{"id":1859573,"date":"2026-04-01T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1859573"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:00:11","slug":"cody-townsend-tommy-caldwell-and-bjarne-salen-complete-bold-winter-traverse-of-californias-highest-peaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1859573","title":{"rendered":"Cody Townsend, Tommy Caldwell, and Bjarne Sal\u00e9n Complete Bold Winter Traverse of California\u2019s Highest Peaks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cody Townsend, Tommy Caldwell, and Bjarne Sal\u00e9n recently completed an ambitious winter traverse of the 13 highest peaks in the Sierra Nevada. | Photo: Fifty+<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Sierra Nevada contain some of the highest peaks in North America. <\/strong>Outside of Colorado, Washington and California are the only states in the lower 48 that have any summits over 14,000 feet. The Eastern Sierra is home to Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48, as well as a host of other equally imposing mountains. A summit of any one of these peaks, in any season, is an accomplishment. Renowned ski mountaineers Cody Townsend and Bjarne Sal\u00e9n, along with the legendary climber Tommy Caldwell, recently completed<\/a> what is likely the first winter traverse of the 13 highest peaks in the Sierra Nevada range. Over the course of eight days, the trio traveled a little over 100 miles and 40,000 vertical feet through a combination of mountaineering, technical rock climbing, and of course, high-consequence ski descents.<\/p>\n