1. Knock on Snow

    Published on April 22, 2017
  2. At the end of the Collegiate West, we met back up with the Colorado Trail in Segment 15. We were really happy we took the advice to do the West instead of Collegiate East - thoroughly amazing views the whole way, but could since it’s so high in elevation, could be really nasty without good weather. (July 31, 2016)

    Collegiate West Complete

    Published on March 30, 2017
  3. Buckets, Gil and Knock taking a break after a climb. The elevation here is around 12,500 feet, near where the Continental Divide crosses the CT in Segment 5 of the Collegiate West. (July 30, 2016)

    Buckets, Gil and Knock taking a break after a climb

    Published on March 29, 2017
  4. Really glad we got more experience at high elevations above tree line in Coloroado! Expecting to see a lot more of this kind of environment on the PCT this summer. (July 30, 2016)

    Knock and Colorado

    Published on March 28, 2017
  5. Knock hiking just north of the Continental Divide in Segment 5 of the Collegiate West. (July 30, 2016)

    Collegiate West Segment 5

    Published on March 27, 2017
  6. Buckets and Gil hiking near Bald Mountain in Segment 5 of the Collegiate West. (July 30, 2016)

    Bald Mountain

    Published on March 25, 2017
  7. Camping with Buckets and Gil at Boss Lake in Segment 5 of the Collegiate West. (July 29, 2016)

    Boss Lake

    Published on March 24, 2017
  8. Knock shimmying across a closed bridge at the beginning of Segment 5 of the Collegiate West. (July 29, 2016)

    Bridge Closed

    Published on February 16, 2017
  9. Gil, Buckets and Knock in Segment 4 of the Collegiate West. (July 29, 2016)

    Collegiate West Segment 4

    Published on February 15, 2017
  10. Knock hiking in Segment 4 of the Collegiate West with Gil and Buckets. We hiked alone for most of the CT, so we really enjoyed our days hiking with them! (July 29, 2016)

    Hikers Assemble

    Published on February 14, 2017
  11. Early on in Segment 3 of Collegiate West, we came across a sizable bit of snow, and I decided it would be fun to try and glissade down 10 feet or so. It was pretty fun, until I went over some rocks. Not pictured is the resulting gash on the outside of my thigh that we had to immediately improvise a bandage for. Six months later, I still have a pretty good scar there. (July 27, 2016)

    Glissade Incident

    Published on February 13, 2017
  12. Segment 3 of the Collegiate West was a day we’d been nervously anticipating for a while. It’s 15.9 miles long, and almost entirely above 12,000 feet. The whole thing is above tree line, so the only option is to do it all in go. Fortunately, we had great weather. Started with beautiful blue skies, and the clouds that did move in didn’t bring rain. Hiking above tree line is a weird thing. Bad weather moves in fast, so even when things look good, I’m nervous. But the sights and the beauty of it is incredible. Our only other experience being exposed for this long was the Presidential range on the White Mountains. A lot of days of hiking are forgotten or blend together, but these are two that I feel like I remember every hour of. (July 28, 2016)

    Collegiate West Segment 3

    Published on September 22, 2016
  13. Looking south from Lake Ann Pass, you can see Lake Ann nestled among the mountains.

    Lake Ann Pass

    Published on September 19, 2016