Challenge Phoenix.
What's your Challenge?
Ultra: One Day, Seven Summits, 36 miles, ~10,000' Elevation Gain, 12 hours.
Do you want to be challenged beyond what the Single-Day category has to offer? We're raising the bar a few notches - Phoenix is challenging you!
Single-Day: One Day, Seven Summits, 22.5 miles, ~6,000' Elevation Gain, 11 hours.
The Original and not to be underestimated, the Single Day Challenge is no small feat. Tie up those boot laces; we have 22.5miles of beautiful Phoenix trails to share with you – seven different summits with seven different vistas of the Valley. Start training and prepare to challenge Phoenix.
Two-Day: Two Days, Seven Summits, 22.5 miles, ~6,000' Elevation Gain, 8 hours/day.
Take a little "extra" time to explore the wonders that the Phoenix Parks & Preserves have to offer. Keep your pace, though, as you will still need to keep on your toes!
Phoenix Four: One Day, Four Summits, 10.5 miles, ~1,800' Elevation Gain, 8 hours.
Save some time and still feel the freedom of the hills. A mountaineering triumph - bag four peaks in a single day! Lookout Mountain, North Mountain, Papago Park, Shaw Butte.
All-Access: One Day, Four Wheelchair Accessible Trails, 4 miles, 9 hours.
Explore the wheelchair and stroller-friendly trails of the Phoenix Parks! North Mountain, Papago Park, Rio Salado, South Mountain.
If you took on the challenge to hike the Seven Summits of Phoenix, then you should - you deserve it! Be sure to email me your name, date of Challenge, category (Ultra, Single, etc.) and your total time. Then check back to see your name and stats listed in the online "trail of fame".
THE SEVEN SUMMITS OF PHOENIX
Kilimanjaro, Denali, Elbrus, Aconcagua, Carstensz Pyramid, Vinson, and Everest. Mountains that look down on the world below - the towering high-points on each of the seven continents. To climb the Seven Summits of the world is a physical and logistical challenge that only a few have been able to complete.
The Seven Summits of Phoenix embraces various ages, abilities, and fitness levels to challenge an individual's mind and body while enhancing the quality of life and promoting healthy outdoor and adaptive recreation. Train to challenge yourself, as well as educateyourself on the desert ecosystem, increasing your environmental awareness, outdoor etiquette, and conservation efforts within yourself and the community.
Prepare to challenge yourself.
Camelback Mountain, North Mountain, Lookout Mountain, Shaw Butte, Piestewa Peak, Papago Park, South Mountain
Over the course of the Seven Summits of Phoenix, you will link the City's parks and preserves together by hiking to the highest point in seven of the city's mountain parks and preserves. These are not the highest peaks of the Valley, anymore than the Seven Summits are the seven highest peaks in the world. Do not be dismayed, however, at completion you will have hiked over 22 miles with a combined elevation gain over 6,000 feet.
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Ultra Single-Day Two-Day Phoenix Four All-Access