Best three times will be listed below. If you have a better time for a particular age group, send it to Franz Kelsch and become the new King of the Mountain for that climb. Tandem times are for mixed only and the average age of both should be used. To be listed, the time should have been recorded soon after you did it. Don't rely on 3 year old memory, please. We need your name,climb time and the date. Also send a link if you wish to any personal blog or website that shows you time. Note where to start and end the timing, which may not be the entire hill climb. Some of the listed times have a link to somewhere where the time was recorded.

These Hill Climbs Have Times Alpine West Hicks Road East Montebello Old La Honda East Bernal Hicks Road West Mt Diablo South Gate / Summit Quimby West Bohlman Highway 84 West Mt Hamilton Lower/Upper Sierra Road Bohlman On Orbit Highway 9 North Mt Hamilton Back Welch Creek Felton Empire Kings Mountain     Henry Coe Metcalf     Alpine West Distance: 6.6 miles (from base at Y to Summit), Climb: 1,950 feet, Avg Grade: 5,6% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 45-49 Terry Morse 31:48 1/29/05             Male 55-59 Same Beal 36:09 10/11/08             Male 60-64 Franz Kelsch 37:47 10/11/08             Female 45-49 Alison Chaiken 44:27 10/11/08             Female 50-54 Pat Parseghian 59:50 10/11/08             Bernal (from Heaton Moor to IBM Entry (private road sign) Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 40-44 Don Axtell 6:44 1993             Male 65-69 Peter Wallace 11:36 12/9/08             Male 70+ Paul McKiernan 16:54 9/31/08             Bohlman Distance: 4.2 miles (from 6th Street to end of road), Climb: 2,000 feet, Avg Grade: 9% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 45-49 Richard Hanke 38:08 11/7/08             Male 50-54 Mike McGeough 41:57 5/14/08             Bohlman On Orbit Distance: 4.2 miles (from 6th Street to end of road via On Orbit), Climb: 2,300 feet, Avg Grade: 10.4% Male 45-49 Gary Robinson 37:34 10/18/08             Male 55-59 Franz Kelsch 42:45 7/19/07             Male 60-64 Franz Kelsch 43:30 7/4/08             Female 45-49 Alison Chaiken 43:02 10/13/07             Felton Empire Distance: 3.8 (from Highway 9 to stop sign), Climb: 1,530 feet, Avg Grade: 7.6% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 55-59 Franz Kelsch 24:58 9/6/06             Henry Coe Climb Distance: 6.75 miles (Woodchopper to First Parking Lot) Climb: 2,120 feet, Avg Grade: 5.9% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 10-19 Daniel Tisdell 32:49 10/26/08 Daniel Farinha 34:34 10/26/08       Male 45-49 Gary Franck 35:08 10/30/05 Joe Farinha 38:48 10/28/07       Male 55-59 Franz Kelsch 37:34 10/28/07             Male 60-64 Franz Kelsch 38:33 10/26/08             Female 50-54 Deborah Hoag 48:51 10/26/08             Tandem 54-59 Franz and Ann 56:15 4/19/08             Tandem 60-64 Franz and Ann 52:58 10/16/08             Hicks Road East (start of Hicks to stop sign at summit) Male 45-49 Richard Hanke 12:55 11/10/08 Gary Robinson 13:12 11/10/08 Brian Birkeland 14:35 11/10/08 Male 55-59 Bruce Frederick 17:00 11/10/08             Male 60-64 Leo Hartung 17:00 10/31/08             Male 65-69 Peter Wallace 17:35 11/10/08             Hicks Road West Distance: 5.3 miles (from curvy road sign after Shannon to stop sign at summit), Climb: 1,050 feet, Avg Grade: 3.7% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 45-49 Gary Robinson 27:10 9/22/08             Male 50-54 Dan Swinehart 29:44 6/22/05             Male 65-69 Peter Wallace 38:00 10/28/08             Female 50-54 Michele Rae 31:45 9/21/05             Highway 84 West Distance: 6.7 miles (Pescadero to Skyline) Climb: 1,050 feet, Avg. Grade: 3.0% Male 60-64 Franz Kelsch 32:07 9/27/08             Highway 9 North Distance 5.55 miles (from Pierce to Sklyline), Climb: 1,880 feet, Avg. Grade: 6.4% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 45-49 Gary Robinson 36:25 10/5/08 Mike McGeough 40:44 5/8/08       Male 60-64 Franz Kelsch 34:55 9/13/08             Male 65-69 Peter Wallace 53:33 12/1/08             Female 40-49 Karen McGeough 43:18 9/6/08             Female 55-59 Cindi Staiger 41:35 9/13/08             Female 50-54 Deborah Hoag 34:34 11/29/08             Kings Mountain (from Trip to summit) Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 50-54 Mike McGeough 34:14 9/10/08             Male 60-65 Franz Kelsch 34:53 11/29/08             Male 65-69 Bob Shultz 43:45 10/15/08                                 Metcalf Climb Distance: 1.75 miles (line at start of climb to signs at top), Climb: 910 feet, Avg Grade: 10% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 10-19 Daniel Tisdell 11:08 7/29/08 Daniel Farinha 12:28 3/8/08       Male 35-39 Russell Stevens 12:52 3/10/06             Male 40-44 Don Axtell 11:44 8/10/95             Male 50-54 Dan Swinehart 18:54 8/9/05             Male 54-59 Franz Kelsch 13:19 4/10/07             Male 60-64 Franz Kelsch 13:18 9/16/08             Male 70-79 Paul McKiernan 29:07 9/23/08             Female 45-49 Peggy Zagelow 19:45 10/21/08             Female 50-54 Deborah Hoag 17:29 11/6/08 Michele Rae 20:32 7/17/05       Female 55-59 Joan Freed 19:48 12/30/08             Tandem 54-59 Franz and Ann 17:30 7/15/08             Tandem 60-64 Franz and Ann Kelsch 17:19 9/9/08             Montebello Climb Distance: 5.3 miles (Stevens Canyon Road to End), Climb: 2,030 feet, Avg Grade: 7.1% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 35-39 Russell Stevens 31:42 5/29/07             Male 45-49 Gary Robinson 37:01 9/14/08 Richard Hanke 37:22 11/19/08 Brian Birkeland 42:01 10/22/08 Male 50-54 Barry Schwartz 39:49 5/28/08             Male 55-59 Sam Beal 32:39 10/4/08 Troy Folkner 33:59 10/4/08 Mike McGeough 41:59 8/6/08 Male 60-64 Franz Kelsch 39:15 7/4/08             Male 65-69 Peter Wallace 52:55 11/24/08 Bob Shultz 53:26 11/19/08       Male 70+ Paul McKiernan 1:17:00 9/14/08             Female 45-49 Pat Becker 44:02 9/13/08             Female 50-54 Michele Rae 45:35 9/15/05 Pat Parseghian 55:32 9/29/07       Tandem 35-39 Russell and Sheila 43:29 9/19/08             Mt. Diablo South Gate to Summit Distance: 11.2 miles, Climb: 3,700 feet, Avg Grade: 6.2% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 35-39 Russell Stevens 56:38               Male 45-49 Brian Canali 59:44 10/1/06             Female 50-59 Pat Parseghian 1:34:19 10/20/07             Mt. Hamilton Lower and Upper Climb Distance: 18.5 miles (Alum Rock to Observatory Parking Lot), Climb: 4,200 feet, Avg Grade: 3.8% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 35-39 Dave Rossow 1:21:25 11/27/08 Russell Stevens 1:24:15 9/17/05       Male 40-49 Steve Mielich 1:20:12 5/27/07             Male 55-59 Franz Kelsch 1:28:54 9/16/07             Male 60-64 Franz Kelsch 1:37:53 11/27/08             Female 50-59 Michele Rae 1:58:00 9/17/05 Pat Parseghian 2:15:24 11/27/2007       Tandem 35-39 Russell and Sheila 1:57:50 11/12/07     `       Tandem 54-59 Franz and Ann 2:02:45 5/10/08             Mt. Hamilton Back Distance: 4.5 miles (start of climb to where levels off), Climb:2,000, Avg Grade: 7.9% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 45-49 Mike McGeough 45:44 2/27/05             Male 60-64 Franz Kelsch 46:53 9/6/08             Tandem 55-59 Franz and Ann 49:45 5/10/08             Old LaHonda East Distance: 3.9 miles (bridge to stop sign at Skyline), Climb: 1,475 feet, Avg Grad: 7.1% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 40-44 Dan Benefiel 20:24 9/28/08             Male 45-49 Joe Farinha 21:12 7/29/07 Richard Hanke 23:15 11/12/08       Male 50-54 Mike McGeough 24:27 4/30/08 Dan Swinehardt 26:08 7/16/05       Male 55-59 Troy Folkner 20:49 9/17/08 Franz Kelsch 23:14 8/23/03 Bob Stevens 25:34 11/25/08 Male 60-64 Franz Kelsch 21:37 9/27/08             Male 65-69 Bob Shultz 28:35 4/30/08             Female 50-54 Michele Rae 27:00 10/8/05 Pat Parseghian 34:09 4/26/08       Tandem 55-59 Franz and Ann 30:15 3/12/08             Quimby West Climb Distance: 3.4 miles (Murillo to Summit), Climb: 1,660 feet, Avg Grade: 9.3% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 55-59 Sam Beal 25:49 10/18/08             Male 60-64 Franz Kelsch 27:20 10/18/08             Female 45-49 Alison Chaiken 32:56 10/18/08             Distance: 4.2 miles (Ruby to Summit), Climb: 1,975 feet, Avg Grade: 8.9% To Convert to Times from Murilio multiply by 87% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 35-39 Russell Stevens 28:31 11/19/05 Don Axtell 29:59 4/20/92       Male 45-49 Joe Farinha 32:54 4/03 Mike McGeough 33:58 5/3/04       Male 50-54 Dan Swinehart 42:28 5/30/05             Male 55-59 Franz Kelsch 34:47 6/12/03             Male 60-64 Franz Kelsch 31:38 10/18/08             Female 40-49 Karen McGeough 49:58 7/12/04             Female 50-59 Michele Rae 45:05 9/1/04             Rolling Hills Distance: 1.1 miles (Llagas to summit), Climb: 530, Avg Grade: 9.2% Tandem 60-64 Franz and Ann 10:46 11/3/08             Sierra Road Distance: 3.7 miles (start of climb to summit), Climb: 1,830 feet, Avg Grade: 9.3% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Male 10-19 Daniel Farinha 25:10 06/08             Male 35-39 Dave Rossow 24:21 2/17/07 Russell Stevens 26:30 8/15/05       Male 40-49 Brian Canali 27:20               Male 70-74 Eric Jorgensen 50:14 11/14/07             Female 45-49 Alison Chaiken 35:02 2/18/08             Female 50-59 Pat Parseghian 44:50 11/17/07             Tandem 35-39 Russell and Sheila 38:12 2/1/08             Welch Creek Distance: 4.1 miles (cattle guard to end of road), Climb: 1,910 feet, Avg Grade: 8.8% Age Group Best Time Second Best Time Third Best Time Female 55-59 Joan Freed 48:40 9/13/08