Climbing history

    Sunrise from Red Banks, Mt. Shasta

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This is a chronological record (starting with the most recent) of every thing I remember doing that involves wearing hiking boots.

• Oct 2005, The Grand Canyon. Down to the river and up in 2 days with backcountry camping
• Sep 2005, Ferry ride from Oakland and hiking Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay
• Aug 2005, Upper Yosemite Falls and El Captain, Yosemite National Park
• Jun 2005, Summit of Mt. Shasta, California.
• May 2005, Mt. Diablo, Mission Peak, training for Shasta.
• Jan 2005, Not really climbing, but lots of walks in Norway and France.
• Sep 2004, Summit of Mt. Whitney (14,450ft, US highest point). 22 mile round-trip climb in about 18 hours.
• Sep 2004, Hikes around Tioga Pass, White Mountain and California High Sierra prior to Mt. Whitney.
• Aug 2004, Climb of Half Dome in Yosemite, California, big group of 20 friends.
• Aug 2004, Climb of Mt Shasta, first time as a lead climber, 3-day Avalanche Gulch climb.
• Jul 2004, solo climb of Mt. Shasta to Red Banks on a gorgeous Independence Day.
• Jun-Aug 2004, intensive climbing training: Mission Peak,  Black Mountain, Rancho San Antonio, Big Basin climbed at least 6,000ft per week for almost 3 months.
• Sep 2003, Hikes in Mt. Lassen National Park, California
• May 2003, Hikes in Arches National Park, Utah
• Aug 2002, Hikes in Zion and Bryce Canyon, Utah
• January 2001. Short hikes on Mt. Diablo in California.
• December 2001. Climb of Mt. Kinabalu (4100 m) in Borneo/Malaysia during Christmas. Reached the summit after a 2-day climb on 12/26/01 at 6:45AM. Did it with my friend Isa and Lianti (the Kandazan guide) under raining conditions on the summit day.
• September 2001. Climb of Half Dome (8800 ft) and short hikes in Yosemite National Park. Did it in about 11 hours with  a group of about 15 people, most of which were doing Half Dome for the first time.
• August 2001. Camping and short hikes in Yosemite National Park. Not a very good trip (the park was crowded the trip was poorly planned).
• July 2001. Short hikes in Yosemite National Park. Took a couple of Brazilian friends to Yosemite over the 4th of July holiday and did short hikes.
• April 2001. Took a 3-hour "guided wall" while visiting the Kruger Park in South Africa. Saw several animals and learned a lot about the park and fauna/flora.
• March 2001. Spent a day hiking/biking around Moosining, a small town in Bavaria, Germany. I was there as part of a business trip.
• September 2000. Camping and short hikes in Yosemite, California. Short camping trip during Labor Day. We got a lot of rain and our tents flooded during the night.
• June 2000. Hike in Pulau Ubin, Singapore. Afte a week in Singapore, spent a day hiking in the only non-urban area of Singapore. Pulau Ubin is an island close to the airport reachable by bumboat from Changi Point. It still has some original rainforest and rubber trees. I was there as part of a business trip.
• March 2000. Hike around Schwangau/Fussen, Bavarian Alps, Germany. Spend a day hiking alone around the town of Fussen and the Neuschwanstein Castle. I heard this area is packed with tourists during summer, but this was a wonderful and peaceful winter day.
• September 1999. Hike on the Swiss Alps. I was backpacking through Europe and stopped at Interlaken. I was surprised to be able to take a train to 13000ft+. While not prepared for hiking, I walked for several hours down the mountain visiting the small villages instead of taking the train.
• September 1999. Climb of Half Dome (8800 ft) and short hikes in Yosemite National Park. Did it in about 10 hours with  a group of about 10 people, most of which were doing Half Dome for the first time.

• May 1999. Short hikes in Yosemite National Park, California. Did several short hikes with a group of friends from work. Nadia (photo above) sacrificed her 5th birthday party for this trip and did not regret it. We celebrated it by the Merced river.
• October 1998. Short hikes in Yosemite National Park, California. Camped at White Wolf and did several short hikes over a weekend with a group of friends.

• September 1998. Climb of Mt. Shasta (14218 ft), CA. Summited it for the second time with my friends Sandeep (who leaded), Isa and Carlos. It was my third Shasta expedition and my second climb of the Avalanche Gulch route.  This was the first Shasta summit for Carlos and Isa.
• December 1997. John Muir Trail, Yosemite, CA. My marriage was ending and I took a solitary trip to Yosemite between Christmas and New Year. Hiked the snow-covered John Muir trail to top of Vernal (had lunch with the semi-frozen falls only for me) and them to top of Nevada.
• November 1996. Short hikes on Mt. Diablo and Napa/Calistoga area.
• September 1996. Hike in Waimea Canyon (5 hours) and hike of the initial section of the Na Pali Coast trail (6 hours), Kawai, Hawaii. Beautiful views of the canyon, the coast and waterfalls. The Na Pali  gets very difficult and is 13-mile trail along the coast.
• September 1995. Climb of Half Dome (8800 ft) and short hikes in Yosemite National Park. There were about 25 of us in the park, but I climbed it mostly independently in about 12 hours.

• October 1994. Climb of Mt. Shasta (14218 ft), CA. We followed the Brewer's Creek/Hotlum route on the more difficult North face and did not summit. Both Bernard and Keyhoe had AMS at our second camp (11000ft). It was my first time seeing and playing around glaciers and crevasses.
• September 1994. Climb of Mt Dana (13,100 ft), Yosemite, CA. This was a relatively easy climb (we started from Tioga Pass at 10000ft+) done in about 3 hours. Did it with Chris Wee and Kevin. We got some snow at the summit and rain on the way down.

• September 1994. Climb of Mt. Shasta (14218 ft), CA. We followed the Avalanche Gulch and summited with Chris, Michelle and Mario on 09/05/94 at about 1:30PM (Mark and Jessica had AMS and had to stop before reaching the summit). Weather conditions were good. I did not find anyone from Brazil in the log book, so I claim to be the first Brazilian to have done it.

• August 1994. Climb of Upper Yosemite Falls Trail, California and other short hikes in Yosemite National Park. Yosemite Falls are dry in August and we did the moderate-strenous hike on a hot day.
• November 1993. We called it the "winter expedition to Mt. Dana". Bernard, Sandeep, Chris Wee, Yang, Isa and I spent Thanksgiving weekend hiking and camping in Yosemite. It was my first winter camping experience. We started from the valley floor and headed toward the Tanaya Lake up to about 11000 feet.
• April 1990. Hike on Ilha Grande-RJ, Brazil. With a group of friends, hiked along the coast of Ilha Grande in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a couple of hours.

• March 1992. Hike in Jaraguá do Sul-SC, Brazil. After a 5-hour hike on the muddy trail, we reach an impressive 120m high waterfall (forgot its name).
• September 1991. Climb of Pedra do Baú in Campos do Jordão-SP, Brazil. Pedra do Baú is a granite boulder close to Campos do Jordão and is one of the highest points in the state of São Paulo. We hiked for a few hours and then climbed the boulder with the help of ladders and ropes.
• May 1991. Hike in Paranapiacaba-SP. São Paulo city is located in a plateau at about 800m asl. We hiked from Paranapiacaba down and back, visiting a few natural and historic sites along the way.
  
• October 1989. Hike on Serra do Japi, Jundiaí-SP, Brazil. With a group of 10 people from work, I hiked for about 8 hours along the creeks that run down Serra do Japi in several water falls.

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