Mount Elbert (14,443') | CO Rank: 1/637 Sawatch Range | San Isabel National Forest | Twin Lakes, CO 08/22/20 | 11.6 miles | 4,133' gain | Class 1 For my birthday last year, I climbed Mount Elbert, the highest peak in Colorado. As both a 14er and state high point, Elbert counted towards two of …
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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 …
Mount of the Holy Cross (14,005') Attempt | CO Rank: 51/53 Sawatch Range | Holy Cross Wilderness | Minturn, CO 07/03/20-07/04/20 | 11.16 miles | 4,420' gain | Class 1 & 2 Another weekend without a summit...it was at this point that I started to feel that something was wrong with me. Why can I …
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Mount Elbert (14,443') Attempt | CO Rank: 1/53 Sawatch Range | San Isabel National Forest | Twin Lakes, CO 06/13/20 | 7.48 miles | 2,177' gain | Class 1 For my husband Kyle's birthday weekend, we (mostly me) decided to climb a 14er. Not just any 14er, but the tallest one in Colorado, Mount Elbert! …
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