Spinoff: Your Highest Altitude Reached?

[Donger]

And, no, aircraft/spacecraft don't count. I'm talking about by your own locomotion.

Although feel free to mention highest achieved by any method.

Me = 14,240 feet.

[loochy]

13,161 feet on my feet

[Jenson71]

Pikes Peak.

[Reerun_KC]

I have no idea..

Be a top of Pikes Peak and several other mountains in CO....

[Pants]

Probably right around 13,000.

[Rooster]

Mt. Sunflower

[keg in kc]

Whatever the top of Mauna Loa is, 13k odd feet I think.

[Stewie]

Long's Peak. 14,259 feet. It was 14,255 when I climbed it, so I guess it grew.

[Jenson71]

Overhead is about to post some bizarre story about a night he had in 1997.

[seclark]

not sure about mountains, but i've climbed 450' radio towers to work on equipment. kinda tired when i got down.
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[rageeumr]

12,998'. Peak 8 Summit at Breckenridge. 12,840 of it were easy. The last 158 were a bitch of a hike, however.

[sedated]

3 bong-hits of KB in 5 minutes.

[Sofa King]

Not sure on height, but never been in the mountains. i would have to say the something like a Terry Peak in the black hills.

[Hydrae]

Driven to the top of Pike's Peak.

Hiked up 3000 feet above Flagstaff, ending at just over 10,000 feet would probably be the highest I have hiked to.

[LiveSteam]

My friend had a lil Peyote once.We made a tossed salad with some hash, pot & the peyote. I have never been HIGHER IN MY LIFE. After I puked a few times, it was AWESOME.

[DaFace]

14,080 - Mt. Bierstadt

I need to get out and knock out another one this summer.

[Buck]

Whatever the elevation of Denver is.

Edit: Not true. The Peak of Mt. San Jacinto = 10,834 ft

[DaKCMan AP]

What the sign says:

[alpha_omega]

Pikes Peak.

Yep, whatever that elevation is. Also...i clearly remember that i was sick as a dog!

[bevischief]

The Rockies.

[Over-Head]

Overhead is about to post some bizarre story about a night he had in 1997.

In a transport truck , every major mountasin pass on the US-Interstate highway System, can't remember off hand whats the highest, Lovlend Pass in CO gone through the tunnel many times, and up around and over the top with over hight loads, Starspangel in ID, 4th of July pass.
Been up over wolf creek pass, and probaly 95% of the passes on the US-highway system, that allows transport trucks, (and a few that dont)

But since you brought up 97'....a few years befor that I hauled a load of Arsnic Pentoxide from a Mine about a hundred miles into the mountains North/NW of Cobalt damn near in the middle of the state, where the road markers are trees. Idaho.
No real town name, they just told me take a road off the cow path US road your on, and follow the dirt trail UP
Roads turned into mining paths past the 10K level. Got taken to the top of teh mountain in a company Jimmy 4x4, while they loaded my truck a few thousand feet lower.

[Over-Head]

3 bong-hits of KB in 5 minutes.:DROFL

[Saulbadguy]

Goodland, KS

[DMAC]

What the sign says:

My highest is pretty close to Mt Evans...Chief Mountain (Yes, that is why i chose that one to hike)

A bit under 12K.

[Rain Man]

Several of us are tied at 14,240 (or 14,264, depending on who you ask) on Mount Evans. However, I'm slightly more than 6 feet tall, so unless someone's taller, I win.

This does give me the chance to brag again, though, that I finished the Pike's Peak Ascent race last August (14,115).

I'm pondering a race called the Mount Evans ascent this summer if I can get a couple of scheduling things worked out. The finish line is at the summit, and it starts at about 10,000 feet, so the whole 14.5 mile race is over 10,000 feet in elevation. Brutal.

[Silock]

14,000 something, but I'm not sure that counts since I drove a snowmobile up there.

[gblowfish]

Huffing is bad, mmmkay?

[Bwana]

12799

[Detoxing]

Pfff.....people who climb tall mountains have short.....you know

[notorious]

Long's Peak. 14,259 feet. It was 14,255 when I climbed it, so I guess it grew.

Did you arouse it?

[chasedude]

Pike's Peak, don't remember the elevation.

[rockymtnchief]

14,440 Mount Elbert. Longs Peak was tougher, though.

[Marcellus]

Denver Airport. On land anyway.

[MagicHef]

14,278. Gray's Peak.

[philfree]

Pikes Peak and then the ski lift at Mt Heavenly in lake Tahoe which was 10,040 ft.

PhilFree:arrow:

[joesomebody]

12389 ft at the top of Mt. Fuji. Climbed it while I was in the Air Force. It's not a hard climb, just long.

[listopencil]

Right about 12k, I think slightly over. Maybe 12250.

[listopencil]

Several of us are tied at 14,240 (or 14,264, depending on who you ask) on Mount Evans. However, I'm slightly more than 6 feet tall, so unless someone's taller, I win.

This does give me the chance to brag again, though, that I finished the Pike's Peak Ascent race last August (14,115).

I'm pondering a race called the Mount Evans ascent this summer if I can get a couple of scheduling things worked out. The finish line is at the summit, and it starts at about 10,000 feet, so the whole 14.5 mile race is over 10,000 feet in elevation. Brutal.

Oh yeah. I'd forgotten about Pike's Peak. So I should say 14k+.

[ZootedGranny]

As High as Wu-Tang Get

[Bump]

probably the time I went skiing at Keystone.

[Groves]

Long's Peak, and passed a kidney stone on the way down. Fun times.

[Silock]

It's not hard, just long.

That's what she said.

[joesomebody]

That's what she said.

lol

[CrazyPhuD]

Over 12K hiking and snowboarding(heh clearly I need to hit Breckenridge). I may have been driven up pikes peak as a kid but I'm not 100% sure.

[Semen]

What the sign says:

Same here. Took the Goldwing up there last July. Spent the afternoon up there due to the snow storm. Amazing day. I loved it up there.

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[KC Jones]

14,440'

Mt Elbert - climbed it in early June 2007. Let me know if the image link isn't working for the rest of you.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_5otT4Xky1CI/SFUdRgpfzyI/AAAAAAAACtA/bfVbZe9hM90/s640/DSC_8930.jpg

[Jenson71]

Not many climbers climb in business casual these days.

[Discuss Thrower]

Not many climbers climb in business casual these days.

Those offsite synergy building sessions are an actual bitch these days.

[LiveSteam]

Not sure how high windy pass is, but I have been in & on this loco many times
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Cumbres Pass, elevation 10,020 ft (3,050 m), is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. The pass is traversed by State Highway 17 and the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. The original section house, car inspectors house, and remains of the old snowshed remain on Cumbres Pass. The placement of the original station and other buildings are being defined by the Friends of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad.

[Dave Lane]

14,115

[Joe Seahawk]

Chinchero Peru ~ 13,000 ft

[AndChiefs]

13,829 Feet

[Bowser]

Pike's Peak as a kid. Puked on the train on the way down. I remember that because the puke trailed down the car as we were going downhill. It was disgusting, and as a ten year old or so, I was mortified that I had effectively puked on the entire train.

[Donger]

Now we are getting somewhere...

Anyone go 20,000 feet?

[Donger]

Pike's Peak as a kid. Puked on the train on the way down. I remember that because the puke trailed down the car as we were going downhill. It was disgusting, and as a ten year old or so, I was mortified that I had effectively puked on the entire train.

LMAO

I had a friend throw up once at the back of a movie theater. As the puke matriculated down each row, people would scatter in horror. It was better than the movie.

[L.A. Chieffan]

I hiked to the top of Whitney. Tallest Mt. in continental US

[DaFace]

There's a lot of "by any method" in this thread, and not a lot of "by your own locomotion." It's a little tough to really define the difference, though, since no one truly starts at sea level and climbs to insane heights.

I know hardcore 14er climbers don't count it unless it was a climb of 3000 feet or more, but even that's more than most people will ever do.

Perhaps a better question is, what's the highest you've climbed in vertical feet?

[rageeumr]

12,998'. Peak 8 Summit at Breckenridge. 12,840 of it were easy. The last 158 were a bitch of a hike, however.

Here's a couple of shots I took from the summit. The first sorta shows what the hike was like from the lift.

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/249/p1160139.jpg
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/3391/p1160141g.jpg

[DMAC]

I hiked to the top of Whitney. Tallest Mt. in continental US

That's awesome. I went rafting on the Kern a couple years ago and didn't go to Whitney. Pissed at myself now.

[CrazyPhuD]

There's a lot of "by any method" in this thread, and not a lot of "by your own locomotion." It's a little tough to really define the difference, though, since no one truly starts at sea level and climbs to insane heights.

I know hardcore 14er climbers don't count it unless it was a climb of 3000 feet or more, but even that's more than most people will ever do.

Perhaps a better question is, what's the highest you've climbed in vertical feet?

6-7k I can't remember if we camped in between or if it was a single day.

[Donger]

There's a lot of "by any method" in this thread, and not a lot of "by your own locomotion." It's a little tough to really define the difference, though, since no one truly starts at sea level and climbs to insane heights.

I know hardcore 14er climbers don't count it unless it was a climb of 3000 feet or more, but even that's more than most people will ever do.

Perhaps a better question is, what's the highest you've climbed in vertical feet?

I was, of course, just trying to avoid the inevitable "42,000 feet!" airplane-riding responses.

But, it would be cool to start a hike in Seattle and summit Rainier.

[Extra Point]

Ran up and down Pike's Peak in the annual marathon when I was 16. That was fun, at the time. Now, I only run to get the Hell out of the cold. (Rainman, you win; I was 5-11 when I did that.)

[rageeumr]

As far as an actual hike my max was about 1,500'. Hiked up to the Romero Pools at Catalina State Park near Tucson.

[DMAC]

As far as an actual hike my max was about 1,500'. Hiked up to the Romero Pools at Catalina State Park near Tucson.

?

I think sitting here in Springfield, I am at around 1,500.

[vailpass]

The highest paved road in North America. Air so thin I couldn't get a match to light.....

Mount Evans is the road into the sky. Drive from 8,700 feet at Idaho Spring where you turn off Interstate 70 to 14,240 feet to the summit, and you will pass through 3 life zones, passing ancient trees, lakes and forest to the land above timberline. It can be 90 degrees in Denver and 40 degrees at the top of Mount Evans. Mountain Goats and Bighorn Sheep will greet you as you climb to the top of the world.

Rocky Mountains can make their own weather, and high winds can easily turn surface snow into a blizzard thus closing the highway. THE MOUNTAIN WILL BE OPEN ONLY WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE SAFE. Call the Clear Creek Ranger Station at 303-567-3000 before you begin your trip to Mount Evans.

About the Mount Evans Road: The first 4 miles, from Idaho Springs on CO 103, are surprisingly flat, then there is a 4-6% grade to the entrance that continues to Summit lake. The last 5 miles have grades of 2-5%, but because you are above 12,000 feet it will feel like 10-15% grade to top.

http://www.mountevans.com/

[Rain Man]

?

I think sitting here in Springfield, I am at around 1,500.


I suspect he's talking about increase in altitude, not actual altitude.

And on an unrelated note, is Springfield really that high? I woudn't have guessed that.

[DJ's left nut]

I climbed Mt. Holy Cross in Colorado

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_the_Holy_Cross

I've also hiked North and South Maroon (best beer I ever had was a Budweiser I paid for in Aspen on our last day. I turned down a free Coors that came with my sandwich...it was worth it).

I've driven up Pikes Peak and then hiked back down it (took a damn day, 13 miles I believe). But since it was a car going up, that doesn't count.

I flew a Cessna 182 to 16,000 feet, so if anyone gets to count driving a car to the top of Pikes Peak, I get to count flying a plane above it.

[SLAG]

about 12k feet at the alpine visitors center at Rocky Mountain National park

and then i've been to the Dead Sea as well - Lowest Point on earth

[Rain Man]

There's a lot of "by any method" in this thread, and not a lot of "by your own locomotion." It's a little tough to really define the difference, though, since no one truly starts at sea level and climbs to insane heights.

I know hardcore 14er climbers don't count it unless it was a climb of 3000 feet or more, but even that's more than most people will ever do.

Perhaps a better question is, what's the highest you've climbed in vertical feet?


My records are:

(as bragged about earlier) 7,800 feet up Pike's Peak (6,000 feet to 14,000 feet)

4,000 feet in Vail on a 15 mile race (7,500 feet to 11,500 feet)

3,000 feet in Breck in a half-marathon (9,500 feet to 12,500 feet)


I didn't feel the 11,500 feet so much. I felt the 12,500 feet, but mostly because it was friggin' steep at the top. The 14,000 feet just about killed me.

[AndChiefs]

My records are:

(as bragged about earlier) 7,800 feet up Pike's Peak (6,000 feet to 14,000 feet)

4,000 feet in Vail on a 15 mile race (7,500 feet to 11,500 feet)

3,000 feet in Breck in a half-marathon (9,500 feet to 12,500 feet)


I didn't feel the 11,500 feet so much. I felt the 12,500 feet, but mostly because it was friggin' steep at the top. The 14,000 feet just about killed me.

Most I've done in a day is about 4,000 feet up from 9k to 13k. 8,000 in a day is pretty crazy.

[Bugeater]

I've been to Pikes Peak, Mt Evans, and the Continental Divide at both Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park and Loveland Pass. So whichever one of those is the highest.

I drove by car to all of those, but I did have to park and walk up a few hundred feet to the actual divide at RMNP.

[KC Jones]

I'd swear I can tell when it gets over 13,000 on a climb. Just seems to hit you in the face - can barely move without breathing heavy and your limbs are lead. I can't even begin to imagine what something like Everest is like.

Most vertical in 1 day for me? 4,700' vertical on Elbert, but doing Bross, Lincoln, and Democrat all in 1 day was harder even though it was only 3,700'

[malachi47000]

Mt. Whitney

Elevation: 14,505 feet (4,421 meters)
Prominence: 10,071 feet (3,070 meters)
Location: Sierra Nevada, California.
b>Coordinates: 36°34′42.89″ N 118°17′31.18″ W

climbed and camped on backside of mountain for a week with my brother, cousin, uncle and dad. LOT of fun and beautiful scenery.