Alpine Log
36 total summits - 29 qualified fourteeners (14,000+ ft) and 2 unofficial fourteeners (14,000+ ft, but low prominence - below 300 ft), 2 repeats (Grays and Belford).
Date Location Hours to Summit Comments Companions/Encounters
03/25/2008 Half Dome, Yosemite Park, CA n/a Abandoned due to long patches of ice on exposed parts of the trail Artem Morozov
04/05/2008 Charleston Peak, Spring Mountains, NV n/a Lost trail, ended up tracking up Echo Canyon. Lots of fun and work, but summit, obviously, not reached Evgeniy Solovey
12/02/2008 Charleston Peak, Spring Mountains, NV 8:00 Light snow present on trail Kseniya Boldyreva
01/24/2009 Mt. Sherman*, Mosquito Range, CO n/a Scouted the approaches to the trail, abandoned the idea due to bad weather and lack of equipment  
01/25/2009 Mt. Missouri*, Sawatch Range, CO n/a Extra 4 miles in snow to trailhead from Oxford Gate, abandoned after first mile on trail due to bad weather, deep snow and lack of equipment  
01/27/2009 Grays Peak*, Front Range, CO n/a From I-70 (extra 3 miles), abandoned after first mile on trail due to bad weather and lack of equipment  
04/03/2009 Grays Peak*, Front Range, CO n/a From I-70 (extra 3 miles), abandoned after 2nd mile on trail itself due to bad weather and lack of time Evgeniy Solovey, Bassem Chakaroun, Olga Oskorbina
05/02/2009 Grays Peak*, Front Range, CO 8:00 From I-70 (extra 3 miles), deep snow, whiteout on top  
05/31/2009 Mt. Belford*, Sawatch Range, CO 5:30 Snow on top, saw bighorn sheep (rams) for the 1st time Evgeniy Solovey
06/02/2009 Mt. Elbert*, Sawatch Range, CO 4:30 Deep snow and whiteout on top Matt
06/04/2009 Mt. Yale*, Sawatch Range, CO 3:30 Some snow on top Evgeniy Solovey first part of the way, Timothy joined near the top.
06/06/2009 Torreys Peak*, Grays Peak*, Sawatch Range, CO
  • 2:00 to Torreys
  • 0:30 to Grays
Started from trailhead (vs. I-70). Snow on top, strong winds. 2nd time on Grays.  
06/21/2009 Half Dome, Yosemite Park, CA 4:30 Completed with ease Artem Morozov
06/26/2009 Mt. Shasta*, Cascade Range, CA 6:30 Snow, ice, rockfall. Lost trail before Red Banks, had to do resort to some light rock climbing. About 7,000 ft elevation gain. Snow gliding back. Artem Morozov
07/02/2009 Mt. Bierstadt*, Mt. Evans*, Front Range, CO
  • 2:30 to Bierstadt
  • 3:30 to Evans
Sawtooth ridge to Evans. Hail, rain, mud.  
07/03/2009 Quandary Peak*, Mosquito Range, CO 2:00  Saw mountain goats for the 1st time  
07/04/2009 Mt. Democrat*, Mt Cameron**, Mt. Lincoln*, Mt. Bross*, Mosquito Range, CO
  • 1:30 to Democrat
  • 1:00 to Cameron
  • 0:15 to Lincoln
  • 0:30 to Bross
Highest elevation camp to date, trailhead at ~12,000 ft (3,600 m)  
07/05/2009 Mt. Sherman*, Mosquito Range, CO 1:30 Night ascent  
08/18/2009 Huron Peak*, Sawatch Range, CO n/a Rain, hail at 12,000 ft Snizhana
09/25/2009 Pikes Peak*, Front Range, CO n/a Scouted Northwestern route. Abandoned due to snow on trail. Steve Walsh
09/26/2009 Huron Peak*, Sawatch Range, CO 3:30 Some snow on top Steve Walsh
05/29/2010 Pikes Peak, Front Range, CO 5:45 Extremely strong winds Lenry van Zyl
5/30/2010 Mt. Shavano*, Tabeguache Peak*, Sawatch Range, CO
  • 4:00 to Shavano
  • 1:00 to Tabeguache
  • 1:00 to Shavano
Snow and snow gliding on Tabeguache  
6/1/2010 Handies Peak*, San Juan Mountains, CO 3:30 Snow Lenry van Zyl
6/2/2010 Redcloud Peak*, Sunshine Peak*, San Juan Mountans, CO
  • 3:00 to Redcloud
  • 1:00 to Sunshine
Some class 3 or class 4 downclimbing on the way down from Sunshine  
6/4/2010 San Lous Peak*, San Juan Mountans, CO 4:00   Lenry van Zyl
7/11/2010 La Plata Peak*, Sawatch Range, CO 5:30   Anastasia Nosova
7/25/2010 Mt. Missouri*, Mt. Oxford*, Mt. Belford*, Sawatch Range, CO
  • 2:30 to Missouri
  • 1:30 to Elkhead Pass
  • 2:00 to Oxford
  • 1:00 to Belford
From Log Cabin at ~11,300 ft. Hiked up a mile a night before. 2nd time on Belford. John, John and Rick to Missouri
7/27/2010 Castle Peak*, Conundrum Peak**, Elk Range, CO
  • 2:30 to Castle
  • 0:30 to Conundrum
Drove 1 mile in my 4runner, rode for another mile with Ken. Greg Epp, Ken Nolan(!)
8/08/2010 Mt Lindsey*, Sangre de Cristo Range, CO 3:00(?) My first official class 4 (short part of trail, at the crux) fourteener. Intersting fact: mountain's previous name is Old Baldy. Steve Walsh
02/11/2011 Griffith Peak via Echo Canyon, Spring Mountains, NV n/a Good snow at first, then ice. Lost trail, went up one side canyon before going up Echo Canyon again. Turned back at 10,000 ft (before final push up the Griffith), met up with two hikers - one with injured ankle. Called up and directed search and rescue chopper. Hell of a birthday. Snizhana
06/25/2011 Mt. Harvard*, Sawatch Range, CO
  • 8:00 to Harvard
  • 5:00 to Harvard trail TH
  • 3:00 back to orig. TH
Attempted to do Harvard-Columbia combo via ridge. Snow as early as 11,000 ft. Made to the lowest part of the ridge, had to come down on the NE side of Columbia via Harvard trail. Used Colorado Trail to get back to the N. Cottonwood Creek TH. Evgeniy Solovey
07/30/2011 Crestone Peak*, East Crestone***, Sangre de Christo Range, CO
  • 7:00 to Creston Peak
  • 0:15 to East Creston
From ~10,000 ft Greg Epp
07/30/2011 Humboldt Peak*, Sangre de Christo Range, CO 2:00 From South Colony Lakes
Legend: * fourteener, **unofficial fourteener, *** not sure what it is, but it's 14,000ft+.