Vermilion Group 13ers: Remote Peaks in Colorado’s High Country
Once we got a good look at the Vermilion Group of Colorado 13er peaks from Lake Hope, I knew I had to climb…
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Pyramid Peak: A Steep and Scenic Colorado 14er Challenge
Pyramid Peak is my final 14er in the Elk Range, and it’s soooo nice to have all of this loose crappy rock in…
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Maroon Bells Traverse: Colorado’s Most Notorious 14er Link-Up
The Maroon Traverse is the fastest way to knock out both Maroon Peak and North Maroon in one trip, but it’s not for…
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Capitol Peak: Colorado’s Knife-Edge 14er Adventure
Capitol Peak is considered by most climbers to be the most difficult Colorado 14er due to extreme exposure, loose rock, and commitment. The…
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Snowmass Mountain: A Remote and Rewarding Colorado 14er
Snowmass Mountain is the longest Colorado 14er at 22 miles roundtrip with over 5,800 feet of elevation gain from the trailhead. That’s why…
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Lackawanna Peak: A Quiet Colorado Centennial Summit
Lackawanna Peak is the 95th highest peak in Colorado and is overlooked by most folks driving between Twin Lakes and Aspen on Highway…
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Mount Lindsey 14er: Climbing Colorado’s Reopened Private Peak
Mount Lindsey is the 43rd highest peak in the state of Colorado at 14,055 feet, and has been on my list of 14ers…
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Wetterhorn Peak: 14er Dramatic Spire and Classic Climb in the San Juans
Wetterhorn Peak is barely a 14er at 14,021 feet, but since it’s on the list, it must be done! The peak gets its…
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Mount Sneffels: 14er Jagged Beauty in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains
Greg and I return to Southwest Colorado for another 14er weekend, with Mount Sneffels first on the list. Rising to 14,155 feet just…
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Longs Peak via the Keyhole Route – Classic Colorado Climb
Longs Peak – a fitting climb for my 14er halfway point! I was tossing around ideas to get #29 under my belt before…
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Climbing Huron Peak – Challenging Colorado 14er Summit
Huron Peak rounds out the Collegiate Peaks for me, a subset of the gorgeous Sawatch Range in the Rockies. One more 14er crossed…
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Mont Blanc Climb Extras – Alpine Adventure
Extra photos! Such an amazing climb that I can’t write it all down. Hopefully this set captures the little things – the huts…
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Mont Blanc Climb – Mountain Expedition
With so much information on the family pre-climb page, I’ll just let the photos here do the talking. Here are some extra photos…
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Aiguille du Midi – Alpine Peak Experience
Chamonix is the birthplace of modern Alpinism, and THE place to be if you’re a climber. Since Mont Blanc is easily accessible from…
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Cosmique Ridge – Mountain Climbing Route
Climbers on the Cosmique Ridge route up the Auguille du Midi.
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Vent du Dragon – Mountain Weather Phenomenon
An album of Eric and Michal climbing the Vent du Dragon on the Auguille du Midi.
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Climbing Zugspitze – Germany’s Highest Peak
Altitude, Check. Snow, Check. Safety Cables, … 5:54 AM This was supposed to be a Via Ferrata with steel cabling in most of…
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Social Distancing – Travel Reflection
I’ve been slacking on the Daily Doses – aka what used to be Facebook posts – since up until Coronavirus we’d had enough…
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Redcloud Peak – Colorado Mountain Climb
Since there’s nothing to do in Florida but workout or sit in the pool and drink margaritas, working on catching up on photos….
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Colettes First 14er – Mountain Climbing Achievement
Colette’s 1st 14er climb – she’s a beast! We were treated to a snow shower and lightning from three directions – once Colette’s…
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Sunshine and Redcloud – Colorado Hiking Adventure
Two more 14ers checked off the list – Sunshine Peak (14,001ft) and Redcloud Peak (14,034ft). Since I was there, I threw in a…
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