Most difficult 14er and why?
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Most difficult 14er and why?
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?
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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Re: Most difficult 14er and why?
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.
That one.
Because I'm not doing the first option, so second one it is.
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Re: Most difficult 14er and why?
Mt Wilson because it's the furthest drive for me.
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Re: Most difficult 14er and why?
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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Re: Most difficult 14er and why?
Mt Hunter
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Re: Most difficult 14er and why?
I'm disappointed that Sherman isn't winning this poll by a landslide.
Re: Most difficult 14er and why?
Not dead horse beating?
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Re: Most difficult 14er and why?
Sounds like an endorsement. Wait, I thought endorsing sales was taboo!
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Old guy perspective is that the most difficult 14er is the one I will try tomorrow.
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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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