Contiguous US 14ers
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Contiguous US 14ers
Does anybody know the answers to the following questions or where I can find them?
1) Approximately how many people have climbed all the ranked contiguous US 14ers?
2) What was the age of the youngest person to climb all of the ranked contiguous US 14ers?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
1) Approximately how many people have climbed all the ranked contiguous US 14ers?
2) What was the age of the youngest person to climb all of the ranked contiguous US 14ers?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
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The number has to be a substantial amount lower than the amount of people who have climbed colorado' highest, because I believe several of the California 14ers involve technical routes(plus their is Rainier too). I think you are probably out of luck with the age thing though; I'm probably even out of luck!
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Re: Contiguous US 14ers
I have some interest in this too. I've finished the 15 California 14'ers, 6 in Colorado and intend to finish the rest of the contiguous 48 14’ers.
Here's my best guess:
Rainier summiteers in the tens of thousands (those that have done both of Rainier's summits in the hundreds).
Colorado 14'er finishers number in the thousands.
California 14'er finishers number in the hundreds.
Those who have climbed them all probably well under 100. Add the 3000' rule, people who have done both summits of Rainier, 15 California Peaks, and 58 Colorado; Maybe no one??
I've met one guy who claimed he'd climbed them all (70).
I doubt I'll ever finish using the 3000' rule, but I do plan to climb all the fringe 14'ers.
Here's my best guess:
Rainier summiteers in the tens of thousands (those that have done both of Rainier's summits in the hundreds).
Colorado 14'er finishers number in the thousands.
California 14'er finishers number in the hundreds.
Those who have climbed them all probably well under 100. Add the 3000' rule, people who have done both summits of Rainier, 15 California Peaks, and 58 Colorado; Maybe no one??
I've met one guy who claimed he'd climbed them all (70).
I doubt I'll ever finish using the 3000' rule, but I do plan to climb all the fringe 14'ers.
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Re: Contiguous US 14ers
This is the most current information on the Contiguous US 14ers.
Do you know if that guy climbed all the 67 ranked peaks on the list?
Do you know if that guy climbed all the 67 ranked peaks on the list?
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Re: Contiguous US 14ers
According to this, the Smith family (father and four sons) climbed all 68 then-recognized 14ers in the contiguous US in 48 days, in 1974. The youngest (Tyle) was 8 years old. This is also mentioned in the intro to Roach's 14er book, although he says only Quade and Tyle did the 68 peaks (there might be some confusion with the later speed record set by these two, in 1990).
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Re: Contiguous US 14ers
I am slowly working my way on the Cali 14ers list. Got a few left and will hopefully be successful next summer if I haven't moved back to Colorado by that point! Took me 13 years to complete Colorado and 4 years so far in Cali. Looks like no place in the record books for me! By the way, unless you mention Mt. Whitney, nobody out in this state has any idea what a "14er" is.
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Re: Contiguous US 14ers
The Smiths did them in 48 days, in 1974, without a support team.Fletch wrote:California speed record is something like 10 days or something, so concievably with enough cash and a little luck with the weather, one could climb all the lower 14ers in, what, 6-8 weeks or something?
Chris Davenport is close to skiing all the contiguous US 14ers; he has two in California left.
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