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 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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Mount Oklahoma (13,845') | CO Rank: 85/637 Sawatch Range | Mount Massive Wilderness | Leadville, CO 07/18/20 | 8.23 miles | 3,405' | Class 2 Finally our schedules all aligned and Allie, Tori, and I set out to climb a 13er together (instead of me hiking with each of them separately). Allie picked Mount Oklahoma, …
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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! …
West Spanish Peak (13,626') | CO Rank: 183/637 Sangre de Cristo Range | San Isabel National Forest | La Veta, CO 10/12/19 | 7.46 miles | 2,655' gain | Class 2 West Spanish Peak was Allie's and my last snow-free summit of 2019. And to make it even more special, it was my very first peak …
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Winfield Peak (13,077') | CO Rank: Unranked Virginia Peak (13,088') | CO Rank: 579/637 Sawatch Range | San Isabel National Forest | Granite, CO 09/21/19 | 7.78 miles | 2,894' gain | Class 2 What can I say about this trip that Allie didn't already say in her wonderful report? Oh yeah, it sucked. Well let's …
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UN 13460 (13,460') | CO Rank: 282/637 Sawatch Range | San Isabel National Forest | Twin Lakes, CO 09/15/19 | 9.89 miles | 3,280' gain | Class 2+ I don't think most people would think twice about Unnamed (UN) 13460, or any of the other 150 or so similarly "named" 13ers. But Allie and I …
Tigger Peak (13,300') | CO Rank: Unranked Sawatch Range | San Isabel National Forest | Buena Vista, CO 07/07/19 | 4.96 miles | 2,194' gain | Class 2 To be quite honest with you, we had intended on summiting not only Tigger Peak, but it's more prominent neighbor, Mount Princeton (14,197'). They are commonly done …
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