Keep track of your Catskill 3500 peaks online, and apply for membership in the Club when your tally is complete.
Whether you’re ready to apply for Catskill 3500 Club regular or winter membership, or you're just tracking peaks as you go, the digital tally sheet keeps your hikes organized. When you've completed all the requirements, you can submit your membership application right from the online system!
Use the same login as for group hike signups on this site. If you already have an account, just sign in.
See it in action
How it works
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Sign in or create an account
Your tally sheet is kept with your account on this site, so it’s there on your phone and your computer.
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Record your hikes
Add each hike with its date and the peaks you climbed, in order, plus any notes you want to keep. Club group hikes you joined can be added from the hike’s page.
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Watch your tally fill in
The sheet checks off each of the 33 peaks as you climb them. A separate winter tally tracks your winter climbs.
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Apply for membership
When a sheet is complete, you’ll see a membership application option. Fill it out from within the digital interface to submit it for review and become a member!
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to be current on Club dues to use the digital tally sheet?
Yes. Your Club dues need to be current to record hikes on the digital tally sheet and to submit your membership application. There’s no application fee. Your tally sheet will remind you in the four weeks before your dues run out. If they lapse, you can still see your tally sheet, but you can’t add hikes or apply until they’re current again. Dues are $20 a year ($15 for students and seniors), or $250 for lifetime.
Pay dues on the Club’s main website using the same email address as your account on this Hikes site, and in most cases your account connects right away. If you’ve paid and the site doesn’t show it yet, use “Help us verify” on your Membership tab.
What do I need to climb to become a member?
All 33 Catskill peaks over 3,500 feet on the tally list (see the Peaks list), and Slide, Blackhead, Balsam and Panther a second time in winter. Doubletop and Graham are closed to the public, so the list dropped from the original 35 to 33. The tally sheet keeps track of all of it. You also need to be current on Club dues to submit your membership application.
How does the winter tally work?
For the Club, winter is December 21 to March 21, inclusive, as the by-laws define it, whatever the dates of the solstice and equinox in a given year. Any hike you record with a date in winter, including hikes on your regular tally sheet, counts on your winter tally sheet automatically, so there’s nothing to enter twice.
For the Winter Patch, you climb all 33 peaks in winter, as well as completing the requirements for regular membership. When your winter tally sheet is complete, you apply for winter membership the same way.
Do I need to sign the canisters?
Please make every effort to find and sign the canister notebook on the 14 peaks that have one: Southwest Hunter, Lone, Big Indian, Friday, Rusk, Kaaterskill High Peak, Fir, Balsam Cap, North Dome, Eagle, Sherrill, Vly, Halcott and Rocky. It records your climb, can help Search and Rescue, and gives DEC the use numbers it needs to argue for Catskill Forest Preserve funding.
Can I add old hikes, or change a hike later?
Yes. Every climb counts, however long ago it was. If you don’t remember the exact date of an old hike, your best guess is fine. You can edit or delete your hikes at any time until they count toward an application you’ve submitted. You can also download a PDF of your tally sheet and hike log whenever you like.
Can I record the same peak more than once? Should I?
Yes, you can record hikes to the same peak as many times as you like, but each peak only counts once toward each tally sheet (apart from the second, winter climb of Slide, Blackhead, Balsam and Panther on your regular tally sheet). We encourage you to log any hikes you feel are part of your 3500 Club membership journey. That could be all your Catskill hikes, or just your first ascents if you prefer. You can even record Catskill hikes with no 3500 peaks at all; they go in your All Hikes log.
What if a hike lasts more than one day, like a backpacking trip?
We recommend recording each day as its own hike, so each peak has the right date.
Who sees my hike notes?
The membership team uses your notes to personalize your congratulatory letter, so it’s worth including things like whether you hiked solo, with a partner or with a group like the Club, what you thought of each peak, and whether the hike was a traverse or an out-and-back.
Your hike information is shared only with the Catskill 3500 Club’s membership team. When you become a member, your name and member number will appear in our list of members.
What happens after I apply?
The membership team reviews your application, and you’ll hear from the Club. New members receive their certificates and patches by mail, and are recognized at the Club’s annual dinner.
Just like the paper tally sheet, the application asks for your favorite, least favorite and most difficult peaks, each with an optional note on why.
Your name appears on your certificate exactly as you enter it on the application.
I finished all the peaks before the digital tally sheet existed. Can I still use it?
Yes. Once your account is connected to your member record, My Tally Hikes page shows that you’ve already finished, and you can start an “unofficial” tally sheet to log your hikes for your own records.
Can I submit a tally sheet for someone else?
No. Each login can only be used for one person’s tally sheets, so everyone who’s applying needs their own account here. To send in a tally sheet another way, as a PDF or by mail, see the Join page on the Club’s main website.