Tuesday, March 11, 2008

-14ers & 13ers I have Hiked



Me on the summit of Mount Massive

14ers I’ve been on top of and the order they were completed.

1.  GRAYS PEAK 9/1/96 (CO Ranking 9)

14,270 ft8 miles 3,040 ft of elevation gain.  Joe, Robert and Catherine along on the hike. 

 2.  TOREYS PEAK 8/9/97 (CO Ranking 11)

14,267 ft8 miles 3,037 ft of elevation gain.  W/ Todd Wiese on the “snowfield of death”, Garfield.  

3-6.  DEMOCRAT, CAMERON, LINCOLN, & BROSS 8/14/99

(CO Ranking 29, 17, 8, 22) Did this w/ Darrin Oschner and Todd Kranz

14,148 ft, 14,238 ft, 14,286 ft, 14,172 ft, 7 miles, 3,600 ft of elevation gain. 

Colorado Classic Hike  www.14ers.com/routeprt.php?route=bros6&peak=Democrat,%20Lincoln,%20Bross

*  MOUNT EVANS 9/6/99 (CO Ranking 14)

14,264 ft, Drove up with MJ and hiked the last 200 yds

7.  QUANDARY PEAK 7/14/01 w/ Russ, Luke, Dan, Allison, & Tajemoto

14,265 ft5.4 miles, 3,370 ft of elevation gain (CO Ranking 13) lots of clouds

8/18/06 w/ SpectraLink Sales & Marketing 14,265 ft6.75 miles, 3,450 ft of elevation gain

8.  MOUNT BIERSTADT 7/28/01 (CO Ranking 38)

14,060 ft6 miles, 2,770 ft of elevation gain

With Scott Breichle, helped Louise down as she broke both bones in her arm

9.  MOUNT MASSIVE 6/22/02 with Luke Swanson (CO Ranking 2)

14,421 ft6.2 miles, 3,960 ft of elevation gain.  2nd highest peak in CO, 3rd in the lower 48 states.  8hrs.  www.14ers.com/routeprt.php?route=mass2&peak=Mt.%20Massive

10.  MOUNT ELBERT 7/14/02 w/ Coop, Robert, Kyle, & Ashley (CO Ranking 1)

14,440 ft7.6 miles, 4,000 ft of elevation gain.  Highest Peak in CO, 2nd in the lower 48 states.  7.5 hrs Played catch  http://www.14ers.com/routeprt.php?route=elbe2&peak=Mt.%20Elbert  

11. MOUNT SHERMAN  8/9/03 w/ Marc, Scott, Russ, Scott (CO Ranking 45)

14,036 ft7 miles, 2,700 ft of elevation gain.  Also did 13er Gemini Peak 13,951 ft.    Saw a porcupine and a weasel

* 1 & 2 Grays and Torreys Combo  9/1/2005 w/ SpectraLink sales & marketing       (CO Ranking 9 & 11) 14,670 & 14,667 ft9 miles, 3,600 ft of elevation gain.  Grays is the highest peak on the Continental Divide in the US.  Saw Mountain Goats on the trail. www.14ers.com/routeprt.php?route=torr5&peak=Grays,%20Torreys

* QUANDARY PEAK 8/18/06 w/ SpectraLink Sales & Marketing 14,265 ft6.75 miles, 3,450 ft of elevation gain.

13ers I’ve been on top of and the order they were completed.

1.  MOUNT AUDOBON 7/4/00 solo & 8/12/06 Russ & Taylor Helt, Marc Ciufolo (Colorado rank 457) 13,223 ft8 miles, 2,743 ft of elevation gain Colorado Classic Hike

2.  JAMES PEAK 7/1/01 with Coop (Colorado Ranking 403)

13,294 ft, 7 miles, 2,187 ft of elevation gain

3.  GEMINI PEAK 8/9/03 w/ Scott Briechle & Faust, Russ Helt, & Marc Ciufolo

13,941 ft7 miles, 2,700 ft of elevation gain.  Saw a weasel & a porcupine.  Ranking 62 in Colorado.  (completed on the 14er Mt. Sherman hike) 

4.  GRIZZLY PEAK 0/0/04 w/ Darrin Oschner (Loveland Pass area)

13,427 ft, 7 miles, 2,500 ft of elevation gain.  Very cloudy and overcast.

* MOUNT AUDOBON 8/12/06 Russ & Taylor Helt, Marc Ciufolo (Colorado rank 457)

13,223 ft8 miles, 2,743 ft of elevation gain Colorado Classic Hike

Me on the summit of Mount Elbert, Colorado's Highest Peak.  Mt Massive in the background.
Me on the way up to complete Gray's (left) and Torreys (right) 14er combo

Me on the summit of Quandary Peak, holding up 2 fingers on Grays (right) and Torreys (left) peaks

Me on the summit of Mount Bierstadt with the trailhead far below on the road.  Grays and Torreys peak in the upper right.



Me on the summit of Grizzly Peak.

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