Saturday, August 4, 2018
Four 14'ers in One Day
Katherine, Will, and I decided to hike four 14'ers in one day. Are we crazy? Yes, definitely. But all four of them were in a row and not too difficult to get to. Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross are the four we hiked. Technically, Cameron isn't a true 14'er because there isn't enough drop distance between the saddle between it and Lincoln, but I count it anyway because it is a peak and it is above 14,000 feet.
The hike was 7 and a quarter mile long with almost 4,000 feet in elevation gain. That's the most elevation gain Katherine and I have ever done in one hike by about 1,500 feet. We spent the night at Katherine's parent's house in Highlands ranch to get a little bit closer to the trailhead. Our morning started at 3:30 am waking up to drive to the trailhead where there were already a good 50 cars parked by 6:00 am. I was shocked at how many cars were there but you have to start a hike this early to get all 4 of them completed before the weather rolls in. We completed the hike around 12:30 and headed back home. It was a great hike that provided a lot of different scenery, but it was one of the most difficult hikes we've ever done.
![Early Morning Sun](/photos/2018/august/small181956IMG_4285.jpg)
![Morning Frost](/photos/2018/august/small181956IMG_4323.jpg)
![Ridges Everywhere](/photos/2018/august/small181956IMG_4341.jpg)
![Three Shadows](/photos/2018/august/small181956Untitled_Panorama1.jpg)
![Close to the Summit](/photos/2018/august/small181958IMG_4366.jpg)
![Northern Ridge](/photos/2018/august/small181958IMG_4373.jpg)
![Mount Democrat](/photos/2018/august/small181958IMG_4391.jpg)
![Dark Valley](/photos/2018/august/small181959Untitled_Panorama3.jpg)
![Dark Side of the Ridge](/photos/2018/august/small182001IMG_4416.jpg)
![Far Mountains](/photos/2018/august/small182001IMG_4420.jpg)
![In the Saddle](/photos/2018/august/small182002Untitled_Panorama4.jpg)
![Sunlight in the Valley](/photos/2018/august/small182005IMG_4454.jpg)
![Mount Democrat](/photos/2018/august/small182005IMG_4468.jpg)
![On Our Way to Mount Cameron](/photos/2018/august/small182005Untitled_Panorama5.jpg)
![Rocky Path](/photos/2018/august/small182006Untitled_Panorama6.jpg)
![Off the Edge](/photos/2018/august/small182009IMG_4495.jpg)
![Path to Mount Bross](/photos/2018/august/small182009IMG_4500.jpg)
![Person in Blue](/photos/2018/august/small182009IMG_4508.jpg)
![Mount Cameron Panorama](/photos/2018/august/small182010Untitled_Panorama8.jpg)
![14,238 Feet](/photos/2018/august/small182019IMG_4528.jpg)
![On to Lincoln](/photos/2018/august/small182019IMG_4545.jpg)
![Mount Lincoln](/photos/2018/august/small182019IMG_4554.jpg)
![Lunch On the Mountain](/photos/2018/august/small182019IMG_4563.jpg)
![Mount Bross](/photos/2018/august/small182019IMG_4565.jpg)
![Patchy Clouds](/photos/2018/august/small182019IMG_4581.jpg)
![Trail to Mount Bross](/photos/2018/august/small182019IMG_4583_1.jpg)
![Exhausted](/photos/2018/august/small182020Untitled_Panorama9.jpg)
![Mount Lincoln](/photos/2018/august/small182023IMG_4611_1.jpg)
![Almost There](/photos/2018/august/small182024Untitled_Panorama10.jpg)
![Summited Mount Bross](/photos/2018/august/small182026IMG_4656.jpg)
![First Peak In the Distance](/photos/2018/august/small182026IMG_4674_1.jpg)
![Mount Bross Panorama](/photos/2018/august/small182027Untitled_Panorama11.jpg)
![Mount Democrat From a Distance](/photos/2018/august/small182029IMG_4694_1.jpg)
![Down the Ridge](/photos/2018/august/small182030Untitled_Panorama12.jpg)
![Drop Off](/photos/2018/august/small182033IMG_4701_1.jpg)
![Side of the Ridge](/photos/2018/august/small182033IMG_4703.jpg)
![Grass!](/photos/2018/august/small182033IMG_4719.jpg)
![Steep Descent](/photos/2018/august/small182035Untitled_Panorama13.jpg)
![Unexpected Waterfall](/photos/2018/august/small182036IMG_4740.jpg)
![One Last Panorama](/photos/2018/august/small182037Untitled_Panorama14.jpg)
![Mount Bross @14,172 Feet](/photos/2018/august/small182058IMG_4649.jpg)