So you want to climb a 14er? More specifically you want to climb a 14er in the state of Colorado. Maybe you’re planning a trip to come visit soon or maybe you already live here and have just never gotten around to it. Either way, climbing a 14er, or any mountain for that matter can be daunting to someone who doesn’t have the experience to approach it confidently. While I cant give you the experience, you’ll have to conquer the mountain on your own, I can share with you all of the knowledge and know-how that I have acquired over the years to help prepare and position you for a safe, enjoyable,...

The Pikes Peak Marathon is billed as "The World's Toughest Marathon" which naturally makes the Pikes Peak Ascent "The World's Toughest Half-Marathon". Just how tough is it do you ask? Well it's a 13.32 Mile footrace along a single-track trail with over 7,800' of elevation gain from start to finish. Add in the fact that the starting line is already more than a mile above sea-level and the finish tops out at over 14,000' and you start to get a sense for just how much of a challenge the Pikes Peak Ascent really is. With a race date in Mid-September and a history of weather ranging from lightning...

It had been nearly three years since Sarah and I first summited Guadalupe Peak and my desire to climb the next mountain on my list was beginning to consume me. The second mountain on my "Seven Summits" list is Mt Elbert, the tallest mountain in Colorado. I hadn’t had an opportunity to go to Colorado yet but that eventually changed when one of my cousins from Colorado Springs invited Sarah and I to her wedding. I made sure to plan our trip so that it would include an opportunity to go mountain climbing and soon enough we were taking off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport en route to Denver....