Mt Helen, Father Dyer & Crystal Peak are a trio of 13ers (two official, one unofficial) located outside of Breckenridge, Colorado. At 13,852ft Crystal Peak A is a Colorado Centennial ranked as the 82nd highest mountain in the state. The hike along these three peaks is mostly without a trail until you descend Crystal…
Sunlight Peak & Windom Peak are a pair of 14ers located in the Chicago Basin of the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado. Part of the Weminuche Wilderness, these two peaks require a long approach via the Chicago Basin. Sunlight Peak is a Class 4 hike with a solid amount of exposure to reach its…
Capitol Peak is infamous in Colorado as being the toughest standard route on a “14er” by most of the hiking community. This long hike involves miles of hiking and is usually broken up into 2 days. Trail conditions range from dirt to boulder fields with the crux of the route being the famous knife…
El Diente Traverse is one of Gerry Roach’s four great Colorado traverses located in the Lizard Head Wilderness of southern Colorado. The traverse is mostly class 3 and involves very little route finding as the ridge is somewhat obvious. El Diente Traverse can be hiked either from Mt Wilson to El Diente Peak or…
Pyramid Peak is a Class 4 “14er” located in Aspen, Colorado. Trail conditions can be challenging on this hike with lots of loose dirt and gravel along the way. Although this is a Class 4 hike, there is not a lot of exposure along the way until you get to the final bit of…
Mt Sneffels is a 14er located in southwest Colorado near the mountain town of Ouray. When driving out to Telluride, Ouray or even Montrose, this mountain is easily visible from miles away. In fact, it is one of the more prominent mountains in the state. The difficulty of the hike on Mt Sneffels is…
