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Grays Peak
Andre Durand and Jaime (a Columbian language student) at top of Grays
Saturday I completed one of my 2007 goals as my cousin and a few friends climbed Grays peak here in Colorado. This climb was supposedly the easiest of the fourteeners, with a total round trip of only 8 miles. I must admit it was definitely harder than I had expected. Even though this was only a class 1 climb (basically a hiking trail to the top), I was simply out of shape. Two of the guys with us nearly ran up the trail, and did both peaks (see the peak in the background) and returned to the car before we were able to bang out one and return.
I was looking forward to eating an MRE I had hiked up there (spaghetti), but the weather moved in and we high-tailed it down the mountain to snow flakes as we hit the bottom. While at the top, we got a special treat and saw Erik Weihenmayer, the guy who climbed Everest blind. Having now done a measly 14k mountain, I have a whole new respect for 29k.
