About

About Me

Hi! My name is Jihan. I am a relatively new hiker based in Lexington, Massachusetts who specializes in making dumb decisions. I embarked on my first major dumb decision in fall 2019 when I attempted Guadalupe Peak in Texas with no previous hiking experience. Since then, dumb decisions have taken me to the summits of all 48 New Hampshire 4,000ers (10 of them in winter), 1 of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks, a smattering of state highpoints across the U.S., 1 Colorado 14er with the 3,000-ft rule, and some others. I have been blogging my hikes since 2021, which was incidentally the same year I began hiking semi-regularly. 

Now that I've finished the 48, I'll spend the next few months working through my bucket list of fun hikes in the Whites and elsewhere. Then, starting in August I'll be attending Cornell for atmospheric science, and while I'm there I'll return to peakbagging with the goal of finishing the ADK 46.

Contrary to what some might think, I do in fact have a life outside of peakbagging! When I'm not hiking or partaking in capitalism, I enjoy cycling, gymnastics, and photography. One of my other interests is the weather, and I'm both a SKYWARN spotter for my local NWS office and an observer for the independent CoCoRaHS program. If I'm not doing any of these, you can probably find me either hanging with friends or spoiling my cat.

Contact

The easiest way to get my attention is to fill out the form on the contact page. If you wish to contact me through other means, I am available for communication through email, Discord (qwerty325), and Twitter, and I will do my best to reply as soon as possible.