two lunches wrote: ↑Wed Dec 03, 2025 2:45 pm 2026: The Year of the Comeback (and the Spreadsheet)
1. get healthy - DONE
1b. stay healthy - honestly, this is going well thanks to Training for the Uphill Athlete
2. finish my first lap of the 14ers -
2026 Goals
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Re: 2026 Goals
1. navigation | 2. illumination | 3. sun protection | 4. first aid | 5. shelter | 6. insulation | 7. fire | 8. repair | 9. water | 10. food | 11. hot sauce
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madmattd
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Re: 2026 Goals
madmattd wrote: ↑Thu Dec 04, 2025 12:18 pm Summit my last 2 14ers (South Maroon, Wetterhorn)
Crestone Traverse
Meeker/Longs combo (Loft or Iron Gates)
(15) new-to-me ranked 13ers 6 so far
(4) snowflake ranked summits >13k 5 - Check
(6) nights on trail (backpacking) 2 so far
At least 1 ranked summit >13k in each major CO range (Front, Sangres, Mosquito, 10mi, Gore, Sawatch, Elk, San Juan)
At least 1 ranked summit >13k per calendar month On track through July
2-3 new-to-me state highpoints
350mi hiking 144mi so far
125k vert hiking 55k ft so far
100mi BCXC skiing Total bust thanks to no winter - a whopping 40mi
750mi on the bike 308mi so far
Figure out my leg issues so I can run more consistently Modest success so far but only running 1-2x/week