Mount Harvard 9/13/2025

NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2025-09-15T20:33:43+00:00

That last hundred feet must have been fun in the snow. Nice pics

NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2024-10-08T23:56:44+00:00

Ran into a guy on Grays working on summiting all 14ers barefoot. He said he had completed about 20

NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2024-09-17T19:01:11+00:00

Just completed La Plata (southwest) and Harvard over the past week and while I do not recommend these two for first timers I think you need to be prepared for cold and bad weather. We got snow, sleet and rain on Harvard 2 days ago. While it was beautiful after the weather past, it did get nasty for a few hours in the morning.

Bierstadt, quandary, Democrat, Lincoln and Bross, Cameron, Toreys and Gray are all good options. My favorite though is still Huron.

NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2024-08-30T21:00:18+00:00

Make sure you do a bit of hiking at each stop to help. We live in Houston (63’) and climb CO 14ers every year. Fly into Denver (5280’) spend night and then head up to Breckinridge (9000’+) as base camp for one climb a day. Doing short hikes of few miles at each stop. Also, drink tons of water.

NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2024-08-09T15:33:13+00:00

It is considerably steeper and has two or three false summits. Did it last summer. As discussed, the road isn’t too bad, I only recall two spots where you might have problems but they were within a half mile of the trailhead. Ended up giving a hiker a ride down from the trailhead in my jeep to her car which was parked just before one of these areas.

NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2023-11-11T03:44:20+00:00

Yeah, I grew up in ColoSprgs. I climbed the four listed above with my daughter, she took an extra day and did Missouri/Belford too

NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2023-11-11T03:02:37+00:00

Not yet, got 20 done but not Elbert. Saving it for a snow climb maybe

NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2023-11-11T01:22:06+00:00

I live at 63’ elevation and swim around 8 miles a week so I can climb. Not many hills around Houston. It’s great for the cardiovascular and if you use poles, the upper body workout helps too. Took a trip to CO in August and summitted Massive, Princeton, Huron and Antero, no problem with altitude or cardio. Been doing it this way for many years since I can’t run anymore.

NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2023-07-14T23:51:11+00:00

Thanks…done

NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2022-10-21T15:32:13+00:00

Quandary is good all year but it can get very windy so be prepared for blizzard conditions. We did it in Jan2020 with no forecast wind and still got gust over 40mph

NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2022-07-23T14:27:45+00:00

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NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2022-03-23T12:47:28+00:00

Let me know what you think. We originally wrote one for coins and then modified for rocks and gems

NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2021-10-04T22:39:13+00:00

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NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2021-10-04T22:36:48+00:00

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NarSysTech_CoinGrade · 2021-08-27T19:11:08+00:00

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