My First Fourteener

So I finally got around to hiking to the summit of one of Colorado's 58 peaks above 14,000 feet. Here I am between a couple of buddies (Juston and Nick) on the peak of Mt. Yale, Colorado's 21st highest peak at 14,196 ft. The highest peak is Mt. Elbert, at 14,433 feet. The climb had an elevation change of 4,200 feet over the course of 4 miles - 1050 vertical feet per mile - that's an average of just under 20% grade! No wonder my legs were tired.