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 summits, 9 ½ hours effort and she's 10 ½ years old – this was her 14th and 15th mountain.

Now we’ve done all the South Park 14ers!

My first solo: Castle Peak, a fourteener near my home
– and a first for glissading down with an ice ax

My last solo: Mt. Princeton, a fourteener in the “Collegiates”

Mt. Antero in the Collegiates, the highest
mineral-laden terroir in the country.

Mt. Sopris is the icon of the Aspen/Roaring Fork Valley – Happy Birthday to Brett Crandall!

This has some route detail since there is not much Mt. Sopris route information that I could find.

While not a fourteener, it is a big mountain from bottom to top!

Grays Peak is the highest U.S. peak on the Continental Divide. High winds almost blew us off Torreys!

Overnight in Georgetown, another cool Colorado western town, and then up the mountain early to get off the summit before the daily electrical storms.

Another “Collegiate” fourteener, climbed despite a few recent deaths  on the mountain.

La Plata is a bigger climb – 4500’ of vertical, 10 miles, some rock scrambling and snow!