Nolan's 14 Charitable Cause

Nolan's Charitable Cause Opportunity

I will be donating $15 for each peak that I summit to the Colorado 14ers Initiative.
The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative is a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect and preserve the natural integrity of Colorado's fourteen thousand foot peaks through active stewardship and public education.

If you'd also like to support the effort with a donation for each peak I successfully summit on my Nolan's 14 attempt (even $1 or $2 a peak, would be helpful to maintain these beautiful natural environments) please dontate thru their website link.

Thank you for considering this.

Nolan's 14

This Friday at 5:00 am MT John starts his attempt on Nolan’s 14. This one is not a race, nor an organized event. Nolan’s 14 is a “run” over 14 peaks over 14,000 feet in Colorado’s Sawatch range, from Mt. Massive to Mt. Shavano in either direction (dreamt up in the late 90’s by Jim Nolan, Blake Wood, Fred Vance in response to the question “How many 14ers could you put in a point-to-point 100-mile course?”).

Elevation over distance profile for Nolan's 14

  

You can choose your own route between summits, most routes are around 100ish miles with 44,000 ft. of climb and descent. There is no defined route; just the start, finish, and 14 summits. Most of the course is between 10k and 14k feet except where it drops down to 9k' for about 5 miles. There are a lot of miles above treeline and much of the course is navigating off-trail travel. There will be 2 full nights on the course. Sleep is unlikely, though a couple of 30 minute catnaps may happen along the way if necessary. Cutoff is 60 hours to the last summit, that’ll be Sunday at 5:00 pm MT for John. Only 16 people have ever completed the route in 60 hours, approximately a 15% finish rate. Check out the site here: http://mattmahoney.net/nolans14/
Also a couple good articles:
January 2015 National Geographic
September 2014 Outside Magazine

I’m so proud of him. This is a big one. He’s got the backcountry skills, the endurance skills, and the fitness to pull this off. It’s bound to be an interesting (and strange at times) adventure. Go Get It John, we’re all cheering for you!

So, as you’re firing up the grill, hanging at the beach, or enjoying some cold ones this Labor Day weekend, send him some love and energy (and then the next day too! and then the following day as well!). It’s gonna be a long one! You can follow along on his Spot device here: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0ztH6ORckq5cGu8XlGfYOyC5nn6enHVEP

John will also be supporting the Colorado 14ers Initiative. If you'd also like to help, please click here for more information.

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