Kirks Finish All CO Ranked 10ers Plus
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Re: Kirks Finish All CO Ranked 10ers Plus
Congrats to both of you! That is a huge list, and a lot of logistic and route planning in places seldom visited. Quite the commitment, nice job!
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Insane accomplishment!! Congratulations to you both!
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Congratulations!
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Super human stuff right here! When I'm out hiking I always look at neighboring peaks of other heights & wonder what I'm "leaving behind"... From what I've read you took extreme care in not orphaning peaks very often & doing some pretty big link-up days! Kudos to you both!
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Thanks for all the kind words. We can't say that climbing all the 10ers was fun, at least not in North-Central CO. Deadfall has a way of sapping motivation. Fortunately this 10er thing hasn't been a real focus the last couple summers with 12ers+ out-of-state being the main source of peakbagging fulfillment. Glad to have this milestone out of the way.
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Which ones were your least favorite?
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Truly impressive stats of peaks. I have been pushing hard for a decade and finally approaching 1k myself:
1 BobPackard 6873
2 John Kirk 6297
3 Alyson Kirk 5828
4 Bob Martin 5546
5 Bob Burd 4695
1 BobPackard 6873
2 John Kirk 6297
3 Alyson Kirk 5828
4 Bob Martin 5546
5 Bob Burd 4695
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Hate to stir the pot, but any more info you would be willing to share on this? Always curious about these disputes and how they actually shake out in real life when people start asking permission instead of just talking online.12ersRule wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 10:29 am Congratulations John and Alyson, that is incredible. I'm really enjoying your progress on the KP as well.
Scott P wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 9:24 pmI would agree. I debated posting the full story since I didn't want to start some huge debate. Then again, maybe it's good information to get out.supranihilest wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 8:58 pm I also highly doubt anyone's going after the Kirks, regardless of the evidence they post on LoJ.
It has to do with Columbus Mountain and the ranch who owns access. When the first (known at least) person finished the Colorado 10ers, that person ask me if I could get permission for that person to climb the peak since I was a local. I tried to get the permission. Unfortunately they said absolutely not.
Columbus Mountain person is beyond ridiculous. The summit of Columbus is BLM land, and that BLM land abuts State Wildlife land. This person is trying to strategically buy a little bit of land, and have all this public land for him/her/themselves. what a douchebag.
I got a pretty interesting response down at Culebra this spring when inquiring about all sorts of things that were poo-pooed when brought up here. Surprising in multiple ways, but that is a different conversation.
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I don't have too much to add other than I could share a screenshot on loj with the Land Management layer showing that the summit is clearly BLM land.handonbroward wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:04 pmHate to stir the pot, but any more info you would be willing to share on this? Always curious about these disputes and how they actually shake out in real life when people start asking permission instead of just talking online.12ersRule wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 10:29 am Congratulations John and Alyson, that is incredible. I'm really enjoying your progress on the KP as well.
Scott P wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 9:24 pm
I would agree. I debated posting the full story since I didn't want to start some huge debate. Then again, maybe it's good information to get out.
It has to do with Columbus Mountain and the ranch who owns access. When the first (known at least) person finished the Colorado 10ers, that person ask me if I could get permission for that person to climb the peak since I was a local. I tried to get the permission. Unfortunately they said absolutely not.
Columbus Mountain person is beyond ridiculous. The summit of Columbus is BLM land, and that BLM land abuts State Wildlife land. This person is trying to strategically buy a little bit of land, and have all this public land for him/her/themselves. what a douchebag.
I got a pretty interesting response down at Culebra this spring when inquiring about all sorts of things that were poo-pooed when brought up here. Surprising in multiple ways, but that is a different conversation.
Other than that, I'm just reacting to what I've heard about it. I've never climbed it, nor attempted to....yet.
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The summit of Columbus Mountain itself is on BLM land, but it surrounded by private lands on all sides so you can't legally get to it (without a helicopter at least). It's one huge ranch and resort that owns much of the entire northern part of that mountain range. The ranch/resort covers 200,000+ square acres/320 square miles. The ranch is more than three times the size of the Cielo Vista Ranch at Culebra Peak.handonbroward wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:04 pm Hate to stir the pot, but any more info you would be willing to share on this? Always curious about these disputes and how they actually shake out in real life when people start asking permission instead of just talking online.
I got a pretty interesting response down at Culebra this spring when inquiring about all sorts of things that were poo-pooed when brought up here. Surprising in multiple ways, but that is a different conversation.
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Keep in mind that's per person, not per room. Double the price if you want to go as a couple. Also don't forget taxes and fees.
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That's impressive! Congrats!
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Amazing accomplishment!!!
I'm not too up on mountaineering history. Does this mean Bob Packard has climbed the most Colorado mountains? Is he someone on the forum here? Just curious.