The Great Outdoors

I love spending time outdoors and living in Colorado. I have balanced my free time by hiking (especially the 14,000' Colorado peaks), skiing and am just getting into rock climbing.

Past hikes worth documenting
Past trips worth documenting
Past rock climbs worth documenting
Favorite panoramas taken outdoors.

Note: Many of the pictures here are taken by my friends Ben, Amanda and Nevko, thanks for the good pics!

Tackled 14,000' Peaks: 46, (44 of the 58 Colorado Peaks or ~76%)

Sunshine Peak: 14,001'
One heck of a "short" mountain, with my friend Ben

Huron Peak: 14,003'
The first 14er I ran (...well for the most part)

Mount of the Holy Cross: 14,005'
Hiked with my friend Ryan (pictured), two pitch 5.7 climb to the base of the Holy Cross Couloir, then 1200' right up to the top; this followed by an adrenaline filled glissade down Angelica's Couloir

Wetterhorn Peak: 14,015'
Fun times climbing with Nevko!

Wilson Peak: 14,017'

RedCloud: 14,034'
Red indeed

Mount Sherman: 14,036'
One heck of a long day through deep snow, unplowed roads led to a stuck car and a few extra miles of hiking, gotta love winter hikes

Handies Peak: 14,048'
A fun Penn State Crew!

Sunlight Peak: 14,059'
Now that's how you top off a 14er! This ending is a bit exposed. My friend Nevko is also in the picture (just below me in blue).

Mount Bierstadt: 14,060'
Hiked this with my brother (his first 14er) on his 16th Birthday

Humbodlt Peak: 14,064'

Missouri Mountian: 14,067'

Mount Columbia: 14,073'

Challenger Point: 14,081'

Windom Peak: 14,082'

Mt. Eolus: 14,083'

Snowmass Mtn: 14,092'
An awesome mountain and beautiful day... but a bit surreal upon later learning that we had passed a group involved in a serious accident on Hagerman's later that day. This area seems to attract trouble, climb with awareness.

Mount Democrat: 14,148'

Mount Oxford: 14,153'

Tabeguache Peak: 14,155'
Fun time with Sven! Matching attire was a bit random

El Diente: 14,159'
Climbed this mountain with Eric Lee, his 14er finisher!

Kit Carson Peak: 14,165'

Mount Bross: 14,172'

Mount Shasta: 14,179' (California)

Mount Yale: 14,196'
Mt Harvard and Columbia in the background

Mount Belford: 14,197'

Mount Princeton: 14,197'
Hardest part about this climb, me driving a manual transmission for the 2nd time ever from Monarch Pass... ended up parking at the lower parking lot, so 5k+ climb

Mount Shavano: 14,229'

Mount Wilson: 14,246'

Longs Peak: 14,255'

Mount Evans: 14,264'

Quandry Peak: 14,265'

Castle Peak: 14,265'

Torrey's Peak: 14,267'

Gray's Peak: 14,270' My first 14er

Mount Lincoln: 14,286'

Uncompahgre Peak: 14,309'
Wetterhorn peak in the background (climbed earlier the same day). My first solo 14er.

La Plata Peak: 14,336'
Another snowy one!

Mount Rainier: 14,417' (Washington State)

Mount Harvard: 14,420'

Mount Massive: 14,421'

Mount Elbert: 14,440
Went on a cool hike, Mt. Elbert: 2nd tallest mountian in 49 US States (all but Alaska) topping out at 14,440 ft.
It was a very clear day at the top and thus have some great pictures available here Pictures

**Controversial 14ers: Five 14ers which due to proximity of neighboring mountains, are considered "too easy" to be on the official list. I'm counting them in my list of 58.