Hikers Summit Colorado 14ers in Statewide Celebration

A coordinated effort placed climbing groups on every Colorado 14,000-foot peak simultaneously on Aug. 1, 2026, marking the state's 150th anniversary.

By Springs Daily Staff, Newsroom
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A statewide mountaineering effort marked Colorado's 150th anniversary on Saturday by placing hikers atop every 14,000-foot peak in the state at the same time. The initiative aimed to get a group on the summit of every 14,000-foot peak in the state simultaneously on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.

Mount Quandary was among the peaks included in the effort. A group of hikers from Adaptive Adventures made their way up Mount Quandary as part of the Colorado 150 day celebration, with a long line of climbers visible heading to the summit from the false summit, 1,100 feet below the top.

The initiative was inspired by a similar effort on the 1976 centennial.

Additional details about the number of peaks successfully summited, total participants, and outcomes across other 14ers had not been fully reported at publication time.

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