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Date: 10/15/08
Lat/Lon: 39.67800°N 105.857°W
Elevation: 13,234 ft
Route: 4 miles, 1300ft vert
Team: Matt Esser, Zac Gutkenecht
Pre-climb: When we were in Steamboat, Zac wanted to do a climb, in fact, he was eager to do Longs Peak first, but he knew better and mentioned we should start on something a little easier first. I chose Mt. Sniktau [...]

Date: August 24th, 2008
Elevation: 14,005′
Rank: 52nd
Route: North Ridge, Grade II, Class 1, 12.0 miles, 5525ft vert.
GPS: N 39° 28.083′ W 106° 28.75′
Team: Matt Esser (Toid), Mike Ross
Pre-climb: I have always been fascinated by Mt. of the Holy Cross ever since I was a kid. I would look at pictures taken in the 1800’s and [...]

Date: July 9th, 2008
Elevation: 14,433′
Rank: 1st
Route: Northeast Ridge, Grade II, Class 1, 9.0 miles, 4400ft vert.
GPS: N 39° 7.05′ W 106° 26.733′
Team: Matt Esser (Toid), Stan Reeder, Jason Staudinger, David
Pre-climb: So I know I was saving Elbert for the end. Why? Because it is the tallest in the state and not *that* hard [...]

Date: July 2nd, 2008
Elevation: 14,060′
Rank: 38th
Route: West Slopes, Grade I, Class 2, 6.0 miles, 2770ft vert.
GPS: N 39° 34.966′ W 105° 40.083′
Team: Matt Esser (Toid), Rick Esser
Pre-climb: My parents were staying up in Georgetown and so I managed to take one day off and go up and visit them and climb Bierstadt with my dad.
Climb: [...]

Date: June 7th, 2008
Elevation: 14,265′
Rank: 13th
Route: East Slopes, Grade II, Class 1, 5.4 miles, 3370ft vert.
GPS: N 39° 23.833′ W 106° 6.35′
Team: Matt Esser (Toid), Jason Staudinger
Pre-climb: Jason wanted to get out earlier in the season and climb something big, so I thought Quandary would be a great choice. I had done it once [...]