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Colorado's Thirteeners: From Hikes to Climbs
Although climbing Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks has become increasingly popular in recent years for both state natives and visitors, many of the best climbs in the state are actually 13,000-foot peaks. With an even mix of hikes, scrambles, and climbs, as well as an average of almost four routes per peak, there is something for everyone in Colorado’s Thirteeners. This book includes accurate and user-friendly information on 59 major peaks in six mountain ranges; 202 routes on the major peaks; 71 routes on 71 additional peaks; 96 trailheads with detailed driving directions; distance, elevation gain, difficulty scale and effort rating for each route; and full-color, annotated illustrations.
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Colorado's Thirteeners: From Hikes to Climbs
Although climbing Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks has become increasingly popular in recent years for both state natives and visitors, many of the best climbs in the state are actually 13,000-foot peaks. With an even mix of hikes, scrambles, and climbs, as well as an average of almost four routes per peak, there is something for everyone in Colorado’s Thirteeners. This book includes accurate and user-friendly information on 59 major peaks in six mountain ranges; 202 routes on the major peaks; 71 routes on 71 additional peaks; 96 trailheads with detailed driving directions; distance, elevation gain, difficulty scale and effort rating for each route; and full-color, annotated illustrations.
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Colorado's Thirteeners: From Hikes to Climbs

Colorado's Thirteeners: From Hikes to Climbs

Colorado's Thirteeners: From Hikes to Climbs

Colorado's Thirteeners: From Hikes to Climbs

Overview

Although climbing Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks has become increasingly popular in recent years for both state natives and visitors, many of the best climbs in the state are actually 13,000-foot peaks. With an even mix of hikes, scrambles, and climbs, as well as an average of almost four routes per peak, there is something for everyone in Colorado’s Thirteeners. This book includes accurate and user-friendly information on 59 major peaks in six mountain ranges; 202 routes on the major peaks; 71 routes on 71 additional peaks; 96 trailheads with detailed driving directions; distance, elevation gain, difficulty scale and effort rating for each route; and full-color, annotated illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781682752197
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 09/01/2018
Edition description: Second edition
Pages: 352
Sales rank: 1,052,704
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Gerry Roach has climbed in dozens of states and countries, including 28 Alaskan expeditions, 10 Andean expeditions, and seven Himalayan expeditions. After climbing Mt. Everest in 1983, he became the second person to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents. He lives in Montrose, Colorado, with his wife and climbing partner, Jennifer Roach. Jennifer Roach is an expert on Colorado’s mountains, who has climbed all of its Fourteeners, Thirteeners, and most of the Twelvers. She has led many Colorado Mountain Club and is also a coauthor with Gerry of Colorado’s Lost Creek Wilderness.

Table of Contents

Locator Map 5

Preface 7

Introduction 9

Safety First 9

Leave No Trace 13

The Rating System 16

1 Front Range 25

1 Mount Meeker 25

2 Mount Edwards 36

3 Mount Spalding 43

2 Tenmile-Mosquito Range 51

4 Fletcher Group 51

5 Buckskin Group 73

6 Mount Silverheels 79

7 Gemini Group 84

3 Sawatch Range 95

8 Holy Cross Ridge 95

9 Mount Oklahoma 102

10 French Group 105

11 Grizzly Peak 114

12 Mount Hope 119

13 Emerald Group 124

14 Ice Group 131

15 Cronin Peak 139

16 Mount Ouray 142

4 Sangre de Cristo Range 149

17 Columbia Group 149

18 California Group 161

19 Red Mountain 168

5 Elk Range 171

20 Hagerman Peak 171

21 "Thunder Pyramid" 181

22 Cathedral Group 185

6 San Juan Range 191

23 Stewart Group 193

24 "Phoenix Peak" 203

25 Rio Grande Pyramid 208

26 Point 13,832 Group 215

27 Half Peak 222

28 Jones Group 228

29 Vestal Group 241

30 Pigeon Group 256

31 Teakettle Group 278

32 Vermilion Peak 283

33 Gladstone Peak 296

Appendix 303

In Defense of Mountaineering Guidebooks 303

Map Information 304

Difficulty of Easiest Routes 308

Classic Routes 310

What Is a Peak? 311

When Is a Peak Climbed? 312

Peak List 312

Index 362

About the Authors 368

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