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chicachica loves riding the train every day

Pikes Peak Challenge 9 months ago

la_chica mentioned this:

http://www.pikespeakchallenge.com/details.asp

...and I think I might do this, in 2010.



la_chica misses riding the el.

Missed the 08 Window 12 months ago

Whoops…summer escaped and I never got a chance to go all the way up. I did go hiking up Barr Trail several times and ran back down. Never made the push all the way up. Now there’s snow on the Peak. I’ll have to wait until next season.
oh well!



Lawyers to hold litigation summit on pikes Peak Summit 15 months ago

Four lawyers (50+) will be making the climb in late August. Do you have any helpful suggestions? We plan on spending the night at Barr camp and taking the cog down after summiting. None of us are in great shape so we will take it slow and easy. Two of us have made the trip over 30 years ago. We also climbed in the Alps and made it up Mt Fuji (35 years ago). We are doing stairs as part of our training.



la_chica misses riding the el.

Pikes Peak Challenge 16 months ago

http://www.pikespeakchallenge.com/details.asp

Check this out! My goal is to hike PP by the end of the summer. Well there is a Pikes Peak Challenge in September. Money raised goes to a charity for brain injuries. This would certainly jump start my goal and it’s for a good cause. I’m hoping my sis-in-law will join me too.



Doable In A Day? 17 months ago

Okay, so I’m off to buy supplies (shoes, clothes) tomorrow…
From what I’m reading, it sounds like a 15 hr round-trip hike? So if I get there at like 3 am? 3 am!?



la_chica misses riding the el.

Pikes Peak or Bust 19 months ago

I moved back to Colorado Springs fairly recently and one of the first things I did was to take the train up to the top of Pikes Peak. While incredible, I was thinking I couldn’t wait to get back up here by foot instead. The peak will be my first Colorado 14er! Can’t wait.



Dukowitz is studying

14,115 Feet! 2 years ago

Happened Saturday, Aug 18th, 2007 – 9hr, 2min, 6 sec.
The picture is from a week before, on Saturday, August 11th when I hiked up to Barr Camp and then had to cut across the mountain a couple miles to catch the Cog Train for a ride down. The hike to the top of the mountain was about 13.32 miles but that day to Barr Camp was pretty long as well. I did not have a car at that time so I walked 2 miles to the beginning of the trail, then 7.6 miles to Barr Camp, another two miles to catch the Cog and then 2 more miles back home …let’s see …2+ 7.6 + 2 + 2 = 13.6 miles. :)
It was a Great Day! :)



wow!! 2 years ago

I didn’t think I had it in me. I backpacked 7 miles up to Barr Camp on Barr Trail on day 1. Day 2, I reached the summit after 6 miles. I had to do some scrambling up because the trail was not passable in the snow in some parts of the trail. I went back down to camp while dodging some thunderstorms and almost sliding down a steep snow slope. Day 3, I went the rest of the 7 miles down back to the car. I am so amazed. It’s the most strenuous and risky thing I’ve ever done. Would I do it again? Yeah, if I was in better shape and only carrying a water pack.



Untitled 2 years ago

i totally need to put this on my list bc i want to do it…again!!!



I made it to Summit (14,110 ft.)! 4 years ago

Well, I made it to the top of Pikes Peak. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done but I am so glad I did it. I was determined to finish and thats what got me to the top. I spent a lot of time alone. It’s amazing being above the cloud line. It was raining all day in Colorado Springs. We were so high up that we stayed dry. I am so proud of our group. We all made it to the top.



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