Is Climbing Mount Elbert Easy?

[@BackpackingwithBuckley]

Wow dude!! Great accomplishment and great video! I really need to get out there foe a trip.

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

It has become the goto destination for me. Although I really have my sights set on the Winds in '21. Weather/fire permitting...

[@togrz6372]

Awesome video. I hiked Mt Elbert 8 years ago, 2013. The only 14er I've ever done. Your weather was better. It got cloudy and rainy on the way back down. Your video brought back good memories. By now I've had several health issues, a knee replacement, two spinal fusions so I doubt I will ever climb another one. But I'm glad I can say I did it at one point. It did not suck !

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

I've only had one fusion and I'm on track for a knee down the road, hopefully no time soon. I'm trying to get as many experiences in while I can.

[@togrz6372]

@@AndyParrishOutdoors You've had a fusion and you're still killing it. Good for you! Love your video. Thank you!

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

@@togrz6372 now, its only been one fusion for me and holy cow that was enough. I joke that my pack has carbon rods to aid in the weight transfer to my hips and my back has titanium rods. 😂

[@natejohnson2737]

Best Elbert Video on the tubes. Appreciate you my dude

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

High praise... Thank you. 👍

[@gratefulhikes]

Hey Andy! What a great video! As you said, this does not suck! Just being at 14k’ is no joke. Hiking up to it is straight up legendary. You really did have a perfect weather day for your summit. Views on views! I’m so glad you guys were able to get your redemption, it’s such an amazing feeling. 🙏 Thanks for bringing us along today. I hope tomorrow’s miles are kind. Keep truckin’ and be well. -Grateful

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

Hey Michael... Thanks for checking it out. It definitely took a toll on us. I trained for this but I will need to train harder next time... It was that demanding. But wow was it rewarding... So many epic views and it felt like being on top of the world... without being able to breathe. :D So glad to have been able to get this done this trip.

[@gratefulhikes]

@@AndyParrishOutdoors I was personally surprised how much harder 14k was over 11k. Our Philmont Trail conservation project was bench cutting a trail at 10k and to me just being at 14 was harder than swinging a sledgehammer at 10! We only have 6.2k max here in NE so there isn’t much training I could do to be ready for that much oxygen deprivation! I can’t wait for the next video. Colorado is an amazing place! Be well my friend and thanks again for the great content.

[@fernando6801]

Awesome video with awesome views all around. Thank you for sharing your experience of Mt. Elbert. Someday, I'll be able to do what you have been doing and if I had friends like you who love this kind of adventure, I would've love to join in on the fun.

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

Take on the adventures in baby steps. It has taken me a long time to get comfortable attempting adventures like this. Start where you are... and do the smaller adventures first... The adventure begins with just a single step...

[@fernando6801]

@@AndyParrishOutdoors I have done so far 5 high points (Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois) and I want to do the rest but it's no fun doing them by myself. Anyways, right now I need to find a job so that I can continue completing the high points.

[@DMacy7]

Awesome! Congratulations! I hiked Wheeler Peak (highest point in New Mexico) last year. Planning on conquering Elbert this coming summer!

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

Good luck! we really enjoyed Elbert for our 1st 14er...

[@garygill7960]

Congratulations on a great climb. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

It was an awesome day.. Thanks for watching!

[@erictomlinson3452]

Best Mt Elbert video I have watched. Well done and great info! We are doing it on June 17th, 2022 after a week of hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park.

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

Thanks Eric! Good luck on your Summitt in June. I hope you get some favorable weather! A week in RMNP? That sounds awesome.

[@andrewmarsman3294]

Nice work and great footage! Would you recommend this over Mt Massive for my first 14er? I’m hiking in 1 week

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

Elbert is often thought as a great option for beginners. www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/outdoors/2014/06/27/top-beginner-fourteeners/11474973/ Thanks for watching.

[@MinuteontheMountain]

Great stuff, guys. Beautiful scenery.

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

Thanks MOTM!

[@Biglarsoutnabout]

Awesome video, thanks alot for the views.

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

Thank you. And thanks for checking it out!

[@framebrain]

Do you recall how early you parked your car to get started? 2:35pm is a bit late in the day, I think, to get to the summit... just curious... thx

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

We set out at 7:42 am according to the GPS recording. We arrived about 130pm and stayed at the summit until around 3pm...

[@rickied.4724]

This is usually way too late for a Colorado summit. There is a saying that if you haven't made it to the summit before 12 you should actually turn around. We started at around 5-5:30 am and summited around 10:30-11.

[@roytheroyal]

Cool Video. Thanks.

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@anthonyp.292]

Does anyone know if that road to the TH is still closed? 8/2/24

[@aryksnag1935]

Apparently Beaver Geography considers Mount Whitney to be the tallest peak in the Rockies for some reason.

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

What I had found said, "Mount Whitney is part of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, not the Rocky Mountain Range."

[@RFE812]

Have you been to the highest points in any other states?

[@AndyParrishOutdoors]

No, I haven't... yet...