Bicentennial Finisher Mtnman200!!

[Kiefer]

Congratulations!!!!!!

[sunny1]

Awesome accomplishment!
It represents hours and hours of research, planning and execution (of the plans, of course! sorry for the poor word choice )
Huge accomplishment, especially from out of state!
Super excellent and special to share the summits with your dad and sons. WOW. That's an experience to treasure, for sure.
Hope you're celebrating! Cheers!

[zdero1]

Wow! Congrats!

[TravelingMatt]

A feat I can only dream of. Congratulations.

[Mtnman200]

At the request of blazintoes, I'm posting a scanned copy of the Peak Fifteen summit register from 2011 - 2015. I've already emailed a copy to people in the register that I could track down.

Fifteen Summit Register (2011-2015)

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[MountainHiker]

Congratulations! Great achievement!

[blazintoes]

Awesome!!!!!!

[Jay521]

WOW!!!

[benners]

Regarding Sean’s question about the hardest bicentennial, it would be Peak Fifteen in my opinion, followed by Coxcomb.

I was thinking about this recently, trying to come up with the ten biggest hurdles to complete the Bicentennials (14ers and Centennials included). I guess at first you have to look no further than the five class 5 peaks on the list, being Fifteen, Coxcomb, Jagged, Dallas, and Teakettle (most difficult to least in that order?). Beyond that, I'm sure Pilot Knob deserves to be mentioned, in addition to some of the peaks along the Len Shoemaker Ridge maybe (looseness and objective hazard). I thought Grizzly C was pretty tough, especially considering its remoteness. Oso is the most isolated/furthest approach, but technically easy, and then of course there's the peaks on Cielo Vista Ranch property that present a red tape issue. I suppose Capitol Peak and maybe Little Bear could be thrown into the discussion as well, to give the 14ers a little love too.

Just thinking out loud, and I know there's no real "right" answer, but I'd be interested to hear your take, Eddie. Congrats again on a sweet accomplishment!

[BobbyFinn]

Congrats!

[cbrobin]

Congratulations!!

[Mtnman200]

I gave Ben's question about the most difficult bicentennials some thought and came up with the following:

Peak Fifteen (13,700’)
Coxcomb Peak (13,656’)
I put these two at the top because they can’t reasonably be done without rope. Coxcomb is easier because you top-rope the hard part (getting into the notch and back out).

Jagged Mtn. (13,824’)
Dallas Peak (13,809’)
I put Jagged ahead of Dallas due to its more complex routefinding.

Teakettle Mtn. (13,819’) - the summit pitch is not as hard as you might think
Pilot Knob (13,738’) - not really all that hard, but there is an extremely exposed downclimb along a crack
Pico Asilado (13,611’) - especially when you factor in going over Milwaukee Peak on the way
US Grant (13,767’)
Trinity Peak (13,805’)
Thunder Pyramid (13,932’)/Lightning Pyramid (13,722)/Unnamed 13,631B - rotten rock
Cathedral Peak (13,943’)and Castleabra (13,803’) – very steep scree slog; would be easier as a snow climb
Potosi Peak (13,786’)
Animas Mtn. (13,786’)

You could also make arguments for Pigeon Peak (13,972’), Ice Mountain (13,951’), and Mt. Emma (13,581’). Regardless, if you can do the four hardest (Fifteen, Coxcomb, Jagged, and Dallas), then you can certainly do the rest.

If you want to consider the 14ers as well, I'd put Little Bear at the top of the third group. The Maroon Bells and Pyramid are roughly equivalent to Thunder Pyramid/Lightning Pyramid/Unnamed 13,631B, and Capitol Peak belongs in there somewhere as well. It's all a bit subjective, depending on weather conditions, route choice, experience level, your comfort level with exposure and rotten rock, etc.

Just my $0.02, relying on my memory of these peaks...