Happy to say that I've finished the list of 58 14ers. I finished on north Maroon last week and it was in great condition with even better weather. It took me 4 attempts to bag North Maroon (2 failed ski attempts with it getting too warm with avy danger, and 1 failed fall attempt with an iced up chimney). I started on 2012 when I moved to Denver, and had only about 12 more to go when I moved to Albuquerque in 2017. I did about 1 or 2 each year as time allowed while also focusing on other mountains and starting a family. Finishing as a dad at 38 years old isn't quite the original goal of completing them all before I was 30, but I stuck with it and loved the journey the whole way. I still have the Maroon Traverse to do to complete the list of the 4 traverses, and I still would like to snowboard at least a few more of them, so I'm happy to say that my 14er adventures are far from over. Shout out to this site and the many people I climbed with along the way and for all the useful info that I've found on this site. Keep being rad, 14ers.com, I appreciate you!
-Brandon Thompson
Finally Finished the 58!! - DiamondCutter
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DiamondCutter
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bdloftin77
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Re: Finally Finished the 58!! - DiamondCutter
Congratulations! North Maroon is a great finisher. I can relate to being a dad and having to slow down the peakbagging pace. But the adventures are still fun whenever I can get ‘em! And maybe your kids’ll join you, too!
Re: Finally Finished the 58!! - DiamondCutter
Awesome work! I see you dad. The time commitments are real with littles!!!
Re: Finally Finished the 58!! - DiamondCutter
Congratulations, great peak to finish the 58!!!
Consecutive months with at least one 13er or 14er, 88 months
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Lonewolf88
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Re: Finally Finished the 58!! - DiamondCutter
OUTSTANDING, BRANDON!!!!!!
Very inspiring! Don't feel bad about being 38. I just got my 10th on Saturday, and I'm 54!
Very inspiring! Don't feel bad about being 38. I just got my 10th on Saturday, and I'm 54!
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nyker
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Re: Finally Finished the 58!! - DiamondCutter
Nice job. Congratulations! I hear you about taking a few times to get a peak or two. There were many times after flying out and setting myself up only to be thwarted by thunderstorms or some other issue having to do another trip just to get the same peak.
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daway8
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Re: Finally Finished the 58!! - DiamondCutter
Great perseverance! Way to stick with it and get'r done! 
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dfeezell
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Re: Finally Finished the 58!! - DiamondCutter
Congrats! I also live in ABQ and finished on North Maroon!
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mw88888888
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Re: Finally Finished the 58!! - DiamondCutter
Excellent! It took me 5 tries to ski off Mt Baker in the cascades so I really feel that "FINALLY!" But the best feeling is knowing you made the right decision those other times so you could make it back! I got my first 14er in my twenties skiing off Quandary in Winter (what a start!) and now in my 50s I've got only 16 left...but it's not a race, it is a lifelong journey! Congrats to you!
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fepic1
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Re: Finally Finished the 58!! - DiamondCutter
Congratulations, Brandan!!!
Climbing the 14ers is a great journey
On failed attempts, a friend of mine always called them recon missions, gathering Intel. Sometimes they can be real character builders. If you are lucky you may get to do them all again with the kids.
Climbing the 14ers is a great journey
On failed attempts, a friend of mine always called them recon missions, gathering Intel. Sometimes they can be real character builders. If you are lucky you may get to do them all again with the kids.
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smrcka
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Re: Finally Finished the 58!! - DiamondCutter
Congratulations Brandon - perseverance is the name of the game!
It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. - Mahatma Gandhi
To be aware is to be alive!
To be aware is to be alive!
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desertdog
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Re: Finally Finished the 58!! - DiamondCutter
Nice work. Good job!
The summit is a source of power. The long view gives one knowledge and time to prepare. The summit, by virtue of the dizzying exposure, leaves one vulnerable. A bit of confidence and a dash of humility is all we get for our work. Yet to share these moments with friends is to be human. C. Anker
