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I've fallen short of my goal to climb a dozen 14ers this summer, however, it wasn't from a lack of trying. I won't bore you with the details of every climb although each mountain had its own story and experience. If I started my blog sooner it would have been amazing to describe each one in detail because each climb was a blog worth writing about. But without further ado here are 3 lessons I've learned. Lesson 1) Doing what you love by yourself will open opportunities to do what you love with others.  Lo and behold it's true. When you start taking action without any expectation and for the sole reason that you love doing it, you will start meeting and...

When is the last time you climbed a 14,000 foot mountain? What about your parents? What about the tallest one in Colorado? Well Ladies and Gentlegerms...My mother kicked ass. She took on Mt. Elbert (14,433 ft), the tallest in Colorado, with an optimistic and never quit attitude, just one foot in front of the other. I would say a never say die attitude but I'm pretty sure I heard her say "I'm going to die"...might be an exaggeration  It's a 4 am wake up at the trailhead just 30 minutes from Leadville, CO. We got up had some breakfast, clicked on our headlights and starting trekking the 5 mile hike to the top. The goal was to get out of...