Colorado 14er’s Initiative- Video Series

Pivo · Post by **Pivo** » Jul 16 2019 5:53 am

Good set of short videos if you’re planning on doing 14er’s

[ youtube video ]

sidhayes · Post by **sidhayes** » Jul 16 2019 10:54 am

Sounds good. Every step one takes is dangerous.

Pivo · Post by **Pivo** » Jul 19 2019 8:00 am

Another 14er accident. Former astronaut falls 500’ attempting to summit La Plata

https://hosted.ap.org/article/8969ab235 ... iking-fall

sidhayes · Post by **sidhayes** » Jul 19 2019 10:57 am

Probably from that snow. Avoid if possible.

big_load · Post by **big_load** » Jul 19 2019 11:26 am

Five hundred feet, yikes! Even if a lot of it was sliding or tumbling, that's farther than I'd want to fall.

DixieFlyer · Post by **DixieFlyer** » Jul 19 2019 12:01 pm

big_load wrote: ↑Jul 19 2019 11:26 am Five hundred feet, yikes! Even if a lot of it was sliding or tumbling, that's farther than I'd want to fall.

That is how far that Hank Williams Jr fell in an accident in 1975...he's living proof that a country boy can survive
https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/40-y ... ull-story/

Pivo · Post by **Pivo** » Jul 19 2019 2:43 pm

@sidhayes There’s still considerable snow above 12000’ in the Rockies.

DixieFlyer · Post by **DixieFlyer** » Jul 19 2019 3:26 pm

Pivo wrote: ↑Jul 19 2019 2:43 pm @sidhayes There’s still considerable snow above 12000’ in the Rockies.

I'm going there in early September; hopefully the snow will be melted by then

chumley · Post by **chumley** » Jul 19 2019 4:02 pm

@DixieFlyer Alternatively, hopefully it will already be falling again!