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(in the order that we completed them)

  1. Mount Bierstadt
  2. Mount Sherman
  3. Mount Antero
  4. Mount Princeton
  5. Mount Yale
  6. Pikes Peak
  7. Mount Democrat
  8. Mount Lincoln
  9. Mount Bross
  10. Mount Quandry
  11. Mount Evans
  12. Grays Peak
  13. Torreys Peak
  14. San Luis Peak
  15. Redcloud Peak
  16. Sunshine Peak
  17. Handies Peak
  18. Uncomparghe Peak
  19. Wetterhorn Peak
  20. Sunlight Peak
  21. Windom Peak
  22. Mount Eolus
  23. Mount Sneffels
  24. Wilson Peak
  25. Mount Wilson
  26. Mount Huron
  27. Mount Missouri
  28. Mount Oxford
  29. Mount Belford
  30. La Plata Peak
  31. Mount Elbert
  32. Mount Holy Cross
  33. Mount Shavano
  34. Tabegauche Peak
  35. Blanca Peak
  36. Ellingwood Point
  37. Little Bear
  38. Mount Lindsey
  39. Mount Humboldt
  40. Kit Carson
  41. Challenger Point
  42. Crestone Peak
  43. Crestone Needle
  44. Culebra Peak
  45. Maroon Peak
  46. Pyramid Peak
  47. North Maroon Peak
  48. Capitol Peak
  49. Snowmass Peak
  50. Castle Peak
  51. Mount Harvard
  52. Mount Columbia
  53. Mount Massive
  54. Longs Peak

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(The mountains in the order we originally planned to attempt them)

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Mount Yale

Date to Climb: June 16, 2009

Date Climbed: June 15, 2009

Elevation: 14,196

Range: Sawatch

Latitude: 38.84420, Longitude: -106.31370

Route: Southwest Slopes ll, Class 2

Round-Trip Mileage: 8.75 miles

Pre-Climb Comments

We have done Yale once before, it was very scenic; but had a tiring scree field just below the summit ridge. We will have to find an easy route through the summit boulders for Jake to summit.

Post-Climb Comments

Mount Yale was a shorter route than our previous efforts. The actual distance varied depending on which author you consulted.

We slept in and did not leave the trailhead until 5. It was nice to not have to walk in the dark.

Mount Yale is a pretty hike and our favorite so far. The trail was in good shape and the scenery was outstanding. Actually there had been improvements on the upper trail. Lucky for us the gravel sized scree which lay trail-less the last time we hiked it, now has a sustainable trail. The new trail made everything easier.

The weather was very cold, not as cold as we had on Mount Sherman, but still cold. Sherman is now our basis of comparison for weather. We had to at least wear a jacket of some sorts all the way up the mountain.

Yale summit

Summit Ridge of Yale

On the saddle we stopped and split up. It was too snowy for Jake to go to the summit without lots and lots of work on both ours and his parts. Amy ran to the summit, touched the top, then returned to me. I hurried also, but took a few minutes on top to video the surroundings. We kept Jake at the saddle.

Mount Yale

Descending Mount Yale

On the way down there were a number of late starting hikers. Hopefully, they made it safely to the summit beneath the threatening skies.

We felt stronger on Yale than on the other mountains that we have climbed. Hopefully, we are finally acclimating. We will drive this afternoon to Pikes Peak and try to climb it in the morning.

Mount Yale - June 15, 2009 summit check