Rick Crandall

Little Bear Peak – standard route judged to be the most difficult standard route of all Colorado fourteeners, and I learned why. Accessible up the worst road in Colorado. We ran into a bear raid and a snowstorm to boot – a multiple adventure.

A fourteener in the Collegiates that is a modest step up from a “walk-up.

Mt. Lindsey is one of the new Class of climbs we're doing – loose, steep gullies and playing roulette with the weather.

Mt. Antero in the Collegiates, the highest mineral-laden terroir in the country.

Redcloud and Sunshine Peaks, both fourteeners in the San Juan Range, can be done together, but the only way down is to climb Redcloud again on the return. A long day, 12 miles and 4,800' elevation gain. Emme, the amazing Australian Terrier, did all three...

Wetterhorn notches up in difficulty the fourteener adventures. This climb was done with the leadership of Andy Mishmash, a friend and highly accomplished Class 5++ ice and rock climber.

Mt. Evans is the closest and one of the most visible peaks to Denverites. It has a paved road to within 130’ of the summit, the highest in North America. However the climbing approach to the Mt. Evans summit takes the more circuitous and challenging...

Grays Peak is the highest U.S. peak on the Continental Divide. High winds almost blew us off Torreys!

A nice 14er, not too aggressive. Now we’ve done all the South Park 14ers!