One trip at a time 

The checklist says what is left. This says what is a trip: which summits share a basecamp, roughly how many days they want, and when you actually go.

The plan is walk-ups and talus, class 2 and below. Class 3 is listed separately because the grade flatters it: the definition is scrambling with exposure where a fall could be fatal, and Longs Peak’s Keyhole carries the same number as a boulder field. Anything wanting a rope, crampons or an axe — or that nobody has graded — is set aside rather than ranked. Days come from which peaks are climbed together; treat it as a starting point, not an itinerary.

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0 of 2 climbed

Las Cuevas / Puente del Inca

1 peak · about 1 day

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  • Aconcagua22,841 ft

Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Aconcagua

Normal Route is non-technical walking, usually guided over two to three weeks. The difficulty is 6,962 m of altitude, not the ground.

Atzitzintla / Tlachichuca

1 peak · about 1 day

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  • Pico de Orizabagear18,491 ft

Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Pico de Orizaba

Jamapa Glacier route: crampons, ice axe and rope, almost always with a guide who supplies them. Not a walk-up, but a normal guided objective.

Colorado 14ers

11 of 58 climbed · you go Aug 30Sep 7, 12 outings across 4 years

Buena Vista / Nathrop

12 peaks · about 9 days · within 31 mi · up to class 2

A three-day trip here

Day 1 Mount Belford + Mount Oxford + Missouri Mountain · c2

Day 2 Tabeguache Peak + Mount Shavano · c2

Day 3 Mount Harvard · c2

6 summits · 6 more days left for another year

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Mount Harvard

One day: Mount Belford + Mount Oxford + Missouri Mountain

One day: Tabeguache Peak + Mount Shavano

Full research — and the 10 things wrong with it →

Telluride / Ouray

9 peaks · about 6 days · within 34 mi · up to class 3

A three-day trip here

Day 1 Redcloud Peak + Sunshine Peak · c2

Day 2 Handies Peak · c1

Day 3 Uncompahgre Peak · c2

4 summits

A step up, class 3 — exposed scrambling: Mount Wilson + El Diente Peak + Wilson Peak, Mount Sneffels, Wetterhorn Peak

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Uncompahgre Peak

One day: Mount Wilson + El Diente Peak + Wilson Peak

One day: Redcloud Peak + Sunshine Peak

Full research — and the 10 things wrong with it →

Aspen / Basalt

6 peaks · about 5 days · within 16 mi · up to class 4

A three-day trip here

Day 1 Castle Peak + Conundrum Peak · c2

2 summits · 2 spare day for weather or altitude

A step up, class 3 — exposed scrambling: Maroon Peak, Snowmass Mountain

Not on your own: Capitol Peak (needs equipment), Pyramid Peak (needs equipment)

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Castle Peak

One day: Castle Peak + Conundrum Peak

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Crestone / Westcliffe

4 peaks · about 4 days · within 2 mi · up to class 4

A three-day trip here

Day 1 Humboldt Peak · c2

1 summit · 2 spare day for weather or altitude

A step up, class 3 — exposed scrambling: Crestone Peak

Not on your own: East Crestone Peak (no grade recorded), Crestone Needle (needs equipment)

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor East Crestone Peak

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Idaho Springs / Evergreen

4 peaks · about 2 days · within 10 mi · up to class 2

A three-day trip here

Day 1 Grays Peak + Torreys Peak · c1

Day 2 Mount Blue Sky + Mount Bierstadt · c2

4 summits · 1 spare day for weather or altitude

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Grays Peak

One day: Grays Peak + Torreys Peak

One day: Mount Blue Sky + Mount Bierstadt

Mount Blue Sky: Timed-entry reservation. Mount Blue Sky Recreation Area Timed Tickets, booked on recreation.gov. Separate passes exist for the summit and for Goliath / Summit Lake, and the season is dated.

Telluride / Silverton

4 peaks · about 3 days · within 2 mi · up to class 4

A three-day trip here

Nothing here is a walk-up. Everything wants hands on rock or equipment.

0 summit · 3 spare day for weather or altitude

A step up, class 3 — exposed scrambling: North Eolus + Mount Eolus, Windom Peak

Not on your own: Sunlight Peak (needs equipment)

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor North Eolus

One day: North Eolus + Mount Eolus

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Alamosa

2 peaks · about 2 days · within 3 mi · up to class 4

A three-day trip here

Nothing here is a walk-up. Everything wants hands on rock or equipment.

0 summit · 3 spare day for weather or altitude

A step up, class 3 — exposed scrambling: Mount Lindsey

Not on your own: Little Bear Peak (needs equipment)

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Mount Lindsey

Boulder / Longmont

1 peak · about 1 day · up to class 3

A three-day trip here

Nothing here is a walk-up. Everything wants hands on rock or equipment.

0 summit · 3 spare day for weather or altitude

A step up, class 3 — exposed scrambling: Longs Peak

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Longs Peak

Full research — and the 10 things wrong with it →

Colorado Springs / Manitou Springs

1 peak · about 1 day · up to class 1

A three-day trip here

Day 1 Pikes Peak · c1

1 summit · 2 spare day for weather or altitude

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Pikes Peak

San Luis / Fort Garland

1 peak · about 1 day · up to class 2

A three-day trip here

Day 1 Culebra Peak · c2

1 summit · 2 spare day for weather or altitude

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Culebra Peak

Culebra Peak: Paid access, arranged privately. The peak stands on private land (Cielo Vista Ranch) and is not on recreation.gov at all — which is exactly why an empty search result must not be read as 'no permit'. Arrange directly with the ranch; do not turn up. Not checked here — confirm before you go.

Buena Vista / Nathrop

1 peak · about 1 day · up to class 1

A three-day trip here

Day 1 Mount Sherman · c1

1 summit · 2 spare day for weather or altitude

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Mount Sherman

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Lake City

1 peak · about 1 day · up to class 1

A three-day trip here

Day 1 San Luis Peak · c1

1 summit · 2 spare day for weather or altitude

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor San Luis Peak

Aspen / Woody Creek

1 peak · about 1 day · up to class 2

A three-day trip here

Day 1 Mount of the Holy Cross · c2

1 summit · 2 spare day for weather or altitude

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Mount of the Holy Cross

California 14ers

2 of 20 climbed · you go Jun 29Aug 15, 5 outings across 2 years

Lone Pine / Independence

10 peaks · about 9 days · within 11 mi · up to class 3

A three-day trip here

Day 1 Mount Williamson + Mount Tyndall · c2

Day 2 Mount Langley · c1

3 summits · 1 spare day for weather or altitude

A step up, class 3 — exposed scrambling: Mount Muir

Not on your own: Keeler Needle (no grade recorded), Crooks Peak (no grade recorded), Lewis Peak (no grade recorded), Mount Russell (no grade recorded), Aiguille Extra (no grade recorded), Aiguille du Paquoir (no grade recorded)

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Mount Williamson

One day: Mount Williamson + Mount Tyndall

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Bishop / Big Pine

7 peaks · about 7 days · within 7 mi · up to class 4

A three-day trip here

Nothing here is a walk-up. Everything wants hands on rock or equipment.

0 summit · 3 spare day for weather or altitude

A step up, class 3 — exposed scrambling: Middle Palisade

Not on your own: North Palisade (needs equipment), Starlight Peak (no grade recorded), Mount Sill (no grade recorded), Polemonium Peak (no grade recorded), Split Mountain (no grade recorded), Thunderbolt Peak (needs equipment)

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor North Palisade

Full research — and the 8 things wrong with it →

Bishop / Chalfant

1 peak · about 1 day

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor White Mountain Peak

Bay Area summits

7 of 205 climbed · you go Jun 29Aug 15, 5 outings across 2 years

San Jose / Milpitas

36 peaks · about 36 days · within 44 mi

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Copernicus Peak

Santa Rosa / Sonoma

10 peaks · about 10 days · within 19 mi

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Cobb Mountain

San Jose / Milpitas

4 peaks · about 4 days · within 4 mi

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Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Henrietta Peak

San Jose / Milpitas

2 peaks · about 2 days · within 1 mi

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  • Devil's Pulpit3,642 ft
  • Ransom Point3,402 ft

Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Devil's Pulpit

Santa Rosa / Sonoma

1 peak · about 1 day

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  • Berryessa Peak3,041 ft

Look up: AllTrails · Peakbagger · SummitPostfor Berryessa Peak