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I doubt that there are many Peakery members that will be impressed by my climbi… more

I doubt that there are many Peakery members that will be impressed by my climbing resume. You see, as of April, 2017, at the age of 68, I am just sta… more

I doubt that there are many Peakery members that will be impressed by my climbing resume. You see, as of April, 2017, at the age of 68, I am just starting on my hiking/climbing pursuits after many years of health problems, bad habits and simple laziness. But I am getting there. And for me, it is a quest in itself to be able to do it at all. In 2002, I had a major heart attack. I was in a drug-induced coma for two weeks, just trying to survive. Then, I had a quadruple-bypass surgery (CABG) before being released. A year or so later I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent radiation to kill the little buggers. Then, a couple of years after that, I had to have a pacemaker/defibrulator installed. In 2014 CAT scan showed a malignant growth on one of my kidneys, which was surgically removed. In 2016, I had laparoscopic surgery to clean up the bypass grafts, and to place a stint in the fifth coronary artery. Then, in November of 2016, it was discovered that I had a badly leaking mitral valve in my heart. As I was not a good candidate for an open heart procedure, my only chance was for a new experimental procedure that could repair the mitral valve laporoscopically. However, the surgical team did not have much confidence in the success of such a procedure. Thanks to my cardiologist, who aggresively campaigned for the procedure, I came through in flying colors, and now feel better than I have in many years. It was time to get myself back into some semblance of physical condition. I starting hiking in the foothills around Santa Fe this past January and have steadily improved my conditioning. This week, I bagged my first named peak, Picacho Peak, elevation 8577, near Santa Fe. It is near the bottom, but still is listed, in Peakery's Santa Fe Classic Peaks. It is certainly not the highest peak around, but for me it may as well have been K2. Onward and upward!! less

Santa Fe, NM

member since Apr 2017

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Atalaya Mountain

9,121 ft / 2,780 m

feels like 71% of sea level O₂

Atalaya Mountain

9,121 ft / 2,780 m

1x summited

1 mi / 2 km

around basecamp

Talaya Hill

7,418 ft / 2,261 m

2 mi / 2 km from basecamp