14er Fitness: How to Get in Shape to Hike to the Top of Colorado and California 14ers

Wanting to hike to the summit of a 14er? Here is how you can approach getting your body ready to carry you to the summit.

According to the US Geological Survey, there are 94 named peaks in the United States that stand above 14,000 feet in elevation. 13 of those are above 15,000 feet. That leaves 81 14ers. Well more than 60 of them are non-technical. While the Alaskan and Washington 14ers are glaciated and require ropes, almost all of the California and Colorado 14ers can be hiked or scrambled (depending on route and level of comfort) and do not require technical rope skills.

This is the first part of a series to help beginner mountaineers plan for and climb their first 14er or early 14ers. We will cover fitness, gear, planning/logistics, and acclimatization across the series.

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0:00 Intro
0:05 Bumper
0:23 Climbing 14ers How To Series
1:33 The Big Three: Distance, Vertical Gain, and Pack Weight
2:29 Distance
3:02 Vertical Gain
3:51 Pack Weight
4:34 Progressing on the Big Three
6:44 Conclusion
7:05 Outro

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A special thanks to Marisa Jarae for cinematography in this video: scenes that include me in the frame while in the Himalaya.

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