Pikes Peak

Living in Colorado must be great for everyone who is into climbing... there are numerous of 14k mountains around and two of them are even accessible by car!
It's not that hard to guess which mountain I was 'climbing' with my friends from Germany :-)




We went for Pikes Peak close to Colorado Springs which beside a paved road features a mountain railway... but we preferred the thrill of driving the 13-miles of windy road ourselves. I was amazed that there are no barriers between you and the abyss which must have made the rally to the top of the mountain quite interesting. And this might have been the reason of why they are not doing it anymore too :-)

But the view from this 14,110 feet
(4300 meter) mountain is astonishing. Even though the afternoon thunderstorm including a lightning warning for the top of the mountain made us rushing downhill again... quite an interesting experience... and my first 14k I was 'climbing' ;-)