We Are Almost Done. . . .!
Dear Readers, Followers, Supporters, We are nearing the end of our expedition! I did want to send out a quick note about this coming...


Day 51-57: Pikes Peak (#41), Longs Peak (#42), Mt. Evans (#43), Mount of the Holy Cross (#44)
This past week, the Climb Out of The Darkness Team successfully completed the Front Range and Sawatch Range mountains! Interestingly...


Day 38-50: Humboldt Peak (#32), Crestone Peak (#33), Crestone Needle (#34), Challenger Point (#35),
I can stand for the entire team by saying that the Sangre de Cristos has been absolutely exhausting in more ways than one. Our bodies...


Day 31-37: Redcloud Peak (#26), Sunshine Peak (#27), Handies Peak (#28), Wetterhorn Peak (#29), Mt.
The San Juan Range has brought an interesting mix of beauty and challenge--and as a result: Adventure. We were greeted by the sun when we...


Day 21-30: Mt. Antero (#21), Mt. Shavano (#22), Tabeguache Peak (#23), San Luis Peak (#24), and Unco
Ah, it feels like we are back at home. We could tell there was a change when we climbed San Luis Peak here in the San Juan Range; the...


Day 13-20: Missouri Mountain (#14), Mt. Belford (#15), Mt. Oxford (#16), Mt. Columbia (#17), Mt. Har
A short time ago, in a galaxy not that far away, there were seven interesting individuals. When posed with the heavy task of completing...


Day 9-12: Mt. Massive (#10), Mt. Elbert (#11), La Plata Peak (#12), Huron Peak (#13)
Mt. Massive Start Time: 4:00am Summit Time: 8:30am Finish Time: 1:00pm Elevation: 14,421ft Distance Hiked: 11 miles Elevation Gain:...


Day 6 and 7: Grays Peak (#7), Torreys Peak (#8), and Mt. Bierstadt (#9)
We reached the one-week mark in our expedition today, and I can't tell if it has gone by really fast or extremely slow. Regardless, we...


Day 3 and 4: Mt. Sherman (#2), Mt. Democrat (#3), Mt. Cameron (#4), Mt. Lincoln (#5), Mt. Bross (#6)
Mt. Sherman was beautiful! 6 of the 7 team members summited, and the hike really set in a full perspective of how awesome our summer is...


Day 1: Quandary Peak (#1)
Mt. Quandary: 6/8/15 Start Time: 6:00am Summit Time: 11:30am Finish Time: 3:00pm Summit Elevation: 14,265ft Mileage: 6.8 miles Elevation...