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Hall of Fame Climbers:

 Ascents Distinct Peaks Trip Reports Most Recent Ascent Vertical Gain Famous Climbers

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Top 100 Climbers by Total Vertical Gain

Note that many climbers do not enter vertical gain data so list is not complete.

RankClimberAscentsPeaksTrip ReportsGain-FtGain-MList of ListsMost Recent Ascent
1.Jones, Ken2124Ascent List1982Peak List  202Trip Reports  2,463,398  750,844List of Lists2013-05-22
2.Poulin, Dennis1720Ascent List1520Peak List  1034Trip Reports  2,344,147  714,496List of Lists2013-05-01
3.Earl, Edward1401Ascent List1293Peak List  184Trip Reports  2,096,144  638,905List of Lists2013-05-04
4.Lostracco, Ben2866Ascent List2116Peak List  1231Trip Reports  1,939,187  591,064List of Lists2013-05-22
5.Slayden, Greg1136Ascent List703Peak List  200Trip Reports  1,833,499  558,850List of Lists2013-05-04
6.Michelson, Paul637Ascent List573Peak List  22Trip Reports  1,428,112  435,289List of Lists2013-05-15
7.Still, Ben367Ascent List367Peak List  59Trip Reports  1,306,089  398,096List of Lists2013-04-09
8.Walker, Adam481Ascent List377Peak List  252Trip Reports  1,205,704  367,499List of Lists2013-04-05
9.Henry The, Mountain Man704Ascent List307Peak List  173Trip Reports  1,194,236  364,003List of Lists2013-05-04
10.Sasso, John433Ascent List252Peak List  371Trip Reports  1,095,673  333,961List of Lists2013-04-28
11.Woodall, Rob1063Ascent List1019Peak List  332Trip Reports  1,026,114  312,760List of Lists2013-04-07
12.Barlow, James699Ascent List586Peak List  446Trip Reports  1,025,738  312,645List of Lists2013-05-12
13.Thate, Karine708Ascent List210Peak List  640Trip Reports  1,015,488  309,521List of Lists2013-05-19
14.Gerber, Andrej186Ascent List186Peak List  48Trip Reports  1,004,972  306,315List of Lists2013-04-01
15.Kassan, Eric492Ascent List447Peak List  362Trip Reports  993,132  302,707List of Lists2013-05-23
16.Ziak, Rodney1177Ascent List830Peak List  102Trip Reports  967,118  294,778List of Lists2013-05-17
17.Willis, Craig586Ascent List548Peak List  42Trip Reports  920,168  280,467List of Lists2013-05-20
18.Noel, Eric732Ascent List592Peak List  327Trip Reports  918,764  280,039List of Lists2013-05-19
19.Sarna, John E689Ascent List555Peak List  202Trip Reports  918,562  279,978List of Lists2013-04-04
20.Dunham, Dave1007Ascent List633Peak List  1007Trip Reports  871,719  265,700List of Lists2013-05-12
21.Raether, Don559Ascent List474Peak List  348Trip Reports  840,685  256,241List of Lists2013-04-24
22.Ells, Chris385Ascent List181Peak List  5Trip Reports  805,026  245,372List of Lists2012-09-01
23.Boester, Brad346Ascent List331Peak List  122Trip Reports  787,580  240,054List of Lists2013-05-18
24.Bigelow, Andrew779Ascent List348Peak List  247Trip Reports  760,195  231,707List of Lists2013-03-24
25.Rodés Muñoz, Pere323Ascent List213Peak List  109Trip Reports  734,095  223,752List of Lists2012-07-17
26.Hall, Len445Ascent List202Peak List  438Trip Reports  728,082  221,919List of Lists2012-08-26
27.Friedrich, Brian253Ascent List170Peak List  222Trip Reports  675,485  205,888List of Lists2013-04-20
28.Themer, Karl248Ascent List217Peak List    631,114  192,364List of Lists2013-05-19
29.Kelliher, Mat346Ascent List324Peak List  321Trip Reports  612,569  186,711List of Lists2013-05-19
30.Boos, Andy1167Ascent List781Peak List  1Trip Reports  578,716  176,393List of Lists2013-05-17
31.Kraai, Bryan393Ascent List350Peak List  94Trip Reports  575,392  175,379List of Lists2013-04-29
32.Albert, Sean222Ascent List132Peak List  186Trip Reports  525,956  160,311List of Lists2013-05-18
33.Giurgiulescu, Mihai312Ascent List137Peak List    516,355  157,385List of Lists2013-05-20
34.Oestreicher, Richard788Ascent List559Peak List  632Trip Reports  496,157  151,229List of Lists2013-05-21
35.Myers, Steve314Ascent List171Peak List  19Trip Reports  460,930  140,491List of Lists2012-11-19
36.Garneau, Robert544Ascent List342Peak List  122Trip Reports  455,590  138,864List of Lists2013-04-13
37.914, BMS188Ascent List146Peak List  160Trip Reports  453,738  138,299List of Lists2013-05-18
38.Pramuk, Gabriel675Ascent List630Peak List  3Trip Reports  447,768  136,480List of Lists2013-05-15
39.Graham, James293Ascent List248Peak List  1Trip Reports  436,050  132,908List of Lists2013-05-05
40.Russell, Ken334Ascent List330Peak List  82Trip Reports  418,010  127,409List of Lists2013-05-19
41.Nakajima, Tomoko315Ascent List261Peak List  309Trip Reports  416,782  127,035List of Lists2012-07-04
42.Wanberg, Michael278Ascent List167Peak List  218Trip Reports  416,536  126,960List of Lists2013-05-19
43.Murray, Robert272Ascent List179Peak List  61Trip Reports  416,220  126,864List of Lists2013-04-27
44.Musser, William 513Ascent List410Peak List  346Trip Reports  400,769  122,154List of Lists2013-05-04
45.Iemori, Yasuhide526Ascent List351Peak List  1Trip Reports  382,462  116,574List of Lists2013-05-06
46.Schussler, Arne289Ascent List201Peak List  249Trip Reports  382,364  116,545List of Lists2013-04-06
47.Baker, Troy137Ascent List119Peak List  15Trip Reports  382,267  116,515List of Lists2013-05-18
48.Hensley, Richard171Ascent List157Peak List  100Trip Reports  372,439  113,519List of Lists2013-05-20
49.Bubniak, Gregory443Ascent List364Peak List  54Trip Reports  369,321  112,569List of Lists2012-08-26
50.Wheeler, Terry612Ascent List544Peak List  35Trip Reports  365,974  111,549List of Lists2013-05-11
51.Del Torres, Chiky284Ascent List256Peak List  61Trip Reports  359,650  109,621List of Lists2013-05-18
52. #, Ashwin131Ascent List54Peak List  68Trip Reports  353,937  107,880List of Lists2013-05-18
53.Vadeboncoeur, Matt388Ascent List315Peak List  10Trip Reports  348,622  106,260List of Lists2013-05-16
54.Triska, Jan98Ascent List86Peak List  97Trip Reports  347,818  106,015List of Lists2013-05-18
55.Snapp, Bryon79Ascent List34Peak List  12Trip Reports  340,164  103,682List of Lists2013-03-10
56.Morris, Caleb236Ascent List214Peak List  199Trip Reports  339,892  103,599List of Lists2013-05-04
57.Straub, Chad158Ascent List116Peak List  133Trip Reports  339,065  103,347List of Lists2013-05-19
58.Dillmore, Shannon391Ascent List384Peak List  65Trip Reports  336,490  102,562List of Lists2013-02-24
59.Peck, Lawrence247Ascent List149Peak List  247Trip Reports  329,230  100,349List of Lists2013-04-06
60.Gopal, Gokul221Ascent List147Peak List  55Trip Reports  320,247  97,611List of Lists2013-03-22
61.Laverdure, Jean André 1450Ascent List929Peak List  384Trip Reports  320,158  97,584List of Lists2013-05-21
62.Rankine, Andrew146Ascent List102Peak List  130Trip Reports  319,254  97,309List of Lists2013-02-24
63.Bolton, Bob761Ascent List668Peak List  108Trip Reports  314,720  95,927List of Lists2013-05-19
64.Eichas, Paul199Ascent List87Peak List    312,916  95,377List of Lists2013-05-12
65.Peavy, Scott229Ascent List223Peak List    311,502  94,946List of Lists2013-05-04
66.Hirniak, Joseph124Ascent List113Peak List  82Trip Reports  310,184  94,544List of Lists2012-11-18
67.Madhusudanan, Vineeth119Ascent List63Peak List  12Trip Reports  302,634  92,243List of Lists2013-01-20
68.Nash, Aaron93Ascent List58Peak List  54Trip Reports  300,924  91,722List of Lists2013-04-27
69.Hudson, Tim89Ascent List77Peak List  3Trip Reports  299,234  91,207List of Lists2011-10-01
70.Uherkovich, Szaniszlo136Ascent List103Peak List  9Trip Reports  294,803  89,856List of Lists2013-05-22
71.Koppel, Eric400Ascent List253Peak List  67Trip Reports  289,458  88,227List of Lists2013-03-31
72.Putnam, Mike94Ascent List55Peak List  44Trip Reports  288,261  87,862List of Lists2012-12-15
73.Jayaraman, Srikant156Ascent List145Peak List  35Trip Reports  286,421  87,301List of Lists2013-04-16
74.Rhude, David J.136Ascent List96Peak List  90Trip Reports  285,422  86,997List of Lists2013-01-17
75.Massie, Robbie57Ascent List40Peak List  45Trip Reports  278,510  84,890List of Lists2012-11-23
76.McMaster, Joe124Ascent List63Peak List  6Trip Reports  276,102  84,156List of Lists2013-05-12
77.Kemp, Ben286Ascent List253Peak List  76Trip Reports  274,237  83,587List of Lists2013-01-28
78.Horbal, Matt187Ascent List177Peak List  4Trip Reports  268,040  81,699List of Lists2013-04-06
79.Lockling, Tim151Ascent List79Peak List  61Trip Reports  267,867  81,646List of Lists2013-04-13
80.Howe, Noel154Ascent List95Peak List  53Trip Reports  267,294  81,471List of Lists2013-05-19
81.ONeill, Patrick204Ascent List167Peak List  18Trip Reports  265,317  80,869List of Lists2013-05-18
82.Honey, Gary479Ascent List476Peak List  297Trip Reports  265,099  80,802List of Lists2009-07-17
83.Newton, Lee816Ascent List812Peak List  178Trip Reports  263,083  80,188List of Lists2013-05-09
84.Hill, William "Billy"127Ascent List89Peak List  12Trip Reports  259,136  78,985List of Lists2010-09-17
85.Quinlan, Dan159Ascent List147Peak List  159Trip Reports  258,180  78,693List of Lists2012-08-04
86.Johnsen, Justin135Ascent List103Peak List  18Trip Reports  248,797  75,833List of Lists2013-04-06
87.Rogers, Wm70Ascent List15Peak List  9Trip Reports  248,651  75,789List of Lists2011-10-15
88.Firman, Jeffrey143Ascent List135Peak List    244,341  74,475List of Lists2013-04-17
89.Baxter, Dan325Ascent List308Peak List  107Trip Reports  243,536  74,230List of Lists2013-03-16
90.Cusick, Michael96Ascent List95Peak List    242,430  73,893List of Lists2013-03-20
91.DiFrancesco, Matt258Ascent List113Peak List  24Trip Reports  241,905  73,733List of Lists2013-05-19
92.Evans, Alexei92Ascent List50Peak List  10Trip Reports  240,303  73,244List of Lists2013-05-09
93.Morehouse, James125Ascent List94Peak List  80Trip Reports  240,201  73,213List of Lists2013-05-18
94.Carpenter, Chip230Ascent List112Peak List  64Trip Reports  239,382  72,964List of Lists2009-06-14
95.Tetazoo, III, James E.194Ascent List165Peak List  40Trip Reports  237,134  72,278List of Lists2013-05-12
96.Gosnell, Michael871Ascent List676Peak List  13Trip Reports  233,581  71,195List of Lists2013-04-27
97.Robert Paquin, Maryse Courville121Ascent List3Peak List  121Trip Reports  233,443  71,153List of Lists2011-09-17
98.Grealish, Peter210Ascent List113Peak List  22Trip Reports  233,011  71,022List of Lists2013-01-05
99.Kwok, Amy87Ascent List38Peak List  46Trip Reports  231,059  70,427List of Lists2013-05-19
100.Elwell, Abram90Ascent List64Peak List  8Trip Reports  228,231  69,565List of Lists2013-05-11

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