With Baby Smith on the way, Daniel was plenty busy preparing for activities other
than climbing. Now that Jacob is here, Daniel can start planning on having a little-one
to bring along on some of his climbs! Check back for updated plans for next season.
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"I've always enjoyed the outdoors, however, climbing the highest point in
all 50 states didn't become a goal of mine until mid-2002. I had been looking at starting
the Colorado 14ers, and through my research, found out about that state's highest peak, Mt.
Elbert. Then I started to wonder what the highest point in Texas was. Researching this led
me to quite a bit of information about the 50 "Highpoints" of the United States. I had
always know that each state had a highest point, obviously, but it had never before
occurred to me that one might try to climb them.
In October 2002, I successfully climbed
Mt. Bierstadt, 14,067', despite the snow and
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cold temperatures. When I returned home to Texas, I started researching
people that were trying to climb the Highpoints in winter. At first I found very little,
but eventually learned that Dave Johnston, a member of the "Minus 148" party that made the
first successful winter ascent of Denali, was very close to becoming the first person to
climb all 50 highpoints in winter. I had read "Minus 148," and in fact, it was one of the
factors that helped to inspire my passion for climbing. All of these details came together
to give me the idea for my current goal. The rest, as they say, is history!"
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Denali, AK
63° 04' 11" N, 151° 00' 14" W
6,189m (20,306 ft)
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Mt. Whitney, CA
36° 34' 43" N, 118° 17' 31" W
4,422m (14,508 ft)
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Mt. Elbert, CO
39° 07' 04" N, 106° 26' 43" W
4,401m (14,440 ft)
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Mt. Rainier, WA
46° 51' 07" N, 121° 45' 29" W
4,394m (14,416 ft)
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Gannet Peak, WY
43° 11' 03" N, 109° 39' 15" W
4,209m (13,809 ft)
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Mauna Kea, HI
02/08/2005
19° 49' 14" N, 155° 28' 05" W
4,207m (13,803 ft)
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Kings Peak, UT
40° 46' 34" N, 110° 22' 20" W
4,125m (13,534 ft)
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Wheeler Peak, NM
01/05/2006
36° 33' 25" N, 105° 25' 01" W
4,013m (13,167 ft)
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Boundary Peak, NV
37° 50' 46" N, 118° 21' 05" W
4,008m (13,150 ft)
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Granite Peak, MT
45° 09' 48" N, 109° 48' 27" W
3,904m (12,807 ft)
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Borah Peak, ID
44° 08' 15" N, 113° 46' 52" W
3,861m (12,668 ft)
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Humphreys Peak, AZ
35° 20' 47" N, 111° 40' 41" W
3,852m (12,637 ft)
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Mt. Hood, OR
45° 22' 25" N, 121° 41' 45" W
3,429m (11,249 ft)
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Guadalupe Peak, TX
12/29/2002
31° 53' 29" N, 104° 51' 39" W
2,667m (8,751 ft)
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Harney Peak, SD
02/26/2003
43° 51' 57" N, 103° 31' 57" W
2,208m (7,244 ft)
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Mt. Mitchell, NC
35° 45' 53" N, 82° 15' 54" W
2,037m (6,684 ft)
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Clingmans Dome, TN
03/17/2005
35° 33' 45" N, 83° 29' 53" W
2,025m (6,643 ft)
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Mt. Washington, NH
44° 16' 14" N, 71° 18' 12" W
1,917m (6,288 ft)
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Mt. Rogers, VA
01/15/2005
36° 39' 36" N, 81° 32' 42" W
1,746m (5,729 ft)
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Panorama Point, NE
02/25/2003
41° 00' 26" N, 104° 01' 50" W
1,655m (5,429 ft)
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Mt. Marcy, NY
44° 06' 46" N, 73° 55' 25" W
1,629m (5,344 ft)
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Mt. Katahdin, ME
45° 54' 16" N, 68° 55' 16" W
1,606m (5,270 ft)
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Black Mesa, OK
01/11/2003
36° 55' 55" N, 102° 59' 52" W
1,517m (4,975 ft)
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Spruce Knob, WV
01/14/2005
38° 41' 59" N, 79° 31' 58" W
1,482m (4,863 ft)
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Brasstown Bald, GA
03/15/2005
34° 52' 27" N, 83° 48' 39" W
1,458m (4,784 ft)
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Mt. Mansfield, VT
02/27/2006
44° 32' 38" N, 72° 48' 51" W
1,340m (4,395 ft)
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Black Mountain, KY
01/15/2005
36° 54' 51" N, 82° 53' 38" W
1,263m (4,144 ft)
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Mt. Sunflower, KS
02/25/2003
39° 01' 19" N, 102° 02' 12" W
1,231m (4,039 ft)
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Sassafras Mountain, SC
03/14/2005
35° 03' 55" N, 82° 46' 37" W
1,082m* (3,551 ft*)
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White Butte, ND
02/27/2003
46° 23' 12" N, 103° 18' 08" W
1,069m (3,507 ft)
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Mt. Greylock, MA
02/26/2006
42° 38' 13" N, 73° 09' 59" W
1,064m (3,490 ft)
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Backbone Mountain, MD
01/14/2005
39° 14' 14" N, 79° 29' 08" W
1,026m (3,365 ft)
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Mt. Davis, PA
01/30/2004
39° 47' 09" N, 79° 10' 36" W
979m (3,213 ft)
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Magazine Mountain, AR
12/29/2004
35° 10' 01" N, 93° 38' 41" W
840m (2,755 ft)
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Cheaha Mountain, AL
03/16/2005
33° 29' 08" N, 85° 48' 31" W
737m (2,418 ft)
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Mt. Frissell, CT
02/25/2006
42° 02' 59" N, 73° 28' 58" W
725m (2,379 ft)
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Eagle Mountain, MN
47° 53' 51" N, 90° 33' 37" W
701m (2,301 ft)
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Mt. Arvon, MI
46° 45' 21" N, 88° 09' 18" W
603m (1,979 ft)
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Timms Hill, WI
45° 27' 03" N, 90° 11' 43" W
595m (1,951 ft)
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Kittatinny Mountain, NJ
01/31/2004
41° 19' 15" N, 74° 39' 42" W
550m (1,804 ft)
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Taum Sauk Mountain, MO
12/30/2004
37° 34' 16" N, 90° 43' 44" W
541m (1,775 ft)
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Hawkeye Point, IA
43° 27' 36" N, 95° 42' 30" W
509m (1,671 ft)
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Campbell Hill, OH
01/14/2005
40° 22' 12" N, 83° 43' 12" W
472m (1,549 ft)
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Hoosier Hill, IN
01/14/2005
40° 00' 00" N, 84° 51' 03" W
383m (1,257 ft)
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Charles Mound, IL
42° 30' 15" N, 90° 14' 23" W
376m (1,235 ft)
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Jerimoth Hill, RI
02/25/2006
41° 51' 00" N, 76° 46' 45" W
246m (808 ft)
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Woodall Mountain, MS
03/16/2005
34° 47' 16" N, 88° 14' 30" W
246m (807 ft)
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Driskill Mountain, LA
03/14/2003
32° 25' 28" N, 92° 53' 47" W
163m (535 ft)
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Ebright Hill, DE
01/30/2004
39° 50' 15" N, 75° 31' 19 W
138m (451 ft)
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Britton Hill, FL
03/16/2005
30° 59' 18" N, 86° 16' 55" W
105m (345 ft)
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