>>2859478
>the highest mountain outside of the Himalayas.
no

nothing quite that hard, but um, I liked the thread we had where people post trails for each other to do with coordinates and links and such

for me:
whetstone gulf
stony brook state park
return to letchworth
finally finish watkins glen

pa:
frozen run gorge view
see if i can find a better view of pine creek gorge from the west rim trail (180degree)
grays run vista from bodine mountain road (the other side of frozen run really, fascinating little explored area I think it might be mostly used by mineral extraction operations)
baldwin point
ive been putting off hiking gillespie point for ages now
dingmans falls reopens in the spring hopefully in the del water gap

va:
still havent seen little pinnacle of twin pinnacles but you have to wait until the visitors center opens in may to do the easiest hike for that, I also want to find some (other) nice views near whitetop/mt rogers
figure out if the road to hensley settlement is ever open to the public so I could hike to white rocks without ascending the cumberland front
return to high knob/flag rock near norton va, this is a very curious region of public land and I do wonder if there's any secret overlooks here

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>>2859479
>2859479

True, I derped and meant "highest outside of Asia", my bad.

My strategy for Aconcagua is as follows:

Day 1 - Enter the park after checking in with park rangers, show them your permit and get a trash bag (that they expect you to bring back down with all your shit/trash, otherwise you get fined) and take a short hike (3-4hs) to Camp 0, Confluencia, called this way because this is the confluence of two rivers (from two glaciers on the west and south side respectively. Here you check in with the park rangers again, set up your tent and go to bed. Elevation 3400mts

Day 2 - Starting early I'll take an acclimatization hike to the south wall of the Aconcagua, to Plaza Francia, this is a 4-6 hour chill hike. This is also where technical climbers start their climb which is probably the most dangerous way to go up this mountain. Plaza Francia 4200mts

Day 3-5 - I'll hike to Plaza de Mulas, the actual base camp, this is generally a 6-8 hour hike, where I'll have to check in again with park rangers, get a medical check-up, and I'll start porting my stuff to High Camp 2 (Nido de Condores) over the course of a few days. The altitude here starts being really shitty (4300mts) so getting good rest depending on weather conditions can start to get challenging.

Day 5-15 - Nido de Condores (5300mts), here I'll set camp and wait to get properly acclimated, and practice the approach to the summit (gear wise, route wise) while I check the weather reports for a good weather window. I'll also familiarize with the rescue patrols pace vs regular climbers, to understand pace wise where I should be.

Hopefully I'll have a good weather window before I start running out of food/fuel, I'll honestly probably pay a porter to help me port my stuff to plaza de mulas if I'm too tired after my summit push. Mule takes up to 23kg to the park entrance on the way back.


picrel, dead mule + the thunderstorm that welcomed me last time on my way to plaza de mulas

oh sorry first category was ny state

ky:
red river gorge - hopefully cruise liner rock and star gap, if not then that fire road that leads to a view that the guy owns and has you pay $5 to see (basically a few ridges to the east)
still haven't done hansen's point
there's an overlook at jenny wiley resort state park that used to have a chairlift servicing it

tn:
copper cliffs, just random cliffs I found on tn landforms have to see with bledsoe state forest how the heck to even find it
edwards point near chatt
sunset rock/lookout mountain I think there's like multiple overlooks on this mountain
obed river "the point"
still trying to find the best hike off of the cherohala skyway - the roadside overlooks were ok but I was left wanting

ozarks - ive been researching various places in arkansas and missouri still have more work to do on that

north georgia
rabun bald
the rest of tallulah gorge
there's a bunch of little hikes i found lately in georgia between atlanta and the nc border I forget the names offhand but a lot of like 400ft elevation gain or less
yonah mountain

nc:
blue ridge parkway (the touristy part near linn cove)
black balsam knob
cloudland (has to be finally open this spring?)

this is just what comes to mind

>>2859480
>>2859482

Gillespie Point looks beautiful btw, can you camp there?

Also your list is really cool, I'll save it for reference bc I had no clue about most of these places.

>>2859478
What summits have you done before?
My highest is 6800m and I found the altitude almost impossible to deal with. Basically killed my desire to do anything higher.

>>2859483
I genuinely don't know if there's a campsite at the overlook, I doubt it, but its on the mid state trail so there is camping nearby
I wanna say its tioga state forest but I could be wrong about exactly which one it is and you could email them about it
I've definitely seen some pretty overlooks with campsites right at them in pa
smith's knob you can camp at - that's also on my list
>bc I had no clue about most of these places.
that's my specialty

>Gillespie Point looks beautiful btw,
im slightly fearful the overlook will be slightly obstructed, but otherwise it seems an interesting point where you get a view into two slightly different directions at once (same at smiths knob)

sharp knob you can drive to and I distinctly recall there's a car camping site right next to it but I think you have to reserve and pay 5 dollars a night for car camping sites now in pa (officially)

smoke camp knob in wv you can drive to the top and there's a campsite right at the top
there's also a hiking trail from the bottom if you really wanted a challenge

I bet nobody here will make it to Brumley Falls (va) this year!

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>>2859485
A bunch on 4000-5000 in Mexico (really shitty terrain compared to other countries I've been to). 5200m is my highest summit, but with almost no acclimatization (overnight push).

It has been a coinflip for me, sometimes I have no issues whatsoever, others I feel like shit, but with enough time and doing some scouting to Camp Berlin and a bit higher than that on the previous days I think I'll get a feel for how acclimated I am (and know if I should turn back or not).

Symptoms for me are 80% of the time loss of appetite, no thirst, very light headaches, so it has been more about self policing myself to drink/eat as much as possible until SpO2 gets to 80-85%+.

>>2859487
thanks for all the info, I'll check it out for sure when I'm visiting, I'm always scared of bears in the US trails though ó_ó