The Hughes: Jared's Mountian Climbing Adventure

About a month ago Jared, along with his friends Travis and Scotland, drove all night to Colorado to climb Humbolt Peak (14,000ft). They left work on a Thursday afternoon and drove through the night. They arrived somewhere around 4am when they proceeded to hike in with all their gear, tents, etc. a few miles and a few 1000 feet higher in elevation. They set up camp and then began climbing the mountain, still with no sleep. Jared suffered from elevation sickness pretty early on and was throwing up every 30 minutes or so. However, Jared is one to persevere, so on he went. Scotland and Travis couldn't believe that Jared was still able to summit with all the issues he was having.

Once they got to the top (picture below), they then headed back down the mountain where they attempted to take a nap. However, I don't think they were able to sleep due to a major hailstorm that hit. That night they once again attempted to sleep but Jared couldn't sleep much. The end of his sleeping bag was wet from the rain so he had cold feet, was still feeling pretty yucky, and just couldn't sleep. The next day they got up and I think packed out and then drove several hours to see some gorge (can't remember the name). When they arrived it was completely blocked off from public view and you had to pay a fee to see it. They didn't want to pay the fee, so they decided to just head back. They once again drove all night back to Austin. They got home around 6:30am. Regardless of the elevation sickness and lack of sleep, Jared still had a great time. Below are some of the pictures Travis took while climbing. I must say, the pictures are breath-taking! Enjoy!