As I researched Margaret Stevenson's hiking journals, I saw the name Ralph Collins popping up time after time. Searching through newspapers.com, I found this 1993 story on Stevenson's 602nd hike, where Collins, age 82, claimed 181 ascents.
I've added him to the Honor Roll with 181, and I'd like to hear from anyone who knows of any subsequent hikes. The last time Stevenson mentioned him was a 1994 hike where Collins turned back short of the mountaintop.
We now have 86 men and 23 women who are credited with at least 100 climbs.
Ralph Stokes Collins (19010-1998) was a professor of German at Maryville College and also served 1945-67 with the U.S. State Department, including a posting in Russia.
We're working on an updated version of LeContest.com, and I'm hoping to include profiles of those who have made more than 100 climbs.