Donald Lemma's Mountaineering Homepage

"...climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think about what may be the end."

As part of my "midlife crisis" I took up high-altitude mountaineering. As my abilities improved, and my targeted destinations became more exotic, I found that there was a lack of comprehensive information available on the web. I decided to start this website to serve as both a reference guide to fellow enthusiasts, and as travelogue. I will be updating the site over the coming years and hope to include information as I climb each of "The Seven Summits", as well as other highpoints throughout the world. -Donald Lemma

(Photo taken of me on Mount Saint Helens, June 6, 2003)

 

"Seven Summits" Climbs	Best Experiences & Other Fascinating Places
Kilimanjaro (Africa)	Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
Mount Kosciuszko (Australia)	Monte Verde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
	Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
International Highpoint Climbs	0 degrees, 0 minutes, 0 seconds...the middle of the Earth
Aruba: Mount Jamanota	The Dead Sea....The Lowest Place on Earth
Australia: Kosciuszko	Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
Belgium: Signal De Botrange	Bumpass Hell, Lassen National Park, California
Germany: Zugspitze	Keukenhof (tulip gardens), Holland
Holy See (Vatican City)	Stonehenge and the Roman Baths in Bath, UK
Lithuania: Juozapines Kalnas	Deadly Puffer Reef and "Hell", Cayman Islands
Luxembourg: Buurgplaatz	USS Nautilus Nuclear Powered Submarine
Netherlands: Vaalserberg	Japan Ukai Toriyama Restaurant, Okutakao, Japan
Puerto Rico: Cerro Punte	Best Hotels & Restaurants I've Visited Throughout the World
Singapore: Bukit Timah	Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden, Germany
Tanzania: Kilimanjaro	Nara, Japan
	Tivoli Gardens, Denmark
Other International Climbs	Bruges, Belgium
Masada (Israel)	Fasnacht Celebration, Basel Switzerland
	The Badlands of South Dakota
United States High Point Climbs	Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City and Summer Palace
Arizona: Humphreys Peak	The Arctic and Northern Finland (Lapland)
California: Mt. Whitney
Colorado: Mt. Elbert	California Climbs and County High Points
Connecticut: Mt. Frissell	Mt. Whitney (State High Point) (Inyo and Tulare County High Point)
Delaware: Ebright Azimuth	Half Dome (Yosemite NP, California)
Hawaii: Mauna Kea	Mt. Diablo (Contra Costa County High Point)- First Summit 4/22/99
Illinois: Charles Mound	Mt. Tamalpais (Marin County), Summitted 7/2/00
Kansas: Mount Sunflower	Lassen Peak (Shasta County), Summitted 10/4/00
Maine: Mt. Katahdin	Brokoff Mountain ((Tehama County), Summitted 10/5/00
Maryland: Backbone Mountain	Rose Peak (Alameda County), Summitted 5/31/99
Massachusetts: Mt. Greylock	Mission Peak (Fremont), Numerous Summits
Nebraska: Panorama Point	Pinnacles National Monument
New Hampshire: Mt. Washington	Mt. Davidson (San Francisco County), Summitted 9/20/05
New Jersey: High Point State Park	Copernicus Peak/Mount Hamilton (Santa Clara County), Summitted 2/17/07)
New Mexico: Wheeler Peak
New York: Mt. Marcy
North Dakota: White Butte	Other U.S. Climbs
Oklahoma: Black Mesa	Longs Peak (Rocky Mountain NP, Colorado)
Pennsylvania: Mount Davis	Catalina Mountains (Tucson, Arizona)
Puerto Rico: Cerro Punta	South Sister (Three Sisters Wilderness, Southern Oregon)
Rhode Island: Jerimoth Hill	Pike's Peak (Colorado)
South Carolina: Sassafras Mountain	Mt. Saint Helens (Washington)
South Dakota: Harney Peak	Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
Texas: Guadalupe Peak
Vermont: Mt. Mansfield