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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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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Argentine Peak (13,738') | CO Rank: 131/637 Front Range | Arapaho National Forest | Georgetown, CO 07/26/20 | 2.33 miles | 941' gain | Class 1/2 Allie's mom Peggy was in town with her Jeep to do some 4-wheeling. It wasn't hard to convince her to also climb a 13er with us (and honestly at …
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Mount Wilcox (13,408') | CO Rank: 315/637 Front Range | Arapaho National Forest | Georgetown, CO 06/07/20 | 7.47 miles | 2,564' gain | Class 1 & 2 While 2020 has "blessed" us with many a dumpster fire, an early start to summer was something to be truly happy about, especially after the very short …
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Colorado Mines Peak (12,493') | Arapaho National Forest Empire, CO | 05/30/20 | 4.38 miles | 1,181' gain I've attempted Colorado Mines Peak more times than I'd care to admit. Somehow I always end up going when there's feet of snow and for some reason, I never bring my snowshoes. (Not my proudest of moments.) …
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Kelso Mountain (13,164') | CO Rank: 510/637 Front Range | Arapaho National Forest | Georgetown, CO 10/19/19 | 5.02 miles | 1,969' gain | Class 2 Allie and I had been talking about climbing Kelso Mountain for a long time and we finally had an opportunity right before a big snowstorm blew in! We both had …
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Leavenworth Creek Road | Arapaho National Forest Georgetown, CO | 07/28/19 After our overnight trip to the San Luis Valley, I was looking forward to a few easier days to allow myself to rest up and get ready for a 2-night trip to Ouray. Now that it was the weekend, Kyle had off work and …
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Gray Wolf Mountain (13,602') | CO Rank: 190/637 Front Range | Mount Evans Wilderness | Idaho Springs, CO 06/29/19 | 5.10 miles | 2,188' gain | Class 2 FINALLY! It has been a long time coming this year with the large amount of snow we've had, but I FINALLY made it up a 13er, and …
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Chief Mountain (11,709') | Arapaho National Forest Idaho Springs, CO | 05/18/19 | 3.36 miles | 1,043' gain We had time Saturday for just a short hike so I picked Chief Mountain. I'd actually done this hike a few years ago with a women's hiking group, but was excited to do it again. So far …
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I'm embarrassed to admit that while I successfully conned Kyle into hiking with me not once, but TWICE, this past weekend, we did not successfully complete either hike. So both will stay on my list to finish another day, and I'll attempt to convince myself that it isn't a big deal. (I'm kind of worked …
