Congrats to Calvin, an 8 year old 14er finisher
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spiderman
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Re: Congrats to Calvin, an 8 year old 14er finisher
Congrats Calvin. Welcome to the Colorado legendary kids club. There are so many amazing ones in this state: Scott's kids, Matt Moniz inter alia. It sure helps to have an amazing dad. If my son's dad weren't so slow and fat, perhaps his resume would have been more impressive! Anyway, it must have been a challenge getting the Rainier Nazi's to allow him on the trail at the age of 8. And Sunlight Spire... um wow
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San Juan Ron
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Re: Congrats to Calvin, an 8 year old 14er finisher
Calvin rocks! But, I know his true love is now fishing! SJ Ron 
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Re: Congrats to Calvin, an 8 year old 14er finisher
Good job Calvin!
In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. - Psalm 95:4
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Re: Congrats to Calvin, an 8 year old 14er finisher
Simply amazing. Congrats, Calvin!!
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Re: Congrats to Calvin, an 8 year old 14er finisher
Wow, simply amazing! Congrats calvin! You are much tougher than the six year old I saw with his family on a 14er, lets just say he wasn't enjoying the mtns that day
You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know.
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Sean Nunn
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Re: Congrats to Calvin, an 8 year old 14er finisher
Calvin,
I can tell from the picture of you climbing on Capitol that you pull your own weight too (real backpack on your back). Very impressive.
Sean Nunn
Raytown, MO
I can tell from the picture of you climbing on Capitol that you pull your own weight too (real backpack on your back). Very impressive.
Sean Nunn
Raytown, MO
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In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. Proverbs 16:9
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Re: Congrats to Calvin, an 8 year old 14er finisher
Amazing! Congratulations Calvin!
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hobo13
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Re: Congrats to Calvin, an 8 year old 14er finisher
Apples. Trees.andrewhamilton wrote:I actually tried to talk him out of it...
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unclegar
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Re: Congrats to Calvin, an 8 year old 14er finisher
Wow! Twice already. Very impressive. And Sunlight Spire... Wow!
...the mountain peaks belong to Him. -- PS 95:4
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“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”
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Re: Congrats to Calvin, an 8 year old 14er finisher
Completing the 14'ers at age 8 is awesome. Completing them twice now, at age 10, is truly remarkable. I've only met Calvin briefly, but he is a great kid who somehow doesn't have a big ego. And the rest of us can keep our ego in check as we struggle to complete the list just once.
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smrcka
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Re: Congrats to Calvin, an 8 year old 14er finisher
Wow - incredible accomplishment! Nice work Calvin!
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!
