7th Annual Pike's Peak Hike for Nathan Sexton

Pike's Peak is a 14,115 foot mountain just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. We'll hike the Barr Trail from the trailhead to the summit and then back down. 13 miles + 7k feet up and then 13 miles + 7k feet down. You'll be almost continuously moving for 12+ hours at high elevation. This is a serious undertaking that requires serious training. It's also a great reason to get in great shape.

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We'll fly into either Colorado Springs or Denver (1.5 hours away) and then stay in a nearby hotel on Friday night. We'll wake up at 4AM and start hiking at 4:45AM. This should put us on the summit at 11AM and then off the mountain at 5PM, assuming a couple breaks up-and-down. We'll have a celebratory dinner and then crash with flights out the next day.

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• Broken-in trail-running shoes (not tennis shoes)
• Hiking socks
• Knee braces (optional)
• Hiking shorts
• Athletic boxer/briefs (avoid cotton)
• Athletic shirt (avoid cotton)
• Warm jacket (lightweight and packable, summit will be 30-45 degrees)
• Rain jacket (just in-case)
• Sunglasses
• Hat
• Neck gaiter and/or beanie (for sun, wind, cold)
• Thin gloves (nice-to-have)
• Trekking poles (highly recommend)
• Headlamp (we'll be hiking in the dark first 1-2 hours)
• Backpack (~20L size, hip-belt is nice-to-have)
• Camelback (1-2L, we can pump water on the trail)
• Nalgene
• 3-4 electrolyte powders
• Food (cliff bars, freeze-dried fruit, beef jerky)
• Sunscreen
• Chapstick
• Biodegradable wet wipes (just in-case, there's a toilet 1/2 way up and at the summit)

Host or Publisher Travis Truett