The Boulder Report Ken Mincar #16840 began his 46er journey in 1994 at age 27 when a friend invited him for a Memorial Day trip to the High Peaks. He hiked Phelps that weekend and, immediately after, he stocked up on hiking gear. He was hooked. Living in central Vermont, he did most of his hiking in the Green Mountains but always cherished the opportunities to get back to High Peaks. In 2012, he and his dog Barney camped at Bushnell Falls, with the plan to hike Marcy the next day. When they got to the Marcy summit and saw how close (cough, cough) Skylight was, he decided to tag that one also. Ah, yes … those Adirondack miles. During the hike out, Barney’s paws started hurting, so Ken carried his 50-pound best friend the last mile or so of a very long day. Due to various reasons, Ken didn’t make it back to the Adirondacks for seven years and then he started working on the list again, but Father Time was looming. At age 55, he still had 27 peaks to do. Ken adopted the mantra, #46by60! Finally, in October 2025, Ken finished on Tabletop, accompanied by his wife Maggie, brother Rick, daughter Kira, and other hiking friends. Ken says that his hiking and time in the woods has been a grounding experience for him and he is grateful for having met so many wonderful people out on the trails. Matthew Medeiros #16564 started his 46er journey in 2012 by climbing Mount Marcy, and a couple weeks later, he climbed Algonquin. He made a decision at that point to climb all 46 mountains in order of elevation and, in each case, without crossing over a lower mountain first. At the same time he was working on his list of mountains, he was pursuing the Six Star marathon challenge, which is running the following marathons: New York, Boston, Chicago, Tokyo, Berlin and London. The quest for both was interrupted by COVID and a stress fracture, but Matthew was undeterred. In 2025, he completed both of the challenges. In April, he completed the Six Star Challenge by running the London Marathon and, in August, his brother and sister joined him on his hike to Couchsachraga. Brad Galton #16827 and his son Will #16835 started hiking the High Peaks together in 2017. They had reached about 10 of the summits when younger son Daniel wanted to join in on the fun. Brad and Will enjoyed helping Daniel #16834 catch up so that they could finish in the same year, and Daniel had the enviable joy of finishing his 46er quest on Cascade. Ken Mincar Brad Galton Daniel # Will Matthew Medeiros #16564 #16840 24 | ADIRONDACK PEEKS
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