Colorado's Fourteeners 4. Pikes Peak

Colorado’s Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs is a celebration of the joys that come from climbing Colorado’s highest peaks. Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks offer the hiker and mountaineer one of the finest arrays of alpine challenges in the Rocky Mountains. Climbing Fourteeners has become increasingly popular in recent years, and the challenge of climbing all the Fourteeners captures many people. The elevation celebration continues. Volume 4 covers 14,110-foot Pikes Peak, the highest peak in El Paso County and the easternmost Fourteener in the United States. Pikes, an Ultra Prominent Peak, is one of only three Colorado peaks with more than 5,000’ of prominence. There is a trail, a gravel road, and a railroad to Pikes’ summit. 84 pages, 4 routes, 2 approaches, 3 variations, 4 extra credits, 2 annotated maps, 19 color photos, 6 lists.