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HAMISH MUTCH DOES ALL 11,000ers

HAMIE DOES FARNHAM by Kim Kratky
Long-time KMC member Hamish Mutch achieved a noteworthy goal on August 7th of this year when he climbed Mt. Farnham in the Horsethief Creek/Lake of the Hanging Glacier area of the Purcells. The ascent of Farnham marked the completion of his plan to climb all 17 peaks in the Interior Ranges of BC that are over 11,000′ in elevation. Hamish may be only the second person to have accomplished this feat; the first was Don Forrest, who did it about five years ago. Hamie and I gained the summit in six hours from a camp at treeline and spent an hour and a quarter savouring the fine weather and views from the top–a stark contrast to his two or three other attempts on Farnham when he was weathered off.
Kim Kratky

The following is a list of the qualifying peaks, arranged by range and then by elevation in feet and meters:

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11,000' PEAKS in the INTERIOR RANGES

CARIBOO RANGE
Mt Sir Wilfred Laurier	11,555	3,520
Mt Sir John Abbot	11,191	3,411
SELKIRK RANGE
Mt Sir Sanford	11,555	3,522
Hasler Peak	11,030	3,390
Mt Wheeler	11.110	3,386
Mt Adamant	11,011	3,356
Mt Selwyn	11,023	3,360
PURCELL RANGE
Mt Farnham	11,343	3,457
Mt Karnak	11,250	3,428
Jumbo Mt	11,117	3,388
Howser Spire (north)	11,150	3,398
Delphine Mt	11,076	3,375
Commander Mt	11.030	3,361
Mt Peter	11,005	3,354
Farnham Tower	11,002	3,353
Eyebrow Peak	11,001	3,353
Mt Hammond	11,000	3,353

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I would like to think of myself as a full time traveler. I have been retired since 2006 and in that time have traveled every winter for four to seven months. The months that I am "home", are often also spent on the road, hiking or kayaking. I hope to present a website that describes my travel along with my hiking and sea kayaking experiences.