Climbing Colorado's Thirteeners
This book is a collection of the very best non-technical hikes and scrambles on Colorado's 13,000-foot mountains. It will showcase 50 select routes on the most exciting, beautiful, and adventurous of the 637 officially recognized thirteeners. A balance of difficulty will roughly be divided into thirds: easier (about 25% of the routes), modest (50%), and difficult (25%). While the guide will cover the entire state of Colorado, there will be a slight bias toward summits within a two-hour drive of the Denver/Boulder metro area.

Each of the 50 chapters includes full-color photography and maps. None of the routes are harder than class 3, making this guide suitable to hikers of all skill levels, with no need to use technical mountaineering gear. Detailed write-ups include accurate driving directions, at-a-glance stats for the peak, a turn-by-turn description of the primary route, optional route info, and when relevant, interesting history or stories about the featured peak. Fees, permits, and an index with info such as thirteener lists, helpful USFS contacts, hiking groups, and online resources are also provided.
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Climbing Colorado's Thirteeners
This book is a collection of the very best non-technical hikes and scrambles on Colorado's 13,000-foot mountains. It will showcase 50 select routes on the most exciting, beautiful, and adventurous of the 637 officially recognized thirteeners. A balance of difficulty will roughly be divided into thirds: easier (about 25% of the routes), modest (50%), and difficult (25%). While the guide will cover the entire state of Colorado, there will be a slight bias toward summits within a two-hour drive of the Denver/Boulder metro area.

Each of the 50 chapters includes full-color photography and maps. None of the routes are harder than class 3, making this guide suitable to hikers of all skill levels, with no need to use technical mountaineering gear. Detailed write-ups include accurate driving directions, at-a-glance stats for the peak, a turn-by-turn description of the primary route, optional route info, and when relevant, interesting history or stories about the featured peak. Fees, permits, and an index with info such as thirteener lists, helpful USFS contacts, hiking groups, and online resources are also provided.
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Climbing Colorado's Thirteeners

Climbing Colorado's Thirteeners

by James Dziezynski
Climbing Colorado's Thirteeners

Climbing Colorado's Thirteeners

by James Dziezynski

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Overview

This book is a collection of the very best non-technical hikes and scrambles on Colorado's 13,000-foot mountains. It will showcase 50 select routes on the most exciting, beautiful, and adventurous of the 637 officially recognized thirteeners. A balance of difficulty will roughly be divided into thirds: easier (about 25% of the routes), modest (50%), and difficult (25%). While the guide will cover the entire state of Colorado, there will be a slight bias toward summits within a two-hour drive of the Denver/Boulder metro area.

Each of the 50 chapters includes full-color photography and maps. None of the routes are harder than class 3, making this guide suitable to hikers of all skill levels, with no need to use technical mountaineering gear. Detailed write-ups include accurate driving directions, at-a-glance stats for the peak, a turn-by-turn description of the primary route, optional route info, and when relevant, interesting history or stories about the featured peak. Fees, permits, and an index with info such as thirteener lists, helpful USFS contacts, hiking groups, and online resources are also provided.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493046201
Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date: 06/01/2021
Series: Climbing Mountains Series
Edition description: 1st Edition
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

James Dziezynski is the best-selling author of Best Summit Hikes in Colorado, Best Summit Hikes: Denver to Vail, and The Best Indian Peaks Wilderness Hikes. James has worked as a professional writer and editor for over 20 years and is currently the Senior Editor at RootsRated.com and contributing editor at Elevation Outdoors Magazines. His work has appeared in National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Backpacker, The Denver Post, The Boulder Weekly, The Boulder Daily Camera, Elevation Outdoors, Women's Adventure, The Bark, Discover Magazine, and many more outlets, both print and online. He lives in Lafayette, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction x

Hiking in Colorado's Mountains xi

Weather xi

Altitude xiv

Hydration xv

Nutrition xvi

First Aid xvii

Clothing and Hiking Gear xvii

Hiking with Dogs xxi

How 13ers Are Different FROM 14ers xxii

Fewer Established Trails xxii

Tougher Access Roads xxii

Less Documentation xxiii

Greater Variety xxiii

Less Upkeep xxiii

Tougher Route-Finding xxiv

Fewer Crowds xxiv

Emphasis ON Self-Reliance xxiv

HOW to Use This Guide xxv

Class Systems xxv

Difficulty Ratings xxvi

Time xxvi

Vehicle Access xxvii

13er Playground xxvii

Map Legend xxviii

The Hikes

1 Argentine Peak-Mount Edwards 1

2 Atlantic Peak 6

3 Bald Mountain A-Boreas Mountain 13

4 Parry Peak-Mount Bancroft 18

5 Bard Peak 24

6 Bent Peak-Carson Peak-UN 13,580 29

7 Clinton Peak-McNamee Peak-Traver Peak 35

8 Conejos Peak 40

9 Gold Dust Peak 44

10 Golden Bear Peak-Hagar Mountain 49

11 Grizzly Peak D 54

12 Hesperus Mountain 58

13 Horseshoe Mountain 63

14 Huerfano Peak-Iron Nipple 68

15 James Peak 73

16 Landslide Peak-Geneva Peak 77

17 Mosquito Peak-Treasurevault Mountain 82

18 Mount Adams 87

19 Mount Alice-Chiefs Head Peak 92

20 Mount Audubon-Paiute Peak 98

21 Mount Flora 104

22 Mount Hope 108

23 Mount Silverheels 112

24 Mount Solitude 116

25 Mount Spalding-Gray Wolf Mountain 121

26 Mount Parnassus 126

27 Petroleum Peak 131

28 Petringell Peak 136

29 Weston Peak-Ptarmigan Peak 141

30 Red Peak B 146

31 Rio Grande Pyramid 150

32 Rosalie Peak 157

33 Snow Peak 161

34 South Arapaho Peak-North Arapaho Peak 166

35 Stewart Peak-Baldy Alto 174

36 Treasury Mountain 181

37 UN 13,001 187

38 Vermillion Peak 194

39 West Spanish Peak 199

40 Whale Peak 205

Appendix: The 13ers 209

Peaks in This Guide 226

About the Author 228

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