Mount Columbia Climb


	West Slopes - N. Cottonwood Creek Trail
        Elevation - 14,073ft
        Mountain Range - Sawatch
        Colorado Ranking - 36


July 28, 2010. Back in 2009, Eric, Agust and I had hoped to get Harvard and Columbia together. We summitted Harvard, but bad weather kept us from summitting Columbia. This time Columbia would be conquered!!


On the Harvard/Columbia trail



Eric and Agust on the trail



HikerHayes striking a pose...



Mountain flower garden!



View near base camp



Base camp



Eric after a steep climb...



Clouds rolling in



Final summit push



Eric and I atop Mount Columbia - 14,073ft