So, I have been doing this thing with a pedometer that my sister got me. Basically, this is kind of a walking challenge. This is supposed to simulate walking from the trailhead to the summit of these "mountains" (notice the quotation marks).
Yes, this place called Colorado has 50+ peaks that have an elevation of over 14,000 ft (roughly 4,267 meters). The are only 7 "mountains" that have a prominence over 4,000 feet. The tallest being Mt. Elbert at 14,400 feet (9,093 feet prominence). By comparison, a real mountain (let's call it Mt. Tacoma/Tahoma) is 14,411 feet in elevation (13,211 feet in prominence). Three of the 14ers have a higher elevation than Mt. Tacoma/Tahoma.
The first part covers 3 "mountain" ranges: Sawatch, Elk, Tenmile/Mosquito (simulating 28 peaks) and consists of 459,500 steps (229.75 miles). It took me about 23 days to get that amount.
Some semi-relevant linkage:
www.flat14ers.org
https://aom3.americaonthemove.org
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