How many mountains do you climb in any given year? Chris Calabrese summits over 100 mountains per year and continues to fuel his passion in the mountains by peak bagging. There are many different mountain grouping lists that Chris keeps track of including the New Hampshire 48, Catskill 35, Winter 35, New Hampshire 52 with a view, New England 50 finest, Northeast 115, and Adirondack 46. You can bet he has had his fair share of crazy experiences in the mountains…

“Scar Ridge was one that I was putting off for a while because people hate it and this is one of those hikes where it is guaranteed that you are going to go solo because, unless you know somebody else working on that list who’s available that weekend to do it, nobody in their right mind would volunteer to do this hike with you.” – Chris Calabrese

What we talk about:

The power of reading mountain-based books for inspiration and ideas. Why Chris hikes over 100 mountains per year. How hiking to complete mountain lists can lessen overall trail impacts. The Gear Chris uses. Insane stories about nearly getting lost alone in the woods. What Chris hopes those who see his content get out of it.

Follow Chris’s Journey:

https://www.instagram.com/lives4summits/

https://www.peakbagger.com/climber/climber.aspx?cid=4768

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Thank You:

Music for this episode was brought to you by Scott Holmes. Scott’s music is throughout many of the podcast episodes and is brought to you courtesy of free music archive. His music can be found at http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/ .

The To Summit Up Theme Song was composed and produced by my good friend Jordan Wolf. Jordan can be found on instagram @jwolfy3.

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