Fully Realizing the 3000ft Rule
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Re: Fully Realizing the 3000ft Rule
I usually park as high as I can go, then claim the 3000' & summit.
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Re: Fully Realizing the 3000ft Rule
HA. We can always look at it that way,
or if I hike the como road to camp. Gain less than 3k hiking any of the peaks, but gained approximately 4k backpacking to camp, then it does not count.
Therefore I will be required to hike all of them separately from a low point on the como road in order for me to claim an official 3k gained, 14er summit.
PS. Funny you mentioned Lincoln. When I hike Cameron I was noticing that I either start from Montgomery reservoir, or just a little past alma if coming from kite lake.
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Re: Fully Realizing the 3000ft Rule
I thought south bross was included on the list of 74.timewarp01 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:28 pmSurely a true 3k rule purist would retract Cameron from consideration. You can't nitpick elevation gain rules without also nitpicking prominence rules; that's just inconsistent. And if you insist on including it the least you could do is include South Bross too.Eli Watson wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:38 pm Democrat (14,148'), Cameron (14,238'), Lincoln (14,286') & Bross (14,172')
Kite Lake TH (12,000'): No
Mineral Park TH (11,400'): No
Montgomery Reservoir Parking (10,900'): Yes
Paris Mill Parking en route to Kite Lake TH (11,000'): Yes
Quartzville TH (11,650'): No
Parking at Paris Mill adds 2.7 mi each way.
That being points in Colorado over 14,000 feet.
Of course, some argue it should be 75 points, which would include sunlight spire. Although at 13,995 I am not sure how it qualifies.
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Re: Fully Realizing the 3000ft Rule
and don't even start on the low-pointers. you'll need to descend 3000 ft if you want those bragging rights. you can't claim to bag Badwater Basin unless you start at least 2718' above sea level. you better have a lot of vacation time saved up if you want to shoot for bagging the Florida low-point.
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Re: Fully Realizing the 3000ft Rule
My motivation for climbing something is honestly none of your business. I get that you may have some issues that prevent you from understanding sarcasm but to continue to follow me to PM just to tell me that no one will care about my accomplishments because they're not 8000M peaks is pretty douchey. How do you know what all other people will care about? My friends must be much more easily impressed than the people you hang out with.
Re: Fully Realizing the 3000ft Rule
Makes for a pretty long hike for any summit in Colorado.Carl_Healy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:51 pm As I said in another post...
I don't think any summit counts unless you start your route from sea level.