Peak Climbed: Mount Bierstadt

Peak Height: 14,060'

Route: West Slopes

Difficulty: Class 2

Location: Front Range, Colorado

Trailhead: Guanella Pass north side winter closure

Mileage & Gain: 10 mi & 3,400 ft RT

Date Climbed: December 30, 2018

This may have been the easiest and quickest winter 14er I've ever climbed. Kevin and I pulled it off in 6 hours even though we were feeling sluggish and took a long summit break. It was a beautiful winter day and the trail was so well packed the whole way that we didn't use snowshoes. There were about a dozen others on the mountain with us.