Which is your least favorite/most hated 14er?

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Which is your least favorite/most hated 14er?

Mt. Antero
6
6%
Mt. Bierstadt
0
No votes
Mt. Bross
23
22%
Mt. Cameron
6
6%
Challenger Point
6
6%
Culebra Peak
4
4%
Mt. Elbert
1
1%
Mt. Evans
5
5%
Little Bear Peak
4
4%
Pikes Peak
10
10%
Mt. Princeton
19
18%
Quandary Peak
1
1%
Mt. Shavano
2
2%
Mt. Sherman
4
4%
Other
14
13%
 
Total votes: 105
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Re: Which is your least favorite/most hated 14er?

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Albeit non-standard, but traversing Princeton S->N is such a great day. You could make it a loop and stretch that out to a two or three day backpack, with an optional visit to the hot springs!
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Pikes. Beautiful lower trail on Crags, but didn't enjoy the city on top. Beautiful mountain and area otherwise, though.
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Sounds like I need to get after Bross, I moved to Colorado last December and Pike's and Princeton are the only 2 14ers I did in 2021.
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Wentzl wrote: Tue Nov 23, 2021 7:31 pm
12ersRule wrote: Tue Nov 23, 2021 2:12 pm Mt Langley because Langley is a stupid name for a mountain.
14er.com is a Colorado based group. Take your hate somewhere back west.
If this is truly a Colorado based group, isn't it logical that I place my hate onto California and not Colorado?
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12ersRule wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 8:38 pm If this is truly a Colorado based group, isn't it logical that I place my hate onto California and not Colorado?
Or Aliens, why don't you hate Aliens? Have you noticed that in original movie they are on a very distant planet, but in Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem they made it all the way to Crested Butte, bringing their anchor eggs and slime.
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Sounds like I need to get after Bross, I moved to Colorado last December and Pike's and Princeton are the only 2 14ers I did in 2021.
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jrbren_vt wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 5:02 pm Sounds like I need to get after Bross, I moved to Colorado last December and Pike's and Princeton are the only 2 14ers I did in 2021.
Lucky you! It's only looking up from there!
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Did Harvard to Columbia in 2011, and Columbia was awful coming down. Is it any better? I hated it more than Bross.
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summitrunner wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:11 am Did Harvard to Columbia in 2011, and Columbia was awful coming down. Is it any better? I hated it more than Bross.
The one very cool thing (to me) coming down Columbia is viewing that huge run out path and impact area of a past avy or water event (probably avy) that fanned out and knocked down a bunch of trees at the bottom. I love that kind of geomorphic evidence. Anyone else notice that while hiking Columbia standard route?
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summitrunner wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:11 am Did Harvard to Columbia in 2011, and Columbia was awful coming down. Is it any better? I hated it more than Bross.
Columbia's easy and fun from Frenchman Creek.
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greenonion wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:17 am
summitrunner wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:11 am Did Harvard to Columbia in 2011, and Columbia was awful coming down. Is it any better? I hated it more than Bross.
The one very cool thing (to me) coming down Columbia is viewing that huge run out path and impact area of a past avy or water event (probably avy) that fanned out and knocked down a bunch of trees at the bottom. I love that kind of geomorphic evidence. Anyone else notice that while hiking Columbia standard route?
I camped at the end of the avy runoff. Snowclimbs are the best!
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Re: Which is your least favorite/most hated 14er?

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summitrunner wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:11 am Did Harvard to Columbia in 2011, and Columbia was awful coming down. Is it any better? I hated it more than Bross.
yes- but there is still about 700-800' of what i would lovingly refer to as "character building" above the newly constructed CFI route.
CheapCigarMan wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:44 am
greenonion wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:17 am
The one very cool thing (to me) coming down Columbia is viewing that huge run out path and impact area of a past avy or water event (probably avy) that fanned out and knocked down a bunch of trees at the bottom. I love that kind of geomorphic evidence. Anyone else notice that while hiking Columbia standard route?
I camped at the end of the avy runoff. Snowclimbs are the best!
i camped nearby one time and i am ashamed to admit i didn't think about why it was there... guess it's time to go back again! \:D/
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