The Longs Peak Loft Route is a popular, more difficult, alternative to the standard Keyhole Route on the popular Colorado 14er. This hike starts at the same trailhead, works by Chasm Lake and climbs the south side of the mountain through The Loft, a couloir/gully. Longs Peak Loft Route is a class 4 trail,…
Longs Peak Keyhole Route is a heavily trafficked class 3 trail up the popular Colorado 14er. Longs is located in Rocky Mountain National Park in the Front Range of Colorado making it the northerly most 14er in all of Colorado. Longs Peak sees thousands of hikers each year, but this does not make it…
A Mt Sherman winter hike is a good Colorado 14er to choose if you are looking to start hiking 14,000ft summits during the off season. Be aware, Mt Sherman winter hike is much more challenging than the summer version as it requires 10+ miles of hiking with over 3,800ft of elevation gain. This is…
Mt Sherman is a Colorado 14er located in the Mosquito Range and is widely known as Colorado’s easiest 14er. The hike is about 5 miles round trip with 2,100 feet of elevation gain and takes about 3-4 hours to complete. The short mileage is deceptive, since the hike starts at over 12,000 feet which…
The Crestone Traverse is a Class 5 scramble linking 14ers Crestone Peak and Crestone Needle in the Sangre de Cristo Range of southern Colorado. According to legendary mountaineer, Gerry Roach, this is one of the four great Colorado 14er traverses. The route has lots of route finding, high exposure and Class 3/4 terrain with…
A Mt Bierstadt Winter hike is more difficult than the easier summer version up to the 14,000ft summit. This popular Colorado 14er is accessed by a Guanella Pass gate closure from the Georgetown side during winter and spring months and is a great opportunity for an intermediate hiker looking to gain winter 14er experience….