Well, proud to say that I finally got to stick a knife in this 14er project, it's been a long time (16 years) coming. What started as a chance to climb 4 peaks in a day, the year after I bombed @ the Leadville 100, due to a bout with pneumonia, back in 2009 with my daughter (successful, dark-thirty to dark-thirty, eventually got legs in 2016-17-18 & 19, where I had one special day on LB that is etched in memory. Having got nailed by a rockfall in the hourglass (then summited somehow), as I wandered down below the lake these two gentlemen (saviors!) asked if they could look at my legs (I was hiding them behind a bush). They proceeded to doctor me up (they were in fact Doctors!), hydrate & feed me, before sending me down the road! Only in Colorado!
Covid put a dent in my plans, so it was stay local & learn to ride dirt bikes in my mid-sixties, not the best idea, ha! Then in 2024, it was back in the saddle, climbing the needle & the bells. 2025 was time to mop ups some of the outliners, Culebra, Holy, Castle & Pyramid. This summer, down to the last four, with the finale on Capitol Peak on July 6, 2026.
Thank you's to 14er's.com, the trail angels (you know who you are) and to all the wonderful people I have encountered along the journey, love Colorado!
Dave Van Wicklin, Michigan Bluff, CA "Bad trails, good people! Good trails, all kinds of people!"
DVW finishes the 14er's
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davevanwicklin
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Mtnman200
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Re: DVW finishes the 14er's
Congratulations on completing the Colorado 14ers, Dave! Any plans to tackle the California 14ers, some of which I know are harder than the Colorado 14ers? Or will it be more dirt biking instead? 
"Adventure without risk is not possible." - Reinhold Messner
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daway8
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Re: DVW finishes the 14er's
Congratulations on sticking with it through the challenges! 
Always inspiring to see folks finish out the list even as they start getting up there in years - gives me hope that I'll be able to keep at it for a good number of years as well!
Always inspiring to see folks finish out the list even as they start getting up there in years - gives me hope that I'll be able to keep at it for a good number of years as well!
Re: DVW finishes the 14er's
Nice work on completing the Colorado 14ers. Definitely a super fun project.
Consecutive months with at least one 13er or 14er: 100 months.
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Pcypher
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Re: DVW finishes the 14er's
Congrats! 
It’s not who you think you are that holds you back; it’s who you think you’re not.
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JerJerBinks
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Re: DVW finishes the 14er's
D-dub! Congrats! Looks like you had a great time along the way too. 
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Ed_Groves
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Re: DVW finishes the 14er's
Congratulations, DVW!
As an older climber, your journey gives me hope.
As an older climber, your journey gives me hope.
"Education is the process of moving from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty." (Utvich)
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JQDivide
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Re: DVW finishes the 14er's
Congrats!
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14erFred
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Re: DVW finishes the 14er's
Way to go, Dave! Congratulations on completing your quest to climb all the Colorado 14ers!
"Live as on a mountain." -- Marcus Aurelius
Re: DVW finishes the 14er's
congrats dave!!1. navigation | 2. illumination | 3. sun protection | 4. first aid | 5. shelter | 6. insulation | 7. fire | 8. repair | 9. water | 10. food | 11. hot sauce
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Will_E
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Re: DVW finishes the 14er's
Nice work, it’s a huge accomplishment!
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ltlFish99
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Re: DVW finishes the 14er's
CONGRATULATIONS DAVE ON A WONDERFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT!!
I HAVE BEEN VERY SLOWLY WORKING ON THE 14ERS MYSELF.
AND WILL MOST CERTAINLY BE ABLE TO CLAIM A SLOWEST KNOWN TIME, IF/WHEN I AM FORTUNATE TO FINISH THTHEM.
I HAVE BEEN VERY SLOWLY WORKING ON THE 14ERS MYSELF.
AND WILL MOST CERTAINLY BE ABLE TO CLAIM A SLOWEST KNOWN TIME, IF/WHEN I AM FORTUNATE TO FINISH THTHEM.
