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

    by Chris Meehan


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    • ISBN-13: 9781493019700
    • Publisher: Falcon Guides
    • Publication date: 06/15/2016
    • Series: Regional Hiking Series
    • Pages: 288
    • Sales rank: 263,248
    • Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

    Chris Meehan grew up in the shadows of the Appalachians where he cultivated a love of the outdoors. He has written for Outdoor USA Magazine, Westword, Sun & Wind Energy, among other publications. A former Colorado mountain guide, he has taken children as young as 12 and people in their 70s to the top of Colorado’s fourteeners, and has hiked some of Colorado’s toughest mountains including Little Bear, Longs Peak and Sunlight Peak. .

    Table of Contents

    Fourteeners Peak Bagging List Elevation viii

    Preface ix

    Acknowledgments x

    Introduction 1

    Colorado's Fourteeners (Ranges and Locations) 2

    History 3

    Geology 4

    Ranking the Fourteeners 4

    Weather 4

    Flora and Fauna 6

    Wilderness Restrictions/Regulations 7

    Leave No Trace 8

    Peak Celebrations/Respecting Wilderness 8

    Winter Climbing/Winter Mountaineering 8

    Hiking with Dogs 9

    Climbing Classifications 9

    Safety 10

    The Ten Essentials 14

    Appropriate Gear 15

    How to Use This Guide 17

    Why Two Mountain Elevations? 17

    Route Map 18

    Getting Additional Route Information 18

    Travel Information 18

    Roads 18

    General Information 18

    Area Codes 19

    Wildland and Park Contact Information 19

    Map Legend 20

    The Climbs

    Easy Fourteeners 21

    1 Mount Cross 22

    2 Handies Peak 26

    3 Mount Democrat 31

    4 Mount Sherman 36

    5 Grays Peak 40

    6 Quandary Peak 44

    7 Mount Biersradt 49

    8 Mount Elbert 53

    9 San Luis Peak 58

    10 Huron Peak 62

    11 Torreys Peak 66

    12 Mount Lincoln and Mount Cameron 70

    13 Mount Evans 74

    Hard Fourteeners 78

    14 Redcloud Peak 79

    15 Mount Belford 84

    16 Culebra Peak 88

    17 Sunshine Peak 92

    18 Mount Oxford 97

    19 Mount Shavano 101

    20 Mount Princeton 105

    21 Mount Missive 109

    22 Pikes Peak 113

    23 Mount Columbia 118

    24 Missouri Mountain 122

    25 Mount Yale 127

    26 La Plata Peak 131

    27 Mount Antero 135

    Harder Fourteeners 139

    28 Uncompahgre Peak 140

    29 Tabeguache Peak 145

    30 Mount Harvard 149

    31 Humboldt Peak 153

    32 Challenger Point 157

    33 Mount Sneffels 162

    34 Mount of the Holy Cross 166

    35 Castle Peak 171

    36 Mount Lindsey 176

    37 Ellingwood Point 181

    38 Blanca Peak 186

    37 Window Peak 193

    Hardest Fourteeners 198

    40 Wilson Peak 199

    41 Wetterhorn Peak 204

    42 Kit Carson Peak 209

    43 Longs Peak 214

    44 Mount Eolus and North Eolus 220

    45 Mount Wilson 225

    46 Pyramid Peak 230

    47 South Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak 235

    48 Sunlight Peak 242

    49 Crestone Needle 248

    50 Crestone Peak 253

    51 Little Bear Peak 258

    52 Snowmass Mountain 264

    53 Capitol Peak 269

    Appendix A Mountain Clubs, Organizations, and Resources 274

    Appendix B Further Reading 276

    About the Author 277

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    Taking on one of Colorado’s 53 fourteeners—from stately Longs Peak and the iconic Maroon Bells to the easy to access Mt. Bierstadt—is becoming a pilgrimage for Colorado’s residents and its visitors. While more people than ever are climbing them, there’s still a dearth of good information about each mountain and its surrounding areas. Hiking Colorado’s Fourteeners fills that gap by informing adventurers—from the freshly-booted novice to the grizzled mountaineer—about each of Colorado’s iconic mountains over 14,000 feet tall.

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