jennifer Roach 1,135+ per listsofjohn
Roderick Manson 1,132+ Marilyns
Jim Bloomer 1,116+ mostly P100+ meter hills over 500 m height in Great Britain
Scott Patterson 1,100+ many in UT and CO, many overseas
Gordon Ingall 1,083+ Marilyns
Brian Ewing 1,066+ Marilyns
John Hipwood 1,064+ Marilyns
Gerry Knight 1,057+ Marilyns
Mary Cox 1,039+ Marilyns
Dorothy Wilson 1,032+ Marilyns
Paul Caban 1,032+ Marilyns
Peter Simpson 1,017+ Marilyns
John Crummett 1,015+ Marilyns
Andy Martin 1,004 820 P500+ feet
Moira Burks 1,001+ Marilyns
Alver Burks 1,001+ Marilyns
Barbara Jones 1,001+ Marilyns
Peter Dawes 1,001+ Marilyns
Barb Byron 1,000+ from Durango CO
John Kirk 1,000+ See listsofjohn.com
Arthur Josephson 1,000+ ? 3,193 named summits and 200'+ prom. summits
Lee Barry 1,000 ? surmounted 1,000 "peaks" from GA to VA
Norman Clyde ? famous mountaineer
T.M. Bannon ? surveyor 1889-1915 when 50 peaks was a good season.
Ludwig Purtscheller ? 1700 peaks: see web page
a few New England Hikers 1,000+ ? They use 200 foot drop in New England, making it difficult
to accurately count the 300 foot drop peaks.

One-half a contour interval can be added at unmarked summits and saddles. Thus an unmarked peak showing 7 full contour intervals of 40 feet (same as 8 actual rising contour lines between saddle and summit) can also add 20 feet for an interpolated summit height, and 20 feet more drop for the saddle, giving an expected prominence of 320 feet. We assume this peak meets the 300 foot prominence criterion.

Another way of stating this - assuming 40 foot contour intervals, the calculation formula should be 40 x N, where N is the number of contours above the saddle. This assumes summit and saddle elevations are not available.

1Marilyns are defined to have 150+ meters (492 feet) of prominence.

According to Alan Dawson, out of 1,552 Marilyns, only 178 are in England, 156 are in Wales, 1,213 are in Scotland and 5 are on the Isle of Man (one is joint English/Welsh). There are an additional 453 Marilyns on the whole island of Ireland, as listed by Clem Clements.

SPEED RECORDS & STREAKS

 NOTE: Speed records are presented due to interest. They are not intended to encourage reckless activities, or speeding tickets. Notably -

Peaks in a day

Rules: Up to 24 hours time span (may cross calendar days). Anywhere on Earth.
            Ground/water travel is allowed. Mechanized air travel is not.

prominence (ft) peaks climber
12,000+ 2 Kilimanjaro and Kenya, 21 hours 40 minutes
Barry Cliff and Rusty Baillie in February 1964.
Mt. Kenya has 12,792 ft prominence.
6,000+ 3? see note
2,000+ 5 Stefan & McKenna (23 months) Feller. WA
Calispell N. Baldy, Abercrombie, Rogers, Dominion.
3 drives, 2 hikes totalling 11.4 miles.
1,000 10 John Broxap. By-product of run listed below.
500 22 Chris Upson.
492 (150 m) 24 Chris Upson. 24 Marilyns in 24 hours by foot.
70 miles, 29,800 ft ascent. A Marilyn is a 150+ meter prominence.
328 (100 m) 27 Jon Broxap.
300 28 Jon Broxap. By-product of 28 Munros in 24 hours.
70 miles, 32,650 ft ascent.
50 72 Mark Hartell, in 1997 with an astonishing
87 miles and 39,900 ft of elevation gain.

Note: It is rumored that in the Los Angeles area hikers have reached San Jacinto, San Gorgonio
          and Mount San Antonio in a single day. We are checking into this rumor ... .

Peaks in a multi-day period

prominence (ft) peaks climber
5,000+ 21 66 days by Kazufumi Hirata during his Hyaku-Meizan completion.
10 Dennis Poulin - "10 Ultras in 10 days" (prominences in feet)
Hayford Pk (5,392), Pilot Pk (5,726), Arc Dome (5,213), North Schell Pk (5,403)
Ibapah Pk (5,247), Deseret Pk (5,811), Flat Top Mtn (5,370), Mt Nebo (5,488)
Mt Timpanogos (5,269), Borah Pk (6,002)
9 Petter Bjørstad -
Eddy, Deseret, Flat Top, Pilot, Ibapah,
Wheeler (+ Moriah), North Schell, San Antonio, San Jacinto
8 Bob Bolton - "8 Ultras in 8 days" (prominences in feet)
Flat Top Mtn = Oquirrh Range HP (5,370), Nebo (5,488), Ibapah (5,247)
Deseret Pk (5,811), Mt Timpanogos (5,269), Wheeler Pk (7,563)
North Schell Pk (5,403), Star Pk (5,396)
9 Duane Gilliland and Bob Bolton in May 2005 - "9 Ultras in 9 days" (prominences in feet)
Sierra Blanca Pk (5,533), Chiricahua Pk (5,139), Mt Graham (6,320)
Mt Lemmon (5,157), Miller Pk (5,006), San Jacinto Pk (8,284)
Mt San Antonio (6,224), San Gorgonio Mtn (8,279), Hayford Pk (5,392)
4,790+ 10 Bob Packard - "10 near-Ultras in 10 days" (prominences in feet)
Troy (4,790), Hayford (5,392), North Shell Pk (5,403), Moriah (4,907)
Pilot (5,726), Hole in the Mt (4,826), HP Jackson Mts (4,835)
Tobin (4,815), Arc Dome (5,213), Linn in Yolla Bolly Mts (4,814)
2000 17Rob Woodall, 19-24 August 2006. 39,500 feet gain, 63 miles.
150 m549In 2006 by Andrew Tibbets (with a full-time job).
300+(?)50Jamie Thin, a runner from Edinburgh, number of Munros in a week.
284Munros by Charlie Campbell, foot, cycle, swim.
48.5 days, 125 km ascent, 1430 km run, 1220 km bike.
262 are 300'+, 205 are 500'+, 119 are 1K, 53 are 2K.

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