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 …
Crystal Peak A (13,852') | CO Rank: 82/637 Tenmile Range | Arapaho National Forest | Breckenridge, CO 08/15/20 | 5.22 miles | 1,956' gain | Class 2 The summer of 2020 was a particularly bad wildfire season in Colorado with the three biggest wildfires in the state's history all occurring within just a few months. …
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London Mountain (13,194') | CO Rank: 493/637 Mosquito Range | Pike National Forest | Fairplay, CO 08/09/20 | 1.88 miles | 585' gain | Class 2 After climbing Kuss, Mosquito, and Treasurevault a month prior, I was dying to get back to the area to climb London Mountain. We had a great view of London's …
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Boreas Mountain (13,082') | CO Rank: 583/637 Front Range | Pike National Forest | Como, CO 08/01/20 | 4.08 miles | 1,747' gain | Class 2 Boreas Mountain is a low 13er above Boreas Pass. At only 4 miles and 1700' round trip, it would make for a very quick hike and a wonderfully easy …
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Dyer Mountain (13,855') | CO Rank: 81/637 Gemini Peak (13,951') | CO Rank: Unranked Mount Sherman (14,036') | CO Rank: 45/637 Mosquito Range | Pike National Forest | Fairplay, CO 07/30/20 | 6.45 miles | 2,833' gain | Class 2 I hadn't successfully climbed a 14er since September of 2018. I'd attempted at least five …
