Columbia Point is a Colorado 13er Centennial (just 20ft shy of a 14er) located in the Sangre de Cristo Range of Southern Colorado. Previously known as Kat Carson, this mountain was renamed in June 2003 after the astronauts who lost their lives on the Columbia space shuttle. The hike to the summit requires a…
Gladstone Peak is a Colorado 13er and centennial located in the San Juan Mountains. This Southern Colorado peak involves a long ridge scramble which requires careful route finding and lots of Class 3 and Class 4 climbing on loose rock. This Centennial is commonly approached by the Rock of Ages Saddle like neighboring 14er…
Phoenix Peak, previously named UN 13,895, is a 13er and centennial (highest 100 peak) in Colorado. Located in the San Juan Mountains, this hike consists of mostly off trail hiking with lots of navigation required. Although there are multiple ways to gain the summit, the most popular is from the South/West slopes. Be prepared…
Longs Peak Loft Route is a popular alternative to the extremely popular Keyhole Route up this Colorado 14er. Hikers looking to bag another summit and Colorado centennial, Mt Meeker, will also take this option as it does only add a very small distance to the hike. The Loft route of Longs Peak requires Class…
Jones Mountain is a 13er and Colorado Centennial located in the Handies Peak Wilderness of Southern Colorado. This San Juan summit is right next to popular 14er Handies Peak, but sees a fraction of the traffic each year. At 13,860ft this hike delivered some of the best views I have ever seen in my…
Pt 13,832 & Pt 13,811, sometimes known as Redcloud North East and Redcloud Far North East Peaks are a pair of 13ers and Colorado Centennials located in southern Colorado. The hike up these two San Juan mountains share much of the same trail as neighboring 14ers Red Cloud and Sunshine Peak but offer much…