ColoradoBergfex - Aug 9, 2012 1:22 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 1997
My first 14er
I made it up the easy, but relatively long Barr Trail for the first time as an 8 year old. We began just before dawn and made it to the summit for doughnuts by noon. I have hiked it again numerous times.
pleasant walk from Crags campground. Got to watch the bikers race up the highway. I was up there 35 years ago also but took the cog railway on that trip
JoelPilger - Jun 24, 2012 12:38 am Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2001
Deceptively challenging
Lots of tourists arrive in Colorado Springs and think "Let's climb Pikes Peak!" Only to be pummeled for 13+ miles straight up. Friends don't let flatlander friends climb 14ers!
Bob Burd - Apr 18, 2012 2:01 am Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2006
Drive up
First CO 14er. Are they all this easy? Trip Report
Cal - Apr 16, 2012 3:16 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2011
Doughnuts at the top! Yay!
So what if it's easy, I like hitting the majors! Funny thing was, other than a guy trying to mountain bike up (painfully slowly) I was only one on the trail that day and it's supposed to be a busy mountain. The parking lot at the top was hoppin' though!
DerekFreed - Mar 30, 2012 12:48 pm Date Climbed: Apr 16, 2006
First CO 14er
Little did I know the bug that it would plant in me for climbing mountains. Reclimbed every year since.
WDW4 - Jan 9, 2012 9:51 am Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2007
First 14er
Hiked up from Manitou Springs. Loved it!
JustDSM - Dec 29, 2011 6:57 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2005
First time at 14K ft.
Love the "Oxygen bar"!
mikefalls - Dec 15, 2011 5:13 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2007
R&R
Went on R&R from Iraq, got married, flew to Colorado Springs, hiked up (gorgeous weather in June), ate a cheeseburger, rode the train back, drank a Rolling Rock.
Ken Dammen - Nov 5, 2011 7:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2011
Barr Trail
Climbed this one solo. This was an enjoyable hike spent the night in Barr Camp. Weather hit on day 2. Long hike, but there was not as many people as I expected...except on the top.
xpda - Oct 29, 2011 12:57 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 1988
Pikes Peak
Several ascents. Drive-up counts for me.
Ted Eliason - Oct 13, 2011 12:13 pm Date Climbed: Jan 15, 2008
Barr trail in the dead of winter
Zero degrees most of the day. Sunset around 4 pm. Minor frostbite on the toes. Overnight coming and going at Barr Camp.
MMclimbhigh - Oct 7, 2011 2:52 am Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2009
Cheated
Can't say I technically climbed the mountain. Rode the cog rail with all 15 of my family members. They are not climbers, so it was fun to share in the moment with them.
geosean - Sep 19, 2011 11:48 am Date Climbed: Dec 24, 2010
X-mas Eve, just me and the mountain
Hiked the Crags route, started in darkness. First one on the summit that day, so I won all the accolades of the train riders.
Kristin5berry - Sep 19, 2011 8:42 am Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2011
Barr trail
Snow starting 1000 ft below the summit, hale storm at 12000 ft and some thunder
Pikes Peak was my last Front Range 14er. I climbed with my CMC BMS instructor, Robert. We had planned to climb the Eolus group this weekend, but the weather was not looking good out there. We camped the night before, started at 6AM, summited at 10, nabbed Devils Playground summit and Teller County Highpoint, and arrived back at the parking lot arount 2:45PM. The weather was OK: pretty cloudy but it did not rain or snow on us. Lots and lots of tourists at the summit.
Went total cheeseball and drove to the summit. Stepped out of the car and promptly sprained my ankle on a rock--first painful hiking injury I've ever had. Next time I'm hiking; it's gotta be safer!
omahiker - Aug 21, 2011 6:23 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2010
Tough hike
Made it to the top w/o a car!
LivingColorado - Aug 10, 2011 7:19 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2000
First 14er, first backpacking trip.
The trip that finally made me a true Coloradan! :) It was both my first 14er and first backpacking trip (well, second, techincally - I backpacked up to Barr Camp a couple weeks prior, woke up the next morning to find it was the wknd of the PPA/PPM, so didn't summit that time around). Have been up several times since, including a PPA finish in 2005.
vbeckman74 - Aug 7, 2011 11:04 am Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2004
Early Summit.
Made the summit with every student in the mountain course. It was in the 20s at 0630 on the summit. On top with Pat, Bryson and Walt.
ColoradoBergfex - Aug 9, 2012 1:22 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 1997
My first 14erI made it up the easy, but relatively long Barr Trail for the first time as an 8 year old. We began just before dawn and made it to the summit for doughnuts by noon. I have hiked it again numerous times.
boisedoc - Jul 22, 2012 11:43 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2012
fun walkpleasant walk from Crags campground. Got to watch the bikers race up the highway. I was up there 35 years ago also but took the cog railway on that trip
JoelPilger - Jun 24, 2012 12:38 am Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2001
Deceptively challengingLots of tourists arrive in Colorado Springs and think "Let's climb Pikes Peak!" Only to be pummeled for 13+ miles straight up. Friends don't let flatlander friends climb 14ers!
Bob Burd - Apr 18, 2012 2:01 am Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2006
Drive upFirst CO 14er. Are they all this easy? Trip Report
Cal - Apr 16, 2012 3:16 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2011
Doughnuts at the top! Yay!So what if it's easy, I like hitting the majors! Funny thing was, other than a guy trying to mountain bike up (painfully slowly) I was only one on the trail that day and it's supposed to be a busy mountain. The parking lot at the top was hoppin' though!
DerekFreed - Mar 30, 2012 12:48 pm Date Climbed: Apr 16, 2006
First CO 14erLittle did I know the bug that it would plant in me for climbing mountains. Reclimbed every year since.
WDW4 - Jan 9, 2012 9:51 am Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2007
First 14erHiked up from Manitou Springs. Loved it!
JustDSM - Dec 29, 2011 6:57 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2005
First time at 14K ft.Love the "Oxygen bar"!
mikefalls - Dec 15, 2011 5:13 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2007
R&RWent on R&R from Iraq, got married, flew to Colorado Springs, hiked up (gorgeous weather in June), ate a cheeseburger, rode the train back, drank a Rolling Rock.
Ken Dammen - Nov 5, 2011 7:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2011
Barr TrailClimbed this one solo. This was an enjoyable hike spent the night in Barr Camp. Weather hit on day 2. Long hike, but there was not as many people as I expected...except on the top.
xpda - Oct 29, 2011 12:57 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 1988
Pikes PeakSeveral ascents. Drive-up counts for me.
Ted Eliason - Oct 13, 2011 12:13 pm Date Climbed: Jan 15, 2008
Barr trail in the dead of winterZero degrees most of the day. Sunset around 4 pm. Minor frostbite on the toes. Overnight coming and going at Barr Camp.
MMclimbhigh - Oct 7, 2011 2:52 am Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2009
CheatedCan't say I technically climbed the mountain. Rode the cog rail with all 15 of my family members. They are not climbers, so it was fun to share in the moment with them.
geosean - Sep 19, 2011 11:48 am Date Climbed: Dec 24, 2010
X-mas Eve, just me and the mountainHiked the Crags route, started in darkness. First one on the summit that day, so I won all the accolades of the train riders.
Kristin5berry - Sep 19, 2011 8:42 am Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2011
Barr trailSnow starting 1000 ft below the summit, hale storm at 12000 ft and some thunder
belexes - Sep 11, 2011 4:17 pm Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2011
CragsPikes Peak was my last Front Range 14er. I climbed with my CMC BMS instructor, Robert. We had planned to climb the Eolus group this weekend, but the weather was not looking good out there. We camped the night before, started at 6AM, summited at 10, nabbed Devils Playground summit and Teller County Highpoint, and arrived back at the parking lot arount 2:45PM. The weather was OK: pretty cloudy but it did not rain or snow on us. Lots and lots of tourists at the summit.
Fleshj27 - Sep 5, 2011 9:28 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2011
Angry Mountain GodsWent total cheeseball and drove to the summit. Stepped out of the car and promptly sprained my ankle on a rock--first painful hiking injury I've ever had. Next time I'm hiking; it's gotta be safer!
omahiker - Aug 21, 2011 6:23 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2010
Tough hikeMade it to the top w/o a car!
LivingColorado - Aug 10, 2011 7:19 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2000
First 14er, first backpacking trip.The trip that finally made me a true Coloradan! :) It was both my first 14er and first backpacking trip (well, second, techincally - I backpacked up to Barr Camp a couple weeks prior, woke up the next morning to find it was the wknd of the PPA/PPM, so didn't summit that time around). Have been up several times since, including a PPA finish in 2005.
vbeckman74 - Aug 7, 2011 11:04 am Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2004
Early Summit.Made the summit with every student in the mountain course. It was in the 20s at 0630 on the summit. On top with Pat, Bryson and Walt.