The Ten Essentials: Be Ready for Anything on the Trail | The Next Summit: A Mountain Blog The ten essentials are the most important gear and supplies you need to stay safe and survive in the backcountry. Here's a complete guide to all ten.

Headed for the high country? The Ten Essentials can turn a mishap into a manageable situation. From navigation and illumination to first aid and emergency shelter, here’s the checklist every Colorado hiker should carry.

Read the full guide → thenextsummit.org/the-ten-es...

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Iconic road up Colorado 14er will be closed this summer One of Colorado's most iconic roads will be closed this summer. Officials announced closing Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway last fall to reconstruct an upper stretch of North America's highest paved road. From the U.S. Forest Service's entrance station by Echo Lake to the summit above 14,000 feet, the road will be barred to drivers, hikers and cyclists as crews continue paving, stabilizing, improving drainage and revegetating.

The famous highway to the summit of Mount Blue Sky won’t open this summer as it gets upgraded, with a planned re-opening set for June in 2026.

Read more: gazette.com/life/iconic-road...

#CO14ers #MtBlueSky

4 13ers and 5 14ers on a possible backpacking trip in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness.

Starting to think about packing into Pine Creek/Missouri Basin in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness for some 13ers and 14ers in June.
#13ers #14ers #CO13ers #CO14ers #Sawatch #CollegiatePeaks #Igetmykicksabovethetreelinesunshine
#EscapeFromFlatland

The view of Shavano from the summit of Tabeguache in the Sawatch Range.

I created a Colorado 13ers & 14ers image feed.
Current set of hashtags:
#14ers #CO14ers #13ers #CO13ers #13er #14er #Colorado14ers #ColoradoFourteeners #SanJuans #MountBluesky #Bierstadt #decalibron #Sneffels
Feel free to send suggestions to refine the feed.

Feed link:
bsky.app/profile/did:...

Snow-capped peaks of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range rise up behind the Great Sand Dunes of the San Luis Valley.

Snow-capped peaks of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range rise up behind the Great Sand Dunes of the San Luis Valley.
05Jun2021
#EscapeFromFlatland #gooutside
#GreatSandDunesNP #SLV #Sangres #CO14ers #CO13ers #SanLuisValley #RockyMountains #LandscapePhotography

#pikespeak #sunrise #handstands #co14ers #cragsroute

A cow grazes in the foreground while 14ers Shavano and Tabeguache stand tall. 25Sep2020
#CO14ers #14ers #SawatchRange #Shavano #Tabeguache #moo
#EscapeFromFlatland

Guanella Pass Brewing Company in Georgetown is closing on February 2nd.
#GuanellaPass #CO14ers #i70things #Colorado #Craftbeer #ColoradoBeer

I keep thinking that 2025 is the year for my Guanella-Land Traverse.
#CO14ers #CO13ers #14ers #13ers #peakbagging #lovelandpass
#IGetMyKicksAboveTheTreelineSunshine
#EscapeFromFlatland

Blood red succulents mean autumn has arrived on 4306.5m (14129ft) South Elbert, sub peak of Mount Elbert. 07Sep2024
#flowersonfriday #14ers
#CO14ers #GoOutside
#EscapeFromFlatland

Looking up the southwest ridge of Mt Elbert, 4400.5m (14,438ft), from the 4236m (13,900ft) saddle between it and South Elbert, unranked subsummit, 4306.5m (14,128ft).
#14ers #MountElbert #SawatchRange #ColoradoMountains #CO14ers
#EscapeFromFlatland

A cow grazes in the San Isabel National Forest with Mount Shavano, 4337m (14,228ft), and Tabeguache Peak, 4315m (14,157ft), in the background. 19Sep2020
#14ers #ColoradoMountains
#SawatchRange #CO14ers #Moo
#EscapeFromFlatland

Escape From Flatland. The personal account of 40-something dude who grew up in rural Iowa. Sharing adventures in #hiking, #biking, #roadtrips, #RAGBRAI, #geocaching, #statehighpoints and #mountaineering (mostly nontechnical)
#EscapeFromFlatland
#CO14ers #CO13ers #IraqVeteran #QueerVeteran

An otherworldly sunset last night. The sun slipped behind the shoulder of Mt Columbia just visible through a thick haze of wildfire smoke. Shot on Canon EOS R with 70-200mm f/2.8 @200mm. #viewcolorado #co14ers #sunset #canoneosr #canonusa #buenavistacolorado #14ersofcolorado #wildfire #wildfireseason Photo taken at these geographical coordinates: geo:38.8388,-106.133

An otherworldly sunset last night. The sun slipped behind the shoulder of Mt Columbia just visible through a thick haze of wildfire smoke.

Shot on Canon EOS R with 70-200mm f/2.8 @200mm.

#viewcolorado #co14ers #sunset #canoneosr #canonusa #buenavistacolorado #14ersofcolorado #wildfire #wildfi...

Dear @babettesartisan,

Thanks for making the awesome Pullman Loaf that I like to make my sandwiches from (banana+nutella pictured) . It has fueled many a backcountry adventure this summer.

#babettesartisan #visitlongmont #longmont #co14ers #mtmassive