Me: Our friend, Rich on top of Mt. Culebra last week. This was his 54th and final 14'er that completes the official list of Colorado peaks over 14,000 feet! Awesome job, Rich!
This is Rich on his FIRST 14'er in 1987! Windom Peak 14,082 ft.
He was 25 years old and did not have the goal then of summiting all the 14'ers in Colorado. He loved hiking & rock climbing so over the years he just naturally checked off a lot of mountains. The last few years he made a push to complete the list.
He was 25 years old and did not have the goal then of summiting all the 14'ers in Colorado. He loved hiking & rock climbing so over the years he just naturally checked off a lot of mountains. The last few years he made a push to complete the list.
Congratulations, Rich! All 54 Colorado 14'ers - CHECK! That is quite an accomplishment!! Bob and I have had the pleasure of doing many of our CO 14'ers with Rich and we always have a blast together. PS: I was already home in Arizona when Rich climbed Mt. Culebra but I asked him to take photos with the signs I made. :-)
He even held up this sign for Bob - whose birthday was the day of Rich's climb - August 15th. Thanks, Rich! Looking forward to Rich doing some repeat summits as Bob and I start checking off our CO 14'er list! ;-)
WOW....he completed all of them....I'm sure he feels good about that...very nice that he gave Bob a birthday greeting!
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