"My 1st New Mexico peakbagging goal, of a very inclusive list, was all of the 12K and 13K peaks, (Now 87). My 2nd goal was all of the 11K peaks, (Now 80). My 3rd goal was the highest 102 major peaks with all the minor peaks in between. (Now adding 27 upper 10K peaks, everything above 10,837) My goal was to do them as respectfully as possible and after meeting with the Taos War Chief, written about in my last trip report, I made my 3 goals. All 194 highest peaks in New Mexico! (-2) I kind of have a new goal, not quite ready to state, but part of it is to increase the very inclusive list of the highest NM peaks. Two peaks were in my sites; Peak 12,283 and Peak 11,893, the latter listed in Mike Butterfield’s book, “Guide to the Mountain’s of NM, and the former a very impressive visual peak with a 1000-foot drop on 3 sides. Both were located near the iconic peak, Gold Hill 12,700.’ I last hiked this peak in 2003. I have some nice lady connections, but the only single lady I knew who could vigorously hike some challenging peaks and enjoy it was Amy. I asked her about going, and she was excited to go. We met at Calvary Church’s parking lot in Albuquerque at 6:00 AM and headed north to..." — Phil-Robinson • Sep 14, 2024

"Got started on this hike around 7:30 and finished at 1. The hike is well laid out for a gradual but challenging ascent of Wheeler Peak. I also made a quick addition of its neighboring peak, Mt Walter. The New Mexico state high point now gets checked off. That’s only state high point #7 for me. I got a long way to go to make a dent in that challenge." — MikeTeeples • Jul 24, 2024

"It is very difficult for me to hike peaks which I already have, without getting something new, but it is always fun to go with people that have not hiked those peaks. Our goal was Wheeler Peak, 13,161, the highest peak in New Mexico and maybe hike some other peaks close by. Seven of us men from a Calvary of Albuquerque Bible study group began our adventure, meeting at the Calvary parking lot at 10:00 AM, Friday July 19, 2024. (Phil C, Adam F, Ravinder S. Travis D, Dean H, Billy L, and myself Phil R) I am used to leaving early, 3:00 AM to 6:00 AM. It felt kind of nice leaving late for a change. Two in our group had to work, and were planning a moonlight hike to meet us. I pretty much have peakbagged every peak that can be seen from the area, so to rectify my need for “something new” I picked a random higher point X on a map, a spot I have not been to. We drove 2 vehicles and proceeded through the Taos Ski area to the Williams Lake parking lot. My ultralight luxury backpack is usually about 30 pounds including food and water, but to make our adventure special for the other men I carried an extra 20 pounds of treats and group gear. I had my Dragonfly MSR stove, fuel, and my 10-liter K..." — Phil-Robinson • Jul 19, 2024

"Peak 11,921 probably earns the award for; “Most Effort for Most Obscure Peak.” My list for the highest 190 (Now 191) peaks in New Mexico is a very inclusive list. I have them all minus a 2-peak caveat. There was one very obscure peak that I did not have. It is listed in Mike Butterfield’s book, “The Mountains of New Mexico.” It is always a great pleasure when I do not have to hike alone. I attend the largest church in New Mexico, Calvary Church, and 2 friends from my church went with me; Dave H. and Phil C. We left from the church parking lot 6:00 AM, Saturday morning, June 22, 2024. It is a long drive to the start. From Costilla, New Mexico it is 45-minutes east on Highway 196 to the “Corral Parking Area.” (N 36.47.088 W 105.14.073) It took us about 3 hours and 45 minutes of driving. It was a cool refreshing cloud covered morning. The entire hike we were hiking with temperatures in the 50s. We started hiking at 10:10 AM. Our starting elevation was 9910 feet. I hiked the beautiful and iconic Little Costilla once before, August 27, 2011 and I had my path loaded in my GPS. There is no trail up the mountain. We followed the GPS path closely to the top. We hiked through a beautiful ..." — Phil-Robinson • Jun 22, 2024

"This cirque route ran the ridge up and down about a half dozen 12-13k peaks over the entire traverse. Wheeler Peak, Mount Walter, Simpson Peak, Rich Peak, Lake Fork Peak and Kachina Peak to name some of them. My legs are absolutely smoked. Driving south to Texas to bag the highest peak there tomorrow. Guadalupe Peak in Guadalupe Mountains National Park." — wiweasel • Sep 29, 2023