Rubik's Cube on all 58 14ers (Video)

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Rubik's Cube on all 58 14ers (Video)

Post by SpeedWalker »

Hello 14ers.com!
This summer, I restarted my 14er list with the goal to finish all 58 as soon as reasonably possible. I started on June 22, and finished after 54 days on August 14.

But I also had a side goal: to solve a 3x3 Rubik's Cube on top of each peak. I have a fairly successful YouTube channel on the topic of "cubing," so I filmed every solve and compiled them in this video:

https://youtu.be/If-nNoTWLg8


Anyway, I just wanted to share this with the community who would most appreciate the locations. Let me know what you think!
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Nice
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it's rare that i have the patience to watch a vid... but that seems like it was a fun and quirky adventure. people are endlessly fascinating. thanks for sharing.:)
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Post by shays_days »

Hahaha brilliant, especially the knife edge solve :lol: Were you sketched about dropping it? Did you bring extras in case?

My little brother and I used to be into cubing and I remember our best time ever was 29 seconds...with an OLL and PLL skip. I'm pretty sure he watches your videos and he's way better than I am at it now and loves cubing.
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next: solving rubic while topless on all 58 :)
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First man to complete a Rubix cube on all 14ers! Congrats!
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Post by FireOnTheMountain »

There are a lot of hard-ons displayed over this site for fastest and most blah, blah, blah

But this, I can get on board with. Haha, nice man and congrats!
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That’s a fantastic video! Thanks for sharing. Great production value.
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So the first couple times I saw the title of this thread in the list I just kind of rolled my eyes and scrolled on, but finally curiosity got the best of me - this is really sweet!

But solving it one handed while crossing the Knife Edge is what really won me over - that was the perfect ending! Well done! =D> =D> =D>
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Oh yes, and completing all 58 14ers in 54 days was also nice! But a Rubik's Cube one-handed while crossing the Knife Edge - that's a much more rare accomplishment! :lol: \:D/
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Re: Rubik's Cube on all 58 14ers (Video)

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Not surprised to see other cubers on this forum... it takes someone with an obsessive personality to get really into peakbagging, and definitely to get into cubing. Both fulfilling in a personal accomplishment kind of way, but still able to pull it out as a party trick or a cool story. Thanks for jogging my memory on this fantastic hobby I used to have!
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Post by Eli Watson »

In a world where 14er gimmicks can get stale, this was super fun to watch! The editing was stellar, and the one-handed knife edge solve was an impressive display of coordination as the icing on the cake. Thanks for sharing, and congrats on making quick work of the 14ers to boot!
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