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Mitsugi
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Re: New to the 14ers

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rijaca wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 10:15 am
Mitsugi wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 10:00 am
In the wettest Spring in 100 years in Colorado...
It was the wettest spring in the Denver area, but most of the rest of the state is in a drought.
Well hell, I mean by all means, go tackle a class 3 for your first 14er then. Seems smart.
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Re: New to the 14ers

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calee1418 wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 8:02 pm I am getting my plans together to make a trip up Challenger and Kit Carson. This will be my first trip up a 14er. What are things you wish you would have known before going and how silly would it be to camp under willow lake in mid May?
May I first say this is NOT going to be a good first 14er. Not only is it very long, with a lot of elevation gain, but it will also have lots of snow and without prior experience, at altitude, it is probably not a good idea.
Three words to describe mountaineering: Suffer, forget, repeat. Afterall, climbing is just a fancy way of building up a pain tolerance.
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Re: New to the 14ers

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14er101 wrote: Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:48 am
calee1418 wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 8:02 pm I am getting my plans together to make a trip up Challenger and Kit Carson. This will be my first trip up a 14er. What are things you wish you would have known before going and how silly would it be to camp under willow lake in mid May?
May I first say this is NOT going to be a good first 14er. Not only is it very long, with a lot of elevation gain, but it will also have lots of snow and without prior experience, at altitude, it is probably not a good idea.
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