14er Memories
Last update: 13 Jan 2022
Done Ones!
Many hiking partners and fun memories over the years. Not much of a journal, but will try to keep track of trips and peaks here, including pictures.
Relatively Current Stats:
50+ Hiking Partners over past 7-8 years
34 of 53 Colorado Fourteeners Completed
50 Total Climbs, 39 Summits.
1 Jeep (sniff) - Tribute here
Done Ones
2021 - Sawatch Straggler + More Sangre de Cristo
From Fairplay:
Tabeguache Peak via Shavano redo - (7.5-11.25 mile hike) - Blanks Gulch TH
From Crestone:
Challenger Point + Kit Carson Attempt - Willow Creek TH, near Crestone, CO
Mt Bierstadt (Ross)
// No trip in 2020 due to Pandemic //
2021 Pictures WILL be HERE
Good Trip w/ neighbor Reed! RMNP on route, tiny house in Fairplay and car camp at base of Shavano. Long day, but finally got Tabguache! Sawatch Range done!
Part 2 with Ross. Great Sand Dunes acclimation, backpack to Willow lake and rough hike up Challenger and Kit Carson. Did not summit KC due to time (and energy), but got Challenger!
Ross trail ran Bierstadt on way to airport
2019 - Sangre de Cristo & Sawatch Leftovers
From San Luis
- Culebra Peak - (NW Ridge 5-6 mile hike) - Private, reservations required
From Salida
- Mt Antero - Class 2 - (6.5 mile hike from 4wd)
- Baldwin Gultch TH - Ed did this one, bad road
From Buena Vista
- Mt Princeton - Class 2 (6.5 mile hike) - Mt Princeton Road, 7 miles from BV
San Luis
Good ONE! Really cool house (wild horses), VERY Fun / Eclectic Group!
Antero - Jeep Liberty to 12k! Steve and the Miners!
Lipkies in BV
Princeton: Alice & Tom nailed it! 3rd Time was the charm!
Now >30 done (at least once!)
2018 - Vail Camping & Buena Vista (again!)
Backpack/Camp
- Mt of the Holy Cross - Class 2 (12 miles), Camp @ Half Moon (Tigiwon) TH
- Mt Harvard - Long Class 2 (11 miles hike) - N Cottonwood Creek TH - 8 miles (2wd) from BV
- Mt Columbia - Combo w/ Harvard (15 miles) - Camp @ Horn Fork Basin (Hints)
From Buena Vista
- Mt Sherman (again!) - but fail due to wind
- Mt Princeton - fail AGAIN due to storms
- Mt Elbert (again) - Done!
Week 1
w/ Ross - fun one
Looong day on the "Trail", but done!
Week 2 w/ Scott & Karen
Buena Vista - no new ones :=(
2017 - Creede & Lake City (Cool towns)
Creede
- San Luis Peak - Class 1 (11m hike) - West Willow TH
Lake City
- Handies Peak - Class 1 (5.7m hike) - American Basin TH. ~23 Miles 1hr+ - GPX
- Sunshine Peak - Class 2 RedCloud combo (12.25m hike) - Silver Creek/Grizzly Gulch TH
- Redcloud Peak - Class 2 (9m hike) - GPX
- Uncompahgre Peak - Class 2 (7.25m hike) - Nellie TH - ~10 Miles - 50 mins
- Wetterhorn Peak Class 3 - (7m hike) - Matterhorn Creek TH - ~12 Miles 1hr
Week 1 - Big Gang - including PT's
Week 2 - Got 'em all this year!
Great Aunt Kaye & Alice!
Ross & Alegra
w/ Scott
w/ Alice - Good one! Rough Road!
w/ Scott, Ross & Alegra
2016 - Trip #2 - Back to Buena Vista
- Mt Sherman (again!)
- Princeton - fail
- Shavano (to get Tabguache) - fail
2016 - Trip #1 - Leadville Again
- Mt Evans - Easy Class 2 warm-up (4.5 Miles) - Summit Lake TH - or Gimme/Drive-up
- Huron Peak - Moderate/Class 2 (6.5 mile hike) - Clear Creek/S. Winfield TH
- Mt Massive - Moderate/Class 2 (8 mile hike), N. Half Mood Creek TH
- Mt Sherman (again) - From Leadville side, Iowa Gulch
2016 - BV Pictures Here
Buena Vista (again) - Ed/Jean, Gerald/Cathy
No New ones
2016 - Leadville Pictures HERE
Leadville - Doug, Pete/Carlene, Grant & Scott
4 Done, 3 New ones
Trout!
2015 - Trip #2 - Leadville
- Torreys Peak - Class 2 - 8.5 Mile Combo Grays & Torreys - Same as Grays - GPX
- Grays Again too
- La Plata Peak - Class 2 - (9.25 mile hike) - La Plata Peak TH Paved! - ~26 miles, 45 mins
- Mt Yale - Class 2 (9.5 Mile Hike) - Denny Creek TH Paved - ~42 Miles, 1hr (2wd)
- Missouri Mountain - Class 2 (10 mile hike) - Missouri Gultch TH
2015 - Trip #1 - Georgetown & Lake City
- Grays Peak - Class 1 - Potential 2 for 1, right next to Torreys - TH Road in June
- Mt Bross - Moderate/Class 2 (West Slope <4mi hike) - 58 Mi from Georgetown 1.5 hr - GPX
- Lake City - ALL fail - too much snow!
2015 - Leadville Pictures HERE
Done, Camp @ Grays w/ Dwight
McCombs + Gerald & Ed
House behind the gate
2015 - Lake City Pictures HERE
David
Ross & Elizabeth
None Done! Too Early!
2014 - Buena Vista
- Mt Elbert - A Must, the highest. Easy/Class 1 (8.5 miles hike) - See Ross Review
- Mt Democrat - Easy/Class 2 (4 mile hike) - should have bagged in 2013
- Mt Sherman - Moderate/Class 2 (4-5 mile) - Drive: 48mi, 1+hrs
- Mt Belford - Class 2 (8 mile hike) - Drive: 22 Miles, 47mins
- Mt Oxford - Combo with Belford (11 Miles Hike)
- Mt Shavano - Was nice (11 Mile Combo with Tabguache)
2014 - BV Pictures HERE
Week #1 w/ Uncle Paul & Alex
Week #2 w/ Dwight & Scott
Belford/Oxford Lightning!
2013 - Monetzuma & Misc
- Mt Quandary
- Mt Cameron
- Mt Lincoln
- Mt Bierstadt
- Pikes Peak
2009 - From Boulder & Georgetown
- Grays - FAIL
2013 - Pictures HERE
One week in Montezuma
w/ Ross, April & Alex
Haunted Hotel on route from CA
Bierstadt w/ Kara & Ilanna