COLORADO
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
TRIP REPORTS
AND PHOTOS
By Tim Briese
Over the past several years I have spent many wonderful days exploring the grandeur of the Colorado mountains. In September of 2000 I completed climbing all of the fourteen thousand foot peaks in the state. Following is a list of those peaks in the order climbed with the date completed. There are trip reports on all of these and many other climbs, and a photo library containing hundreds of photos taken on these climbs.
While these trip reports are intended to be informative and entertaining, and perhaps even inspiring, they should not be substituted for more complete climbing and route information available from guidebooks.
| 14ER | DATE |
| 1. Longs Peak (14,255') | Aug. 12, 1979 |
| 2. Pikes Peak (14,110') | Sept. 2, 1980 |
| 3. Mt. Elbert (14,433') | Aug. 29, 1985 |
| 4. Mt. Massive (14,421') | June 19, 1989 |
| 5. Grays Peak (14,270') | Aug. 27, 1995 |
| 6. Quandary Peak (14,265') | Sept. 13, 1995 |
| 7. Mt. Princeton (14,197') | June 25, 1996 |
| 8. Mt. Harvard (14,420') | July 13, 1996 |
| 9. La Plata Peak (14,336') | July 20, 1996 |
| 10. Mt. Democrat (14,148') | Aug. 18, 1996 |
| 11. Mt. Lincoln (14,286') | Aug. 18, 1996 |
| 12. Mt. Bross (14,172') | Aug. 18, 1996 |
| 13. Mt. Yale (14,196') | Aug. 29, 1996 |
| 14. Mt. Sherman (14,036') | Sept. 14, 1996 |
| 15. Mt. Tabeguache (14,155') | Sept. 22, 1996 |
| 16. Mt. Shavano (14,229') | Sept. 22, 1996 |
| 17. Huron Peak (14,003') | Oct. 8, 1996 |
| 18. Mt. Bierstadt (14,060') | Feb. 17, 1997 |
| 19. Mt. Evans (14,264') | May 31, 1997 |
| 20. Mt. Columbia (14,073') | June 28, 1997 |
| 21. Humboldt Peak (14,064') | July 7, 1997 |
| 22. Missouri Mountain (14,067') | July 27, 1997 |
| 23. Uncompahgre Peak (14,309') | Aug. 8, 1997 |
| 24. Mt. Lindsey (14,042') | Aug. 16, 1997 |
| 25. Torreys Peak (14,267') | Aug. 19, 1997 |
| 26. Crestone Needle (14,197') | Aug. 25, 1997 |
| 27. Mt. Belford (14,197') | Sept. 18, 1997 |
| 28. Castle Peak (14,265') | Sept. 30, 1997 |
| 29. Mt. Antero (14,269') | Oct. 15, 1997 |
| 30. Holy Cross (14,005') | July 10, 1998 |
| 31. Crestone Peak (14,294') | July 26, 1998 |
| 32. Blanca Peak (14,345') | Aug. 24, 1998 |
| 33. Ellingwood Point (14,042') | Aug. 24, 1998 |
| 34. North Maroon Peak (14,014') | Sept. 12, 1998 |
| 35. Mt. Oxford (14,153') | Sept. 25, 1998 |
| 36. Handies Peak (14,048') | Oct. 2, 1998 |
| 37. Culebra Peak (14,047') | July 14, 1999 |
| 38. Windom Peak (14,082') | July 31, 1999 |
| 39. Sunlight Peak (14,059') | July 31, 1999 |
| 40. Mt. Eolus (14,083') | July 31, 1999 |
| 41. Mt. Sneffels (14,150') | Aug. 13, 1999 |
| 42. Wilson Peak (14,017') | Aug. 14, 1999 |
| 43. Capitol Peak (14,130') | Aug. 23, 1999 |
| 44. Little Bear Peak (14,037') | Aug. 26, 1999 |
| 45. Kit Carson Peak (14,165') | Sept. 9, 1999 |
| 46. Redcloud Peak (14,034') | June 23, 2000 |
| 47. Pyramid Peak (14,018') | July 14, 2000 |
| 48. Wetterhorn Peak (14,015') | July 23, 2000 |
| 49. Snowmass Mountain (14,092') | Aug. 1, 2000 |
| 50. South Maroon Peak (14,156') | Aug. 15, 2000 |
| 51. Mt. Wilson (14,246') | Sept. 8, 2000 |
| 52. El Diente (14,159') | Sept. 9, 2000 |
| 53. Sunshine Peak (14,001') | Sept. 10, 2000 |
| 54. San Luis Peak (14,014') | Sept. 16, 2000 |
ADVENTURES IN 2003
| McIntyre Hills | Jan. 27 |
| Guadalupe Peak, Texas (8,749') | Mar. 28 |
| Picket Wire Canyonlands | Apr. 17 |
| McCurdy Mountain (12,168') | June 18 |
| Mt. Whitney, California (14,495'), | June 28 |
| and Mt. Muir (14,015') | |
| Boundary Peak, Nevada (13,143') | June 29 |
| Mt. Russell, California (14,086'), | June 30 |
| and Mt. Carillon (13,552') | |
| Mt. Meeker (13,911') | July 19 |
| Vermillion Peak (13,894'), | July 24 |
| and Golden Horn (13,780') | |
| Arrow Peak (13,803'), | July 26 |
| and Vestal Peak (13,864') | |
| Grizzly Peak (13,988'), | Aug. 14 |
| and Garfield Peak (13,780') | |
| Culebra Peak (14,047'), | Aug. 22 |
| and Red Mountain (13,908') | |
| Ice Mountain (13,951'), | Aug. 23 |
| and North Apostle (13,860') | |
| Humboldt Peak (14,064') | Sept. 1 |
| Dyer Mountain (13,855') | Sept. 16 |
| Mt. Oklahoma (13,845') | Sept. 19 |
| Huerfano Peak (13,828'), | Sept. 23 |
| and the Iron Nipple (13,500') | |
| Pancake Rocks | Sept. 25 |
| Horseshoe Mountain (13,898') | Sept. 27 |
| Wheeler Peak, New Mexico (13,161') | Oct. 1 |
| North Carbonate Peak (13,870') | Oct. 21 |
| Lackawanna Peak (13,823') | Nov. 19 |
NEW ADVENTURES IN 2004
| Square Top Mountain (13,794') | Mar. 8 |
| Utah Canyon Country | Mar. 21-25 |
| Crack Canyon, Behind the Rocks, Calf Creek Falls, | |
| Fence Canyon, Peekaboo and Spooky slot canyons, | |
| and Willis Creek Canyon | |
| Mt. Aetna (13,745') | July 1 |
| and Taylor Mountain (13,651') | |
| Mt. Sniktau (13,234') | July 9 |
| Hagerman Peak (13,841') | July 11 |
| Rio Grande Pyramid (13,821') | July 15 |
| Jupiter Mountain (13,830') | July 18 |
| Half Peak (13,841') | July 30 |
| Borah Peak, Idaho (12,662') | Aug. 22 |
| Kings Peak, Utah (13,528') | Aug. 23 |
| Holy Cross Ridge (13,831') | Sept. 2 |
| Drift Peak (13,900') | Sept. 9 |
| (A climb to measure if this one is "official".) | |
| Phoenix Peak (13,895') | Sept. 17 |
| Humphreys Peak, Arizona (12,633') | Sept. 20 |
MORE CLIMBS -- More Colorado hikes and climbs, including some 14er reclimbs, 13er climbs, and other adventures
PHOTO LIBRARY -- An index of photos taken on my climbs
SUGGESTED GUIDES -- Guidebooks and maps that have helped me find the way
LINKS -- Some other websites with useful mountain climbing information
Please e-mail me with comments or questions.
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