Capitol Peak

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Me after driving to Mt. Evans and walking 200 feet to the top

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Bivvying on the south ridge of Mt Princeton: 10/14ths of a Slowlans on the Nolan’s 14 route - trip report and photos

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Alpenglow on Mt. Sneffels

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little bear/blanca traverse was maybe the most fun i’ve ever had in the mountains

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Challenger point. I was really hoping for summer conditions. Still can’t complain.

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Yo WTF is this??? Democrat, Lincoln and Bross closed to all public access?? Anyone have any info about this???

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I engraved drink coasters using the topography of different 14ers. Here's one of them!

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Leadville in the distance from the east ridge of Mt Massive today

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Capital Peak, August 2

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Thanks to this sub for the advice on climbing Long's Peak. I summited this weekend and couldn't have asked for better conditions!

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Sunrise on the Crestones

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I see your 14ers and raise you Everglades NP haha

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Gnarly ice on Longs Peak this morning

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Longs is my favorite 14er so far

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Snowmass Peak reflection on Snowmass Lake

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Good advice at the Mt Sherman winter trailhead this morning

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Castle Peak from Conundrum Peak 9/19/20

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Torreys and Grays via Loveland Pass/West Ridge

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Gorgeous view from my descent of Huron Peak over the weekend

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Fourteener Standard Route Profiles -- Compared

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Any hot takes in here? Based purely off level of enjoyment. Thought about crowds, approaches, engagement/fun, and scenery for each mountain.

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Completed the Maroon Traverse Thursday. Fell down North Maroon and got knocked out. Always wear your helmet!

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My favorite 14er. Took 4 sessions and around 30 hours to complete. Can you guess which one?

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Longs Peak Grand Slam (Longs plus Mt Lady Washington, Storm Peak B, Pagoda, and Meeker) followed by a big burrito

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The Maroon Bells from Pyramid on Aug 14th 2021.

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Someone standing near the top of Long’s Peak on the morning of the 27th

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Mount Elbert 6/11/22

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Hiking a Colorado 14er Starterpack

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First time bailing on a summit: El Diente on Friday from Kilpacker

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Elbert today

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13er Matterhorn Peak to 14er Wetterhorn Peak Traverse - A Sketch Fest

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Found these today!

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1st (of hopefully many) 14ers

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Please take care, it’s unfortunate to see this happen.

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Chaffee County Search and Rescue posted about saving someone who got lost in a snowstorm in La Plata. Please be careful out there.

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Won the summit lotto - only group on top of Grays and Torreys

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The Halo Ridge was definitely worth it with these views!

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MISSING since Sunday around Kit Carson/Challenger Point. His car was found at the Willow Creek Trailhead. Search and Rescue went out this morning. If anyone has seen him or has any information, please share and let me know.

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Looking down from Capitol Peak’s knife edge (2022-09-19)

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Made it to South Colony Lakes TH in a stock Forester! Followed by an awesome hike of Humboldt.

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Our tracks up Cables from the Boulderfield on Longs Peak yesterday.

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Kind of still sinking in for me that last month I got to stand atop my 58th CO 14er ✌🏻🥰

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Mount of the Holy Cross (14,005ft)

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Wetterhorn and Uncompahgre Peaks seen from Redcloud Peak (04/25/21)

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Amazing Weather on Antero for my 58th 14er

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3D print of Grays & Torreys

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Grays and Torreys

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Standing atop Mount Eolus, my 58th and final 14er

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14er difficulty tier list

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On the recommendation of a few here, we hiked to the top of Huron Peak yesterday. By far my favorite 14er so far!

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beautiful day on Huron! a little slushy rain around noon but otherwise so nice! 4x4 road still manageable but gnarly! camped off the 2wd road before and got put nice and early. 4.5 hours up and 2 hours down (booking it down). stay safe out there!

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Painting the 14'ers

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Successfully completed The Decalibron! (8/28/22)

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Celebrating the summit of my final 14er! Longs Peak, late September 2019

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One of the worst approaches for some of the best views, Blanca

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Mt Massive birthday 14er! 10/2/20

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[Quandary Peak summit] I underestimated how cold it has to be to keep ice cream frozen :(

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Summited my very first 14er, the tallest peak in Colorado, Mount Elbert! 11 miles done in 5.5 hours

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La Plata Peak SW Ridge Took my buddy(right) to CO to camp for 3 nights & climb his 1st 14er. We are both extremely out of shape & made a pact to not do this again until we are(feel free to roast my quarantine gut).Nevertheless, we pushed through, made it to the top. It was beautiful & well worth it.

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Final 1000 feet of the Pyramid Peak route seems to be covered in snow and very dangerous in its current state, had to turn back. (07/04/23)

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For all of those heading to Chicago Basin this year - the Durango train is taking reservations for the summer!

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Quandary Peak on 10/24

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A group of college guys carried over a hundred beers and shooters to the summit of bierstadt yesterday to hang out and sell them for $2 a pop. Gotta respect the effort

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Update on Declibron access from CFI

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Shot from Wetterhorn looking toward Uncompahgre Summer 2022... the San Juan’s are the coolest

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This wall inspires me to become a better climber.

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Anyone else get a euphoric high after tagging another 14er?

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Between a Rock & A Hard Place on La Plata's Ellingwood Ridge

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Homestretch of Longs Peak 7/25

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Made it to the keyhole on Monday but turned around because of ice

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While hiking Mt of the Holy Cross this morning, this guy joined me just about tree line and then preceded to guide me up to the top. It was so surreal!

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Summited Holy Cross and Halo Ridge last weekend. What a stunning group!

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That part of the Tabeguache (West Ridge) instructions that says route-finding is necessary to keep the difficulty at class 2 right before you summit...I’m not great at route-finding -_-

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Unique Trail Color of Redcloud & Sunshine Peaks

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Less than 48 hours out of the shelter and Moby has tackled his first 14er (Pike’s).

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FOUND! Men’s wedding band on the top of mt. massive yesterday morning, 10/10. Help me find the owner?

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Wilson yesterday. Pretty smokey but fun!! Glad to get it in before the snow.

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Unfiltered pic. I understand the Sangre de Cristo “blood of Christ” terminology after hiking these at dawn. Unreal color.

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Today was a great day to attempt Mt. Bierstadt. No smoke in the air and no snow on the main trails.

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Looking back on the knife-edge on the Kelso Ridge route up Torreys. The clouds made things slicker than I would want, but the views were that much better

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Looking for more 14er buddies to help knock out the 58. I'm at 37/58 currently and hoping to be mid 40s by summers end. I have up to class 4 experience.

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Anyone up for climbing castle and conundrum on Sunday?

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Long's Peak under the Milky Way

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What was your first 14er? What was your favorite? (Wont let me do a text post so heres me on the Estes Cone yesterday.)

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Longs Peak- my first 14er

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Mount of the Holy Cross in alpenglow this morning

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The backside of Longs featuring the keyhole and trough, Pagoda (13,497 ft) and Cheifs head (13,579) on the descent from Mchenry's Peak (13,327 ft).

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Rocky Mountain Youth Corps doing trail maintenance for the 14ers initiative on Columbia yesterday (7/3) — thank you guys!!

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Hiked up Pikes Peak from the Crags side

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Working up the class 4 gully on Crestone Needle yesterday

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The best photo I’ve ever been in

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Can anybody guess where this is?

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Bierstadt. Skied a 14er for the first time last Saturday 4/15. Temp 0 to 10 degrees and constant wind.

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Humbolt, Kit Carson, and Crestone Peak with lots of smoke

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Mount of the Holy Cross

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My favorite 14er so far: Uncompahgre Peak

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Quandary peak, my first snowy 14er!

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Hobby project 14er app I made to discover which routes meet your class/vehicle criteria. Show me Class 3's I can drive to with 2WD. All info is from 14ers.com with links to 14er page. Hope this helps save some time!

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I always thought the crestones were overrated, but I changed my mind today seeing them from a different perspective.

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Any Love for 13ers too?

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Beautiful day yesterday on Castle and Conundrum Peak (Elk mountains)

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Sunset hike up Bierstadt last night

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Capitol Peak from K2 today.

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Sneffels summit 8/12. Beautiful summit view and a fun ascend on SW ridge

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Saw this cutie on Bierstadt! My 1st solo, but 10th 14er. The crowds are no lie, but also why I chose it as my first to do alone. Beautiful mountain. Awesome folks hiking up ♥️

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Looking out over the Sand Dunes and Ellingwood/Blanca/Little Bear from near the summit of Challenger Point. I absolutely love the Sangres

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View of Mt. Sneffels from 13er Dallas Peak

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Longs Peak: The Trough, September 8, 2022

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Wilson Peak - my finisher, #58/58, last week. What an incredible journey.

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Walked up on a moose on the Harvard/Columbia trail at around 11,200’!

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Tallest spot in the lower 48 a dog can go.

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Nice views from Quandary 5/18

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Capitol Peak, August 14 2021

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Little Bear Peak to Blanca Peak Traverse

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The view from Huron is INSANE

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What route up Sneffles would you recommend to someone who has scrambling experience? And when is the earliest one could feasibly do it? (Pic from Bierstadt from yesterday)

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Summit of my first 14er! Mt. Evans 7/30/19

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Hail on Mt. Yale yesterday

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Brought my dog up Mt. Bierstadt for his first 14er today

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Trail along the west side of the sawtooth between bierstadt and Evans. Great intro to class 3 hiking, and not nearly as scary as some of the pictures make it look online

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Great day on Little Bear yesterday 7/14

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Humboldt - 1/8

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COVID-19 postponed our wedding plans, so we decided to elope on Gray's Peak (Colorado) at sunrise instead -- a 14,278-foot fourteener that is the highest summit of the Front Range and the highest point on the Continental Divide in North America.

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First 14er. Little Bear Peak. Failure

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Sawtooth Ridge from Summit of Mt Bierstadt 5.27.19

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Bagged both Grays and Torrey’s with 50mph+ winds. Also, got a surprise visit from two F35s while in the saddle...

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2nd Time Up Colorado's 2nd Highest - This Time via the Southwest Slopes, Highly Recommend

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Bagged my first 14er yesterday, a nice hike up to Grays Peak. A little windy at the top, but an amazing experience!

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Snow on Greys & Torreys (Summited via Kelso Ridge)

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I 3D printed Mt Sneffles over the last few days. I’ve been up there twice and had weather move in on me both times, so I’ve never seen the view from up there. Definitely a good reason to go back.

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Found a lil' buddy at the top of Mt. Elbert

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AllTrails elevation WTF

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First 14er - Quandary Peak 3/23/18

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Climbed Elbert this morning (4am start) sadly my phone didn't take any nice sunrise pictures. 99% summer conditions, finally!

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Little dude on La Plata yesterday

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First 14er(Grays Peak), was greeted by some overly friendly locals at the top!

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Top of Elbert (3/6/21)

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On the way up to Spalding, then to Evans from Guanella Pass. In the gully. 6-8.

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Uhhh.. we have a situation on Pikes Peak

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Summited Torrey’s Peak via Kelso ridge and then hopped over to Grays! My 11th and 12th 14ers. This is the knifes edge right before the white wall. Any recommendations for my next class three?

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Last Time We Were Up Here (Shavano & Tab), Almost Got Struck By Lightning. A Much Better Hike this Time Around

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Standing on the Knife Edge of Capitol Peak

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Did Ellingwood Ridge up to La Plata with a friend on Monday, here’s a picture of the first ~2/3 of the ridge while coming down

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My summer trip, will post my questions in comments

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Awesome view of Humboldt, my first ever 14er, from Crestone Needle. Fyi, the Crestone Traverse is incredible and I highly recommend it

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My first 14er. Huron.

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Sunrise on the Snowmass.

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