Mt. Sherman Trip Report 07/15/2017

Report Type	Full
Peak(s)	Mt. Sherman - 14,043 feet
Date Posted	07/15/2017
Date Climbed	07/14/2017
Author	James Scott

Mt Sherman attempt 2
Hi my name is milo. my age is 9. I am going to tell you about my family's trip up sherman. The last time we tried me and my mother did not make it to the top. The wind made me want to go down. it was very strong we nearly lost the hat on my head. good thing i caught it before it blew away. We decided to try again. this is the beginning when we were at the first abandoned mine. the begening We continued up from there to a hill leading up to another mine. We hiked up the hill with another group of hikers .We reached the top of the hill the others continued up the mountain We could see where we had turned around last time. we hit a boulder field were it continued into a snow bank. 2 obstacles in one We broke out the first snack and continued up into a snowbank and on the saddle of the mountain. We were beginning to feel the wind that made us turn around. Not a good sign. We made it onto the first hump. The wind picked up. I started losing hope.I continued to push up the ridge.I hit the spot where we turned around my dad encouraged me to keep going. I continued and hit the summit.It expanded out onto flat ground and cairns were laid out the final one on the summit curved around i laid there legs sprawled out we had made it! The way down was easier than going up. we went down the humps. Right before the saddle i felt a bit queasy. it was me going downhill. We hit the snowbank. some other hikers were sliding down like a slide we hit the second mine it continued down to the valley.Sun was everywhere but as soon as we got to the valley the sun was behind a cloud. As soon as we hit the first mine my knee felt bad i almost did not make it . my poles made some good makeshift crutches. i hit the car i was so proud of myself the end. My advise tho kids would be that if you are able to think about anything besides the mountain the hike will go much faster. My advise to parents is that you should tell your kids to drink lots and lots of water. Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

Mt Sherman attempt 2

Hi my name is milo. my age is 9. I am going to tell you about my family's trip up sherman. The last time we tried me and my mother did not make it to the top. The wind made me want to go down. it was very strong we nearly lost the hat on my head. good thing i caught it before it blew away.

We decided to try again. this is the beginning when we were at the first abandoned mine.

We continued up from there to a hill leading up to another mine. We hiked up the hill with another group of hikers .We reached the top of the hill the others continued up the mountain
We could see where we had turned around last time.

we hit a boulder field were it continued into a snow bank. 2 obstacles in one

We broke out the first snack and continued up into a snowbank and on the saddle of the mountain. We were beginning to feel the wind that made us turn around. Not a good sign. We made it onto the first hump. The wind picked up. I started losing hope.I continued to push up the ridge.I hit the spot where we turned around my dad encouraged me to keep going. I continued and hit the summit.It expanded out onto flat ground and cairns were laid out the final one on the summit curved around i laid there legs sprawled out we had made it!

The way down was easier than going up. we went down the humps. Right before the saddle i felt a bit queasy. it was me going downhill. We hit the snowbank. some other hikers were sliding down like a slide
we hit the second mine it continued down to the valley.Sun was everywhere but as soon as we got to the valley the sun was behind a cloud.

As soon as we hit the first mine my knee felt bad i almost did not make it . my poles made some good makeshift crutches. i hit the car i was so proud of myself the end.

My advise tho kids would be that if you are able to think about anything besides the mountain the hike will go much faster.
My advise to parents is that you should tell your kids to drink lots and lots of water.

Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

Comments or Questions

TomPierce	Great job! 7/15/2017 1:19pm You and your family did a GREAT job, Milo! Way to go! -Tom
MtnHub	Congratulations, Milo! 7/15/2017 2:21pm Maybe Mom will have to start making some more commemorative cupcakes soon! :wink:
cszakhem	Good Job! 7/15/2017 2:39pm You should be proud that you finished something that is difficult and uncomfortable.
greenonion	Way to go! 7/15/2017 4:06pm Super effort, Milo! And great attitude!
johnt	Great Trip Report! 7/15/2017 5:04pm Excellent job with the report and with the climb. I hope you have many more of them both!
glenmiz	Congratulations Milo 7/15/2017 5:29pm That's a great accomplishment. I hope you enjoy climbing many more mountains with your parents. Just remember, it won't be long and you'll be waiting for them rather than them waiting for you.
oldasthmatic	Great Report! 7/15/2017 7:31pm Excellent job of climbing and writing about it!
Aramis	Congrats! 7/16/2017 1:24am Milo, I hope you and your family had fun. Thank you for sharing with us.
billkat	Good job! 7/16/2017 11:40am Good job pushing through to the summit! Enjoyed the report and pics. Take your folks on another one.
mikjik86	Great Job! 7/16/2017 11:40am Good report and pictures Milo! I have yet to climb Sherman and it looks fantastic. I wish I would have started climbing at your age, keep it up!
Mason Griffin	Awesome work! 7/16/2017 12:25pm Way to go Milo! Congrats on the climb and great work on the trip report!
Trotter	good job 7/16/2017 2:23pm tough climbing at a young age
B_2	Good Story! 7/17/2017 7:36am Thank you for sharing your story Milo. I'm glad you made it this time, good job!
Jay521	Wow!~ 7/17/2017 8:32am Way to go, Milo. You knocked this one out of the park!!
jmjr2k	Outstanding! 7/17/2017 9:25pm Wow, Milo! I really liked reading your report. You have quite a story to tell your friends, some great pictures, and some future climbs ahead of you! I'm looking forward to hearing about your next adventure... :)
rob runkle	Great 7/19/2017 7:32am Great job. My 10 year old daughter made Sherman last year. She made Evans and Democrat last week, for a total of 5 14ers now. My 8 year old son also has 3 14ers. They do need a little bit of motivation to make the summit, but the the satisfaction of accomplishment is always worth it. Learn to push yourself harder each and every time. This sounds like what you did.
Summitskier11	Big! 7/19/2017 6:54pm Milo that is awesome! Congratulations! Very very fortunate to have parents like yours! Jealous of you and your 1/3rd my age!
curtisflores	Awesome! 7/20/2017 11:33am Great job Milo! Congrats!
koeffling	Way to go! 7/26/2017 9:33am Nice work! Way to stick with it, great accomplishment. Love the trip report!

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