On my continuing road to recovery, it was time to try my first 14er of 2022. While none of the 14ers are genuinely easy – you’re climbing up to 14,000 feet, after all – some are easier than others. The one generally considered the easiest is Mt. Sherman, in the Mosquito range between Leadville and Fairplay. From the upper 4wd trailhead the round-trip climb is listed as under five miles with just over 2,000 feet of vertical. A perfect re-introduction to mountain climbing.
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I don’t consider myself a particularly obsessive person but if I’m interested in something I do have a tendency to lock onto it like a dog on a bone. From the very first 14er we climbed years ago I’ve found a definite attraction to their challenges. And now that we’ve climbed several of them, I find my interest has only grown. I don’t know if I’ll ever climb them all. Due to their difficulty or remoteness, there are several that are probably out of my reach at this point in life. I’m not 20 years old anymore. But for the time being I’m really interested in pushing myself to climb as many as I can.
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