Climb Stories

Mt. Antero – West Slopes via Baldwin Gulch

Mt. Antero in the Collegiates, the highest mineral-laden terroir in the country.
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Three Fourteener Summits in One Long Day

Redcloud and Sunshine Peaks, both fourteeners in the San Juan Range, can be done together, but the only way down is to climb Redcloud again on the return. A long day, 12 miles and 4,800' elevation gain. Emme, the amazing Australian Terrier, did all three...
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Wetterhorn Peak: A Class 3 Adventure with Andy Mishmash

Wetterhorn notches up in difficulty the fourteener adventures. This climb was done with the leadership of Andy Mishmash, a friend and highly accomplished Class 5++ ice and rock climber.
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Mt. Bierstadt, Mt. Evans and the Sawtooth Traverse

Mt. Evans is the closest and one of the most visible peaks to Denverites. It has a paved road to within 130’ of the summit, the highest in North America. However the climbing approach to the Mt. Evans summit takes the more circuitous and challenging...
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Grays and Torreys – Emme lost and found

Grays Peak is the highest U.S. peak on the Continental Divide. High winds almost blew us off Torreys!
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Mt Sherman 14,036’ – Southwest Ridge from Fourmile Creek

A nice 14er, not too aggressive. Now we’ve done all the South Park 14ers!
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Mt. Sneffels 14,150’ (from Yankee Boy Basin) – A Cool Fourteener

Starting in Ouray, a Colorado classic western town in the San Juan Range; Hiking, climbing one of the most picturesque of Colorado’s peaks over 14,000’ altitude.
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La Plata Peak – Northwest Ridge

La Plata is a bigger climb - 4500’ of vertical, 10 miles roundtrip, rocky underfoot and can have some snow on the route. It is close to Aspen but without the loose rock of the Elk Range.
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Uncompahgre Peak – First Sample of the Beautiful San Juans

Uncompahgre Peak from the Nellie Creek trailhead is not difficult, but a great day’s outing with sheer beauty all around. The San Juans sport some of the most beautiful mountain scenery of all the ranges in Colorado, although no single mountain would...
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Four Fourteeners in One Day

An Aspen Times article announced that Emme, our Australian Terrier, was going to attempt four of the state’s peaks over 14,000’ as a fundraiser for the Animal Aspen Shelter and the Canine Health Foundation. She succeeded.summiting Mt. Democrat, Mt....
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