Above the Air

Here is an account from Adam about a hike he took with some guys from the office in Colorado.
Adam said: The  hikes were about 14,000 plus ft peaks. Here I am with my bossman.

This is a view from around 12,000 feet.

Below: Base Camp. Even rolling over in our sleeping bag put us out of breath because we were at 10,000 feet. That means less oxygen than in Texas.

Four from the office decided they could handle the hike. Two didn't make it....though they did try. One, whom we won't name (A-choooo-ndy) hiked about 200 feet and declared "I'm out!" and headed back to camp.

Second day: on the way to a 14,000 ft peak.

The ridge was super windy—as soon as we arrived it felt like we would be blown off.

Below: This is the top of the first peak.
(Some grandpas passed us on the trail like we were standing still—which we were doing on occasion. I can't imagine the training they must have done for this.) It wasn't necessarily about how hard the hike was...it was mostly about the lack of oxygen that makes this so difficult.
People have recommended arriving three days early and taking aspirin to thin the blood and give yourself time to acclimate.

The bossman did pretty good...he was waiting on me most of the time. (Dude is an Iron Man competitor.)

This is the second peak.

While at the top, air force planes flew below us. I took video and later counted at least 6 passing in front of the camera...one right after the other. It was kind of amazing to see them from above instead of below. And the sound echoing off the mountains was cool.

And later, our reward for all that work...fly fishing!

(This event took place August 2015. Anna apologizes for the late post but wants to have it recorded.)
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