111 ers?

[AntlerPeak]

I finished the 111 back in 1990 when there were 113 mountains required. My buddy and I finished on North Brother in Maine. We thought we picked one that was rarely finished on. It turns out almost half at the time had also finished there. We are #176 and #177. Does anyone know how may 111ers there are now?

 

[Peakbagr]

There were around 120 something in 1982 when I finished. I thought I read something that there are some 400+ now.
The NE 111 Club publishes a roster/climbing resume every year with all memberss. This reminds me that I should probably order a new one.

 

[AntlerPeak]

Yeah good idea obviously I havn't ordered a new roster lately either.

 

[Puma concolor]

I can't give you an exact number but it's somewhere between 450 and 500. I finished in 1997 on Owl's Head and am number 317. One of the regular posters on this forum - ken - finished a year or two ago and is number 445. As mentioned in other recent threads, Gene Daniell is now the man to go through for all 111er-related matters.

So when are you going to climb Spaulding, Redington and Wildcat D??

 

[AntlerPeak]

I Can safely claim Spaulding and Wildcat D, but Redington? Nope and I think I will accept my pass on that as time won't allow a trip up there. We just bought a building lot an hour northwest of Olympia Wa and the focus is likely to be on adding to my 7,000 plus footer list. I can't wait to get to Hurricane Ridge not to mention my beloved south Cascades. It looks like we will miss St Helens next blow. It seems ripe for anyday now. Glad we climbed it back in 94. Oh the bums are now charging for that bloody permit. The feds are also charging a $25 per year hiking fee. Actually it is in the guise of a use permit for the parking lots. You can work that off by signing up for trail work with the WTA.

 

[David Metsky]

Oh the bums are now charging for that bloody permit. The feds are also charging a $25 per year hiking fee. Actually it is in the guise of a use permit for the parking lots. You can work that off by signing up for trail work with the WTA.

Same setup in the Whites.

-dave-

 

[Puma concolor]

Can't blame you there, Antler ... Redington is an OK peak but definitely not worth a 3000 mile trip. Good luck on the 7Ks ... does Rainier count as two?

 

[Peakbagr]

Is it Wildcat "D" or "E" that is considered the true 4,000 er?

Coming up the Wildcat Ridge trail, we went over both, but I thought "E" was the one that counted.

PB

 

[David Metsky]

E used to be it, now it is D, which is slightly higher.

-dave-

 

[NE111er453]

The April 2004 roster now has 466 111ers and 41 who have climbed all the peaks in winter.

 

[Raymond]

What are the most- and least-frequent finishing peaks?

How about first peaks? Do they list those, too?

 

[Tom Rankin]

Same setup in the Whites.

-dave-

I used to complain about the parking fees, until I realized that I spend hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars hiking!

What with travel, tolls, gear, hotels, food, BEER! It adds up fast!

What's $5.00 ?!?!

 

[AntlerPeak]

Ok so here is a question. The first place the feds instituted was Wash, Ore, Id. I did not know they added New Hampshire. Last year my hiking pass was marked "good in all National Forest" Do ya think I'd get away with using that in NH? It is clearly marked Northwest Hiking. Just a curiosity.

 

[Raymond]

I don't think there's much of a penalty for not having a pass. I received a warning a couple years ago,nothing else.

 

[ken]

Last year my hiking pass was marked "good in all National Forest" Do ya think I'd get away with using that in NH? It is clearly marked Northwest Hiking. Just a curiosity.

you said "last year" - what about this year - did they correct it or is it still the same? -i would use it in "any" if that is the statement - - - "good in all national forests" is a pretty broad statement since it states "all national forests", not northwest national forests as it should if that was the intention - i would use it - - i always see warnings when there are no stickers - it all depends on how the white mountain national forest "parking lot attendants" interpret it - if you get a fine you can always tell it to the judge.

 

[Northeast 115er]

Does anyone know how may 111ers there are now?

466 at last count. i did a count on some of the states represented, the states that i didn't count were the ones too far for a "daytrip" to any of them (i didn't see any from Rhode Island):
New York - 224
Massachussetts - 48
Vermont - 41
New Hampshire - 32
Connectcuit - 34
New Jersey - 21
Maine - 11
Pennsylvania - 11

Canada had 14

 

[ken]

New York - 224

i did the math on the above states - the ones listed equal 436 - that means only 30 are from the rest of the world.
that number (224 for n.y.) is pretty wierd since there are 8000 white mountain 48ers and only 5000 adirondack 46ers - maybe they are afriad to come to new york??? (or maybe quite a few of the 48ers are dogs?) i dont't know why, but the AMC 4000 footer comittee actually recognizes dogs who climb them all in n.h. (i wonder if pin-pin the mouse has a 48er certificate? if it is good for dogs it is good for pin-pin).

 

[spongebob]

New York does have more finishers, but they also have the largest population. (besides Canada) So for the percentage of the population Vermont has the most finishers. Of course you can play with any number and come to several conclusions.

PLACE FINISHED POPULATION % OF POP.
VERMONT 41 619,107 0.0000662244
NEW HAMPSHIRE 32 1,287,687 0.0000248508
NEW YORK 224 19,190,115 0.0000116727
CONNECTICUT 34 3,483,372 0.0000097607
MAINE 11 1,305,728 0.0000084244
MASSACHUSETTS 48 6,433,422 0.0000074610
NEW JERSEY 21 8,638,396 0.0000024310
PENNSYLVANIA 11 12,365,455 0.0000008896
CANADA 14 31,946,316 0.0000004382

This is what I get out of this.....................

Vermont. It is centrally located and Vermonters have all that maple syrup for energy.

New Hampshire. New Hampshire has Seabrook nuclear power plant to produce mutant super hikers.

New York. George Steinbrenner has bought all the good hikers from the poor market hiking communities so he can win all the time.

Connecticut. Since everyone loses there money at Foxwoods casino, hiking is a cheaper activity.

Maine. Didn't finish so high on the list, as we have stuff to do. Like practice the words "wicked" and "ayhuh". And make fun of people "From Away".

Massachusetts. Should be higher on the list, but they are always flipping people off when they are driving. Hiking would cut into that activity.

New Jersey. They are only on the list because these people that have climbed the 111/115 are on the run from the mob. Watch out Tony Saprano is out to get you!

Pennsylvania. There poor showing as a population percentage can be explained that the favorite sandwich is a Philly Cheese steak. Too hard to lug around in a backpack.

Canada. Well HarryK is from there, so maybe these hikers were trying to get awya from him

 

[Tom Rankin]

New York does have more finishers, but they also have the largest population. (besides Canada) So for the percentage of the population Vermont has the most finishers. Of course you can play with any number and come to several conclusions.

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NY: Damn Yankees!
CT: Been there, done that!
ME: "You can't get there from here!"
PA: Born there, but on the west side of the state
CA: Indeed!

All in all, too funny!