Project Twelve4Teens

Stairway to SEVEN!🏔🙌🏼

This past weekend we checked off Julys 14er by taking on Mount Evans right in Denver's backyard 7️⃣

We did a little dispersed camping near the base the night before then up and at it early to get there for sunrise. The hike was short and sweet compared to months past, I'd say the easiest one we've done so far but it was good to get some new faces out on the mountain and some 🐑 🐐

The hike was also supported by Athleivate/ Athleivate Australia brands who generously donated a large percentage of sales for the day which came out to $550! 🤯🙌🏼 HUGE THANK YOU! If your looking for super comfy high quality leggings then check these guys out...they even have fleece lined!

Please reach out if you want to get involved or if you have $14 to spare please donate through the link in bio to help the Denver Children's Foundation 🙏🏼

SUMMIT #3 • Mount Sherman • 27MAR2022

Another 14er in the bag! Mount Sherman complete! ✅🙌🏼

Not going to lie this one was tough. It was quicker than the last two but definitely required the most grit for me. I was sick with bronchitis all last week and could have made all the excuses in the world to cancel but I wasn't going to miss doing a 14er in March. I postponed the hike from Saturday to Sunday so I could get one more day to recover. Luckily, I woke up the morning of feeling the best I had all week. Some of the crew that planned on coming had to pull out because of day change (sorry guys) but we still had a solid group of 8 warriors! I'm thankful for this crew; my Denver buddies who came and pushed us (these guys ripped it) and for the new friends that I got to experience this epic day with!

Mount Sherman is typically a shorter 14er but with the winter road closures we added an additional 3 miles each way making it over 30k steps and 11 miles round trip! Half of the group went around the left wall and across the saddle then the rest of us pretty much went straight up the face of the summit. It was steep, slow going and we pretty much bear crawled the whole way up! The wind picked up considerably towards the top but there was nothing stopping us from getting to the peak!

"Grit is having the courage to push through, no matter what the obstacles are, because it worth it!"

3 out of 12 🏔 complete!

Next up is Mount Yale either April 16th or 17th (weather dependent) See you out there! 👊🏼