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Peak(s):  Winter 14ers - 14000
Date Posted:  03/16/2011
Modified:  05/12/2011
Date Climbed:   02/02/1990
Author:  sgladbach
 Tom Mereness and Jim Bock   


Rare Articles Documenting Tom Mereness and Jim Bock



Tom and Jim accomplished their goals before common usage of the internet. It is hard to find information. Now these articles will be loaded where they might be read. They are linked in my Mt. Evans final Winter 14er TR, so once it's off the front page, the Evans TR will be where people would normally find them.

If you double-click on these articles, they will open and you can enlarge them to read them


Tom Mereness was the First Person to Climb the Colorado 14ers in Winter (1976-1992)

Boulder Daily Camera, 1992

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Jim Bock was the Second Person to Climb the Colorado 14ers in Winter (1984-1997)

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Tom Mereness, Jim Bock, Chuck Huss , Ken Nolan in the Soviet Pamirs (1985)

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Aron Ralston 3rd Winter Finisher- Aspen Times


Click Here to Read Trip Report for Fourth Finisher -Steve Gladbach


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Jim, Aron, Tom, Steve

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Mount Wilsom from El Diente (Jim on summit)

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Wilson Peak from El Diente



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Comments or Questions
dmccool
User
great articles Steve
3/17/2011 2:14am
Thanks for posting these and congratulations, again, to you. Truly elite.


Dancesatmoonrise
User
Thanks
3/17/2011 3:54am
Great idea, Steve. I enjoyed the read.


Jay521
User
Wonderful
3/17/2011 12:39pm
Very nice, Steve. Thanks for these.


rking007
User
In the first article about Tom...
3/17/2011 1:20pm
80 trips and had only seen 3 people!? Man, things have changed over the last 30 years.


kushrocks
User
Winter 14ers
3/17/2011 4:10pm
Pardon my language but thats BAD ASS!!!


CarpeDM
User
One thing this makes clear:
3/17/2011 6:56pm
Steve, you need to grow a beard!


Summit Lounger
User
History
3/17/2011 10:33pm
Great read about the history of winter ascents. Thanks for posting it.



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