Ptarmigan Peak (13,739') & Weston Peak (13,572') San Isabel & Pike National Forests | Twin Lakes, CO 06/19/21 | 4.65 miles | 2,144' gain | YDS Class 2 I had a bad feeling when I still hadn't heard from Allie an hour into my drive. We were meeting up to climb a peak near Buena …
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Mount Parnassus (13,574') | Arapaho National Forest Dillon, CO | 06/17/21 | 7.12 miles | 3,273' gain | YDS Class 2 The mountains don't tend to follow our pathetic human calendars, so while true summer wouldn't start for a few more days, mountain summer had already arrived in full force. Winter's snow had melted, creeks …
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Antora Peak (13,269') | Rio Grande National Forest Villa Grove, CO | 06/05/21 | 5.86 miles | 2,621' gain | YDS Class 2 It was dry, dry, dry down in the southern half of the state, so Allie and I planned to hike an easy 13er down by the San Luis Valley. Antora Peak was …
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Grizzly Peak D (13,427') | CO Rank: 302/637 "Cupid" (13,117') | CO Rank: 555/637 Front Range | White River National Forest | Dillon, CO 03/06/21 | 6.12 miles | 2,951' gain | Class 2 Some mountains climb easy and some make us work for it. Some of the easiest mountains can be the most mentally …
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Fairview Peak A (13,214') | CO Rank: 472/637 Sawatch Range | Gunnison National Forest | Pitkin, CO 10/18/20 | 5.5 miles | 1,575' gain | Class 1 After a big day on Stewart Peak the day before, we decided to sleep in and see if my migraine would go away with a little extra sleep. …
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Stewart Peak (13,983') | CO Rank: 55/637 Baldy Chato (13,401') | CO Rank: Unranked "Column Ridge" (13,795') | CO Rank: Unranked San Juan Range | La Garita Wilderness | Creede, CO 10/17/20 | 9.8 miles | 3,373' gain | Class 1/2 For our last 13er trip of 2020, Allie and I had our sights set …
Mount Audubon (13,223') | CO Rank: 458/637 Front Range | Indian Peaks Wilderness | Ward, CO 10/08/20 | 8.42 miles | 2,713' gain | Class 1 & 2 Mount Audubon had been on my short-list for years but somehow I just never got around to it. It'd been recommended to me by a handful of …
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Mount Edwards (13,850') | CO Rank: 83/637 McClellan Mountain (13,587') | CO Rank: Unranked Front Range | Arapaho National Forest | Georgetown, CO 09/19/20 | 5.21 miles | 2,488' gain | Class 2 This is likely the shortest and easiest way to summit Mount Edwards and McClellan Mountain. Tori and I drove the Tacoma up …
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"Igloo Peak" (13,060') | CO Rank: Unranked "Mountain Boy Peak" (13,198') | CO Rank: 491/637 Sawatch Range | Collegiate Peaks Wilderness | Twin Lakes, CO 09/05/20 | 7.48 miles | 2,454' gain | Class 2 I: Igloo Peak, MB: Mountain Boy Peak My Labor Day weekend plans fell through last minute and I unexpectedly found …
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Whale Peak (13,078') | CO Rank: 586/637 Front Range | Pike National Forest | Grant, CO 08/30/20 | 6.87 miles | 2,899' gain | Class 2 WHALE! Who names a mountain in Colorado "Whale" anyway? At any rate, I like climbing peaks with animal names so Whale Peak was a natural next choice. (Other peaks …
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