Part 2 Is On!

Longer, Bigger, Harder!

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

This year's 14er project started July 25th and concluded on August 7th. Jeff Sanders and I traveled the state of Colorado seeking out adventures at altitude. Our plan is below (although it changed along the way!). Check back to see our thoughts on life, marmots, and dutch ovens.

Day

Planned Date

Peak

Mileage

Elevation Gain

Class

Trailhead

1

Fri 25

Evans/Bierstadt

9.5

3900

3

Guanella Pass

2

Sat 26

Holy Cross

11.5

5600

2

Half Moon (Tigiwon)

3

Sun 27

Castle/Conundrum

6.5 – 13

3100/4600

2

Castle Creek*

4

Mon 28

Maroon

12

4800

3

Maroon Bells TH**

5

Tues 29

Rest

0

0


Telluride***

6

Weds 30

Wilson Peak

8.25

3800

3

Silver Pick Basin

7

Thurs 31

Sneffels

6

3100

2+

Yankee Boy Basin

8

Fri 1

Handies

8

3650

2

Silver Creek/ Grizzly Gulch

9

Sat 2

Redcloud/Sunshine

12

4800

2

10

Sun 3

Wetterhorn

7

3300

3

Matterhorn Creek

11

Mon 4

Rest

0

0


BV

12

Tues 5

Yale

8

4300

2

Denny Creek TH

13

Weds 6

Princeton

6.25 – 13

3200/5400

2

Mt. Princeton Road

14

Thurs 7

Pikes Peak

11.5

4500

2

Crags Campground

Total

12 hiking days

14 peaks

106.5 – 121.75

44250/47950



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