Most difficult 14er and why?

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Which 14er is the most difficult?

Capitol
22
26%
Little Bear
19
22%
Mt Wilson
1
1%
El Diente
0
No votes
Sunlight
1
1%
Crestone Needle
1
1%
Pyramid
2
2%
N Maroon
4
5%
Maroon
2
2%
Longs
1
1%
Sherman
32
38%
 
Total votes: 85
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Most difficult 14er and why?

Post by Jorts »

Just piggybacking off a discussion on the Little Bear thread about the rock in the road.
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Re: Most difficult 14er and why?

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Yeh, Capitol. First it's a long approach / long route, so you got that part covered. Next it has a reasonably long boulder field. Then you got the pucker factor at the knife edge. And finish it with sustained class 3 / class 4 technical with route finding being important and it checks all the boxes.
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I need to take up wood working
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What's the one you have to either reserve and pay for, or hop some fences and use nvg and drones to avoid getting rounded up?
That one.

Because I'm not doing the first option, so second one it is.
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Mt Wilson because it's the furthest drive for me.
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Little Bear since it's not fun (at least the standard route) and not that scenic. Capitol is way prettier and the approach is pleasant.
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Mt Hunter
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I'm disappointed that Sherman isn't winning this poll by a landslide.
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Re: Most difficult 14er and why?

Post by Jorts »

BillMiddlebrook wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 6:49 pm I need to take up wood working
Not dead horse beating?
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Jorts wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 7:55 pm
BillMiddlebrook wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 6:49 pm I need to take up wood working
Not dead horse beating?
Idk dude, all I see at this point is a pile of fine bone meal. Maybe Bill can make a career out of shaping that bone meal into something.
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BillMiddlebrook wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 6:49 pm I need to take up wood working
Sounds like an endorsement. Wait, I thought endorsing sales was taboo!

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Post by dpage »

Sherman and Cap are tied. Come on people we can do better. Sherman isn't going to win this election on its own!!!
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