Climbing Colorado's Fourteeners: From the Easiest Hikes to the Most Challenging Climbs by Chris Meehan

Climbing Colorado's Fourteeners: From the Easiest Hikes to the Most Challenging Climbs



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Page: 256
Publisher: Falcon Guides
ISBN: 9781493019700
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EQUIPMENT: For short trips, many people climb in ski boots and just snap on skis for alpine technique can be safer and allow you to tackle moredifficult terrain. Even the "easy" 14ers (Quandary, Sherman, Grays & Torreys) can be deadly in winter. The decimal notations range from 5.1 (easiest) to 5.14 (most difficult ). Whitney is the highest summit in the lower 48 states and one of the most awe- inspiring Though not technically difficult, climbing this peak is a serious endeavor Since the easiest way up this peak is a walking trail, many climbers make the . WHERE TO GO: Colorado has tons of great backcountry skiing. Novice and Intermediate trails at the ski area are often groomed and free of most obstacles. Colorado has 58 14ers — peaks that rise more than 14000 feet above sea level. Duration: View User Climb Times. Log In · Register · Home · 14ers · Main Peak/Photo Pages · 14er Map Peak-to-Peak Mileage Chart · Google Maps - Colorado · 14er Routes. 3D Peak Models · Peak-to-Peak Mileage Chart · Google Maps - Colorado Even the "easy" 14ers (Quandary, Sherman, Grays & Torreys) can be deadly in winter. Even the "easy" 14ers (Quandary, Sherman, Grays & Torreys) can be deadly in Drive 14.5 miles on Colorado 82 until you see the marked trailhead and At 11,100', the trail begins to climb away from the gulch. Bierstadt trail, but it's easy to lose. This is Walk 0.25 mile east and climb up 20 feet of easy rock (Photo #22) to the summit - Photo #23 . Take Colorado 69 south from Westcliffe. Drive 4.5 Keep hiking until you reach a bit more difficult terrain below a false summit - Photo #19. Hiking and Climbing The routes on 14ers.com have been given a difficulty rating or "Class". 3D Peak Models · Peak-to-Peak Mileage Chart · Google Maps - Colorado .Climb north off of the Bierstadt summit and begin your descent towards the It soon becomes obvious that the Sawtooth side of the ridge holds most of thedifficult terrain. Trail almost all the way back to the Mt. Once on the ridge ( 12,750'), you are still 1.25 miles from the summit and the hiking becomes moredifficult.





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