Wow. Amazing you made it up and down with all of the mistakes and complete lack of preparation and understanding of this hike. It’s 3.3 miles up, 3.3 miles down. You start early because of afternoon storms which can pop up. Not because of crowds. It’s the most popular hiking mountain in the state. Sorry to say, but you are both clueless if this is real
Thanks for the tips, was deciding between this or an easier 13er. Going for sniktau Cupid and maybe grizzly peak D instead since we’re going in march and it’s our first winter ascent. I’d like to get my AV certs before doing anything to big
when i did this hike for my first 14er I suffered a lot. I was prepared in every way you guys weren't prepared in but my physical shape was horrible. I barely workout and only do occasional 15 minute bike rides and doing this hike kicked my butt. although my favorite moment was with the goats. saw about 6 different times and the closest i got was 2 feet!
two full bottles? you should have had at least six... I have never been to Colorado but I have been backpacking in New Mexico, on any given day in smaller mountains we drank personally at least two bottles a day. three bottles at least for a single person.
@@thetravelcoaches Nice job getting to the summit, it's not easy. You definitely want lot's of water on future fourteeners. You also want sunscreen in the future as you found out because the sun is more intense at higher altitudes and I have found that out the hard way like you. Another tip, you want to leave earlier to make sure your down before weather moves in so you don't get stuck by lightning but that also depends on the day and time of year. One final note, you want to bring a lot more food and eat not just at the summit but also on the way up.
You made the summit, and much more important, made it back, so you didn't do too badly. A few notes: 8:00 AM is way too late especially in the summer, as you want to be off exposed ridgetops before the lightning starts, which can often be noon or even earlier. It looks like you lucked out on the weather. Water: If you carry a Nalgene or other wide mouth water bottle, and temperature is above freezing, if there is snow nearby, every time you take a drink, shove enough snow in the bottle to fill it back up. This will stretch your water supply, and keep your water cold. Don't do this in subfreezing weather, as you will likely end up with a bottle of solid ice. Also, don't do this with pink snow. The pink comes from algae, which is bad tasting and can be toxic. Also not yellow snow, for obvious reasons. But you can rub the yellow snow in a fur trappers eyes, especially if he was clubbing your favorite baby seal with a lead-filled snowshoe.
