One mountain, 196 to the top
26th annual Baldy Hill Climb
Saturday?s women?s champion, Adrienne Leugers, set a new women?s record at 42:43. Leugers has now won six straight Baldy Hill Climbs and boasts an amazing 11 first places in 17 years. Photo by Willy Cook
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On a picture-perfect fall morning, 196 local men, women and children, ranging in age from 9 to 67, with an average age of 38, decided to race and hike up Ketchum?s Bald Mountain Saturday.
The event was the 26th annual Baldy Hill Climb staged by the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation.
This year?s winner with a time of 37:03, was Whit Albright, 34, who recaptured his 2001 title after two years running up behind Ryan Schmidt.
?It was Whit?s fastest Baldy Hill Climb time,? said organizer Rick Kapala. Second place went to Bill Nurge in 37:55.
Saturday?s women?s champion, Adrienne Leugers, 45, set a new women?s record at 42:43 and finished 12th overall, bettering her 21st-place finish in 2003. Leugers has now won six straight Baldy Hill Climbs, with 11 first places in 17 years.
?It was a cool thing for Adrienne to finally get the record,? said Kapala, who said that the recent rainfalls probably quickened the course and stabilized the footing. Runner-up among the women was Brooke Baughman, 32, with a time of 45:14.
What possesses Baldy Hill Climbers to do what they do is as diverse as the crowd itself. For some it?s the natural high when they reach the top. For others, a conquest of nature.
Whatever the reason, every fall since 1979?when 54 racers reached the top?Ketchum?s boldest scurry up the mountain that ties the town together.
Of this year?s top ten finishers, the range of ages was astounding. For men, the top ten included three finishers under 17 years, two in their 30s, and five men over 40 years of age.
The top M2 finisher was John King, 29, at 15th in 44:33. Del Pletcher, 60, finished first in M6 (over 60) at 16th place with 44:34, just over four minutes behind his son, Reid Pletcher, 16, coming in fifth overall with 40:46.
Miles Fink-Debray, 16, formerly of the Sun Valley Ski Team, was the top M1 male, placing third overall with 38:12.
Among the hikers, Andy Andrews (50:33) and Charlotte Alexander (55:39) led the way.
Money raised by the community event went towards the SVSEF and Jenny Gatehouse Hebert?s Parkinson?s ?Climb for a Cure.? Hebert?s fundraising proceeds were passed on to the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson?s Research.
Check next week?s Local Life in the printed edition of the Idaho Mountain Express for more hill climb photos.
2004 Baldy Hill Climb Results
September 25, 2004, the 26th annual benefit activity presented by the Sun Valley Junior Nordic ski team. A total 196 finishers to the top?75 hiking (43 female and 32 male, ranging in age from 6 to 67) and 121 racing (39 female and 82 male, ranging in age from 9 to 67, average age 38). Finishing times in minutes and seconds; hours, minutes and seconds. Overall finish and class finish listed by 1/1. Age after name. The 1.86-mile course rose 3,140 vertical feet from the Warm Springs ski run bridge?elevation 5,880 feet?to the top of Baldy?elevation 9,020 feet. Course records prior to the event: Michael Tobin 35:11 in 1989 and Jen Douglas 42:46 in 1998.
RACERS
1/1?Whitney Albright, 34 37:03
2/1?Bill Nurge, 42 37:55
3/1?Miles Fink-Debray, 16 38:12
4/2?Dave Harrison, 40 38:39
5/2?Reid Pletcher, 15 40:46
6/3?Jon Engen, 47 41:27
7/3?Taylor Sundali, 15 41:32
8/2?Joe Savola, 39 41:43
9/4?Carl Praeger, 47 41:56
10/3?Travis Zerba, 31 42:32
11/5?Mike Hattrup, 42 42:36
12/1?Adrienne Leugers, 45 42:43
13/4?Luke Pletcher, 18 43:21
14/4?Jeff Roth, 39 43:23
15/5?John Kearney Jr., 30 44:12
16/1?John King, 29 44:33
17/1?Del Pletcher, 60 44:34
18/6?Colin Jensen, 46 44:40
19/1?Brooke Baughman, 32 45:14
20/2?Eric Dobbie, 24 45:17
21/1?Dan Daigh, 52 45:32
22/6?Scott Fowler, 30 45:34
23/2?Jerry Edelbrock, 55 45:41
24/7?Grady Burnett, 42 45:59
24/7?Harvey Keck, 38 45:59
24/3?Steve Dondero, 27 45:59
27/5?Mike Roche, 15 46:29
28/8?John Seiller, 37 46:43
29/3?Alfredo Rego, 57 46:49
30/8?Steve Tidd, 44 46:51
31/4?Jim Bradford, 53 46:56
32/6?Raul Gonzales, 17 47:01
33/4?Connor Duncan, 26 47:07
34/9?Jeff Smull, 44 47:14
34/9?Ben Young, 30 47:14
36/5?Jason Conners, 29 47:23
37/10?John Tormey, 38 47:25
38/10?Don Sewell, 40 47:39
39/11?Tim Inch, 43 47:51
40/1?Mal Function, 15 47:53
41/2?Alexa Turzian, 16 48:06
42/2?John Swyers, 65 48:31
43/12?Sean Murphy, 48 48:38
44/11?Mat Hall, 39 48:51
45/5?Rich Mull, 52 49:00
46/2?Jennifer Campbell, 41 49:07
47/7?Cory Rutkowski, 15 50:00
47/6?Troy Ruckman, 25 50:00
49/6?Bill Sundali, 51 50:21
50/13?Greg Thomson, 47 50:29
51/12?Joel Shinkle, 33 50:47
52/7?Cleve Johnson, 53 50:48
52/8?Artie Livingston, 16 50:48
52/8?Reno Christino, 17 50:48
55/3?Jeri Howland, 48 50:52
56/2?Tricia Swartling, 38 51:23
57/10?Rufus Leakin, 16 51:28
58/4?Darlene Young, 45 51:35
59/5?E.J. Harpham, 48 51:49
60/3?Janelle Conners, 36 52:02
61/4?Cinda Lewis, 39 52:05
62/6?Shauna Unser, 45 52:11
63/15?Pete Watkins, 41 52:18
64/5?Annelies Roseman, 35 52:23
65/6?Tiffany Larson, 37 52:24
66/16?Don Wiseman, 49 52:38
67/1?Virginia Egger, 51 52:43
67/1?Andie Johnson, 52 52:43
69/8?Tom Praggastis, 53 52:53
70/13?Buffalo Rixon, 34 53:08
71/1?Chase Caulkins, 12 53:16
72/7?Tess O?Sullivan, 30 53:32
73/14?Paris Nicholson, 30 54:54
74/17?Kevin Embree, 43 55:28
75/7?Brian Bailey, 25 55:42
76/7?Gretchen Flint, 41 56:06
77/15?Reidar Oyen, 37 56:41
78/8?Stella Keane, 49 57:02
79/8?Georgie Montgomery, 39 57:26
80/9?Lisa Dirksmeier, 42 57:33
81/9?Michael Dunham, 55 57:39
82/3?Susan Chandler Crist, 50 58:16
83/10?David Karlsen, 58 58:30
84/3?Ruth Anderson, 17 59:30
85/18?Kim Nalen, 48 59:42
86/9?Ashley Hunter, 36 59:44
87/8?Travis Cooley, 26 59:57
88/11?Ron Fairfax, 50 1.00:02
89/10?Dawn Hofheimer, 41 1.01:03
90/9?Aaron Hill, 26 1.01:06
91/4?Consolata Pennay, 53 1.01:09
92/10?Brian Bligh, 23 1.02:25
93/11?Levi Wimer, 29 1.02:37
94/5?Ellen Campion, 58 1.03:13
95/16?Greg Lonnon, 34 1.03:21
96/3?Harry Wyeth, 63 1.04:17
97/4?Jim Toohey, 65 1.04:42
98/12?Michael Ames, 24 1.04:48
99/17?J.J. Rumpettes, 32 1.04:59
100/1?Michel Pola, 28 1.05:38
101/2?Cole Caulkins, 9 1.06:19
102/10?Jennifer Embree, 37 1.06:49
103/19?Kent Lyons, 48 1.07:04
104/20?Brian Caulkins, 46 1.07:18
105/5?Tom Campion, 62 1.07:58
106/6?Sam East, 64 1.08:46
107/11?Soren Ireland, 15 1.10:21
108/11?Liz Brown, 42 1.11:00
109/7?Alan Pennay, 67 1.12:59
110/12?Jenny Gatehouse, 42 1.17:19
111/11?Merri Wapstra, 35 1.19:14
112/12?Margaret Baker, 39 1.20:23
113/18?John Hinds, 39 1.20:35
114/13?Carlyn Hinds, 39 1.20:37
115/13?Jane Rizzo, 41 1.21:43
116/14?Joan Whitcomb, 33 1.22:38
117/14?Tracey Caraluzzi, 47 1.24:09
118/2?Amanda Stephan, 25 1.24:46
119/21?Michael Doty, 47 1.28:33
120/3?Carson Caraluzzi, 11 1.29:47
121/15?Melissa Vandenberg, 34 1.30:47
DNF?Julie Rice-Cooley, Sam Farnham, Joanna Carnes, Delamon Rego.
Top female finishers
1?Adrienne Leugers, 11th 42:43
2?Brooke Baughman, 18th 45:14
3?Mal Function, 40th 47:53
4?Alexa Turzian, 41st 48:06
5?Jennifer Campbell, 46th 49:07
Family class winners
1?The Pletcher family (Del, Luke, Reid)
2?The Caulkins family (Brian, Chase, Cole)
Business class winners
1?Sturtevants (Dave Harrison, Jason Conners, Scott Fowler, Greg Thomson)
2?ESS (Steve Dondero, Eric Dobbie, Connor Duncan)
FEMALE HIKERS
1?Charlotte Alexander, 51 55:39
2?Kim Fluetsch, 40 56:30
3?Charlie Hanson, 41 58:26
4?Cindy Hamlin, 49 1.01:36
5?Katharine Sheldon, 47 1.01:44
6?Vikki Wiseman, 49 1.06:13
7?Traci Ireland, 36 1.06:26
8?Aimee Frerette, 43 1.07:53
9?Jill Parker, 38 1.08:13
10?Janet Abromeit, 54 1.08:53
11?Joan Hensley, 37 1.09:09
12?Kate Driscoll, 40 1.12:07
13?Kathy Seitz, 33 1.12:15
14?Nancy Buxton, 38 1.12:51
15?Sharon Pyle, 43 1.12:59
16?Jodie Taylor, 42 1.13:27
17?Whitney Melin, 27 1.14:00
18?Sue Kwapich, 44 1.15:13
19?Elaine Poklemba, 44 1.18:52
20?Deide Rodriquez, 39 1.21:02
21?Vickey Williams, 53 1.21:05
22?Kerri Honck, 26 1.23:04
23?Meghan Huether, 25 1.23:55
24?Laura Crabtree, 36 1.25:16
25?Heather Guy, 35 1.25:23
26?Sarah Parker, 23 1.26:02
27?Molly Kelly, 29 1.26:22
28?Barbara Chattin, 63 1.27:40
29?Colleen Enright, 22 1.28:09
30?Stacy James, 41 1.30:41
31?Liza Kombol, 32 1.30:50
32?Teresa Campbell, 65 1.33:32
33?Jennifer Baciocco, 57 1.35:37
34?Jen Helms, 24 1.38:11
35?Mary Murrin, 53 1.39:27
36?Karaka Jolma, 23 1.40:18
37?Sharon Harwell, 59 1.43:00
38?Sally Robinson 1.44:58
39?Jane Hall, 57 1.45:35
40?JoDee Alverson, 40 1.49:52
41?Tanya Keim, 33 1.50:02
42?Morgan Cooley, 6 2.07:00
43?Tina Wise, 45 2.40:06
MALE HIKERS
1?Andy Andrews, 62 50:33
2?David Butterfield, 45 56:39
3?Brent Haleen, 50 56:55
4?Tony Hertel, 23 58:07
5?Rhett Fisher, 34 1.00:24
6?Scott Haubert, 19 1.01:51
7?Dave Carter, 59 1.04:35
8?Tyler Wheeler, 23 1.07:27
9?Jerod Ball, 22 1.10:24
10?Bert Magel, 59 1.11:02
11?Chip Mills, 60 1.11:33
12?Craig Morse, 40 1.12:26
13?Pat Murphy, 57 1.12:32
14?Roger Crist, 65 1.13:15
15?Chris Scott 1.13:38
16?Woody Preucil, 43 1.13:53
17?Jed Gray, 55 1.14:57
18?Joe Scott, 54 1.15:42
19?Andy Parnes, 58 1.16:32
20?Gary Young 1.17:55
21?Robert Shaw, 57 1.19:13
22?Steen Sorensen, 44 1.19:14
23?Tom Logan, 34 1.19:52
24?Ian Marshall, 24 1.22:18
25?John Hall, 57 1.25:09
26?Jose Vivole, 20 1.30:43
27?Tom Murrin, 57 1.30:44
29?Nicol Wheeler, 11 1.42:13
30?Jake Provonsha, 67 1.55:26
31?Mike Cooley, 45 2.07:00
32?Thomas Wise, 46 2.40:06
DNF?Carter Cox
TIME IMPROVEMENTS OVER 2003
Racers?Joel Shinkle 7:20,
Mal Adjusted/Mal Function 5:29,
Travis Zerba 4:30,
Mike Hattrup 4:26,
Miles Fink-Debray 3:59,
Darlene Young 3:46,
David Karlsen 3:06,
Reid Pletcher 2:53,
Tom Praggastis 2:44,
Brian Bailey 2:21,
Tim Inch 2:17,
Adrienne Leugers 1:43,
John Swyers 1:16,
Dawn Hofheimer 1:07,
Eric Dobbie 1:06,
Bill Nurge 0:44,
Cleve Johnson 0:43,
Jim Bradford 0:40,
Del Pletcher 0:36,
Bill Sundali 0:36,
Whitney Albright 0:35,
Susan Chandler Crist 0:35,
Liz Brown 0:32,
Tess O?Sullivan 0:28,
Ellen Campion 0:20,
Don Wiseman 0:15,
Carl Praeger 0:15.
HISTORY
1979--54 finishers
Greg Stone 40:50
Gabriele Andersen (20th) 49:43
1980--48 finishers
Dave Bingham 38:17
Gabriele Andersen (14th) 47:28
1981--60 finishers
Dave Bingham 40:31
Jane Reynolds (18th tie) 50:36
1982--71 finishers
Craig Kjesbo 40:29
E.J. Harpham (35th) 51:28
1983--72 finishers
Michael Tobin 38:44
Ruthie Matthes (18th) 46:54
1984--82 finishers
Michael Tobin 39:59
Susie Patterson (6th) 42:49
1985--59 finishers
Michael Tobin 38:00
Cindy Zapponi (19th) 46:10
1986--54 finishers
Michael Tobin 35:36
Susie Patterson (7th) 44:26
1987--74 finishers
Thane Lever 39:00
Will Raff 39:00
Alison Kiesel (25th) 48:39
1988--95 finishers
Michael Tobin 37:16
Adrienne Leugers (23rd) 47:37
1989--106 finishers
Michael Tobin 35:11
Dawn Farmer (34th) 48:46
1990--87 finishers (River Run)
Kevin Sweeney 49:34
Adrienne Leugers (10th) 56:52
1991--150 finishers
Kevin Sweeney 37:30
Adrienne Leugers (19th) 46:22
1992--147 finishers
Bill Nurge 36:32
Muffy Ritz (30th) 49:06
1993--124 finishers
Adam Heaney 37:30
Kelly O'Neill (28th) 52:56
1994--120 finishers
Adam Heaney 38:49
Jane Hoopes (17th) 48:19
1995--230 finishers
Danny Albright 38:59
Adrienne Leugers (20th) 45:46
1996--213 finishers
Karl Van Calcar 38:22
Adrienne Leugers (7th) 45:57
1997--299 finishers
Bill Nurge 39:12
Kelly McCann (15th) 45:02
1998--213 finishers
Bill Nurge 38:45
Jen Douglas (8th) 42:46
1999--209 finishers
Robert Whitney 35:52
Adrienne Leugers (14th) 44:19
2000?176 finishers
Bill Nurge 38:49
Adrienne Leugers (9th) 44:21
2001?185 finishers
Whitney Albright 37:40
Adrienne Leugers (12th) 44:23
2002?173 finishers
Ryan Schmidt 37:15
Adrienne Leugers (18th) 44:55
2003?187 finishers
Ryan Schmidt 36:28
Adrienne Leugers (21st) 44:26
2004?196 finishers
Whitney Albright 37:03
Adrienne Leugers (12th) 42:43
