New Requirements for the 4 Seasons and Grid Programs Begin March 21st
January 14, 2021 Doubletop and Graham Mountains, which are on privately held property, are CLOSED to ALL HIKERS. Please observe these changes. Trespassing on private property will be subject to legal action.
February 1, 2021 The Catskills Grid 420 and the Catskills 4 Seasons 140 programs’ qualifications have been reset to include Mill Brook Ridge and Dry Brook Ridge in place of Graham and Doubletop Mountains, respectively. Until 3/21/21, in concert with the requirements of the Catskill 3500 Club, South Doubletop may be substituted for Dry Brook Ridge.
The “Grid” and the “4 Seasons” peakbagging programs were founded by the now disbanded Rip van Winkle Hikers with the purpose of recognizing hikers who have achieved remarkable peakbagging goals. The CMC has agreed to sponsor the continuation of these programs in honor of the Rips’ long service to the Catskills hiking community and to their maintenance of Catskills trails, and in honor of the hikers who have achieved these lofty goals.
The Catskills 4 Seasons 140 program requires hikers to summit each of the 35 High Peaks in each of the four seasons. Similarly, the Catskills Grid 420 requires summiting each of those 35 mountains in each of the 12 months.
Qualifying hikes must be accomplished during designated calendar seasons and months. They may be done in any order and previously documented hikes may be counted for meeting the qualifications. Detailed records of when hikes are made, recording routes and dates, should be kept. Trails should be used where available in order to promote environmental sustainability by protecting rare plant communities and wildlife habitat from damaging use. We encourage use of well established unofficial paths when trails are not available. Hikes occurring during any closures of specific trails or lands by the NYSDEC for any reason will not be accepted as qualifying hikes. When all requirements are met, applicants should fill out and submit via email or post their hike records form and a signed statement attesting that they have met all qualifying requirements.
Membership in the CMC is required before awards will be made. Your dues help defray administrative expenses and support our programs and work on behalf of the Catskill Park and region. You can learn more about the club here. You can pay the CMC’s annual membership dues by mail or by clicking here. You will receive CMC membership materials, including the club patch and membership card plus the patch and certificate for the program you have completed. Qualifying members names will be posted on this page.
For more information, contact us at info@catskillmountainclub.org.
Happy hiking!
Catskills 4 Seasons 140 Documents
Catskills 4 Seasons 140 application
Catskills 4 Seasons 140 Tally Sheet .doc
Catskills 4 Seasons 140 Tally Sheet.pdf
Catskills Grid 420 Documents
Catskills Grid 420 application
Catskills Grid 420 Tally Sheet.pdf
Catskills Grid 420 Tally Sheet.doc
Congratulations to all Finishers!
Catskills 4 Seasons 140
Shari Aber |
Terri Baker |
Scott Baker |
James Barnshaw |
Gardiner “Tad” Barone |
John Barringer |
Barbara Beatrice |
Tim Bender |
Jonas Bers |
Jim Bouton |
Bryan Burnham |
Joe Chenier |
Roberta Clements |
Michael Colwell |
John Costello |
Ed DeSalvio |
Ellen Dwyer |
Michael Dwyer |
Barbara Dyer |
Stephen Emanuel |
John Fellows |
Joseph Ferri |
Jeff Fritzinger |
Lisa Gizzarelli-Drago |
Peter Greweling |
Tonda Highley |
Mary Jockel |
Keith Johnson |
Patricia Johnson |
Mark Jones |
Shirley Happy Lisa Kim |
Kevin Kumerle |
Yanina Levchinsky-Grimmond |
Steven Lercari |
Joe Limone |
Diane Linenbroker |
Tracy Little |
Charles Lutomski |
Peter Manning |
Tom Martone |
Margaret McGrath |
Nancy Melahn |
Yong Ae Moehs |
Denise Mongillo |
Harold Oakhill |
Jeff Oliveri |
Wayne Ouderkirk |
Timothy Owney |
Erica Pellegrino |
Jason Pelton x2 |
Luna Pelton |
Mark Petrie |
Wendy Porter |
Laurie Rankin |
Laura Sanford |
Valerie Schaff |
Jack Sexton |
Ted Shemella |
Laura Smith |
Francine Snyder |
Rob Stewart |
John Susko |
Rick Taylor |
Paul Tomasko |
Luanne Vallese |
Linda VanSteenberg |
Andrew VanderPoel |
Susan Vidal |
Lyn Walker |
Donna Wamsley |
Juanita Wilsey |
Chrystal Wilson |
Tom Wilson |
Siu Samantha Yuen |
Catskills Grid 420
# 1 Bob Consadine |
# 2 Dave Galvin |
# 3 Connie Scuitto x2 |
# 4 Harry Rampe |
# 5 Alvin Beuchele |
# 6 Ralph Ryndak |
# 7 Donna Wamsley |
# 8 Jim Bouton x2 |
# 9 Julie Ebert |
#10 Ellen Dwyer x2 |
#11 Mike Dwyer |
#12 Edna Blanchfield |
#13 Juanita Wilsey |
#14 Moira Colangelo |
#15 Patrick Colangelo |
#16 Marguerite Munch-Weber |
#17 Jack Sexton |
#18 George Dudar |
#19 George Kugler |
#20 Ron Cusmano |
#21 Rick Taylor x2 |
#22 Steve Emanuel x3 |
#23 Mike Siudy |
#24 Laurie Rankin |
#25 Wae Dany Davis |
#26 Linda VanSteenberg |
#27 Valerie Schaff |
#28. Marvin Freedman |
#29 Rob Stewart |
#30 Ted Shemella |
#31 Charlie Lutomski |
#32 Tom Martone |
#33 Laura Sanford |
#34 Scott Baker |
#35 Terri Baker |
#36 John Fellows |
#37 John Berringer |
#38 Tonda Highley |
#39 Andrew VanderPoel |
#40 Joe Ferri |
#41 Tim Bender x2 |
#42 Margaret McGrath |
#43 Peter Manning |
#44 Wayne Ouderkirk |
#45 Shari Aber |
#46 Yong Ae Moehs |
#47 Ken Posner |
#48 John Susko |
#49 Mark Petrie |
#50 Shirley Happy Lisa Kim |
#51 Diane Linenbroker |
#52 Harold Oakhill |
#53 Jason Pelton |
#54 Susan Vidal |
#55 Yanina Levchinsky-Grimmond |
#56 Peggy Wissler |
#57 Mary Jockel |
#58 Paul Tomasko |
#59 Michael D’Angelo |
#60 Lisa Gizzarelli-Drago |
#61 Erica Pellegrino |
#62 Barbara Dyer |