How to Ski 14ers

If he weren’t the two-time extreme skiing world champion, Chris Davenport would have to be crazy. OK, even though he is the two-time extreme skiing world champion, Chris Davenport still has to be crazy to do what he did on his winter vacations. As the New York Times reports, Davenport climbed and skied off the top of each of Colorado’s 54 14,000 foot high mountains, in one year. He finished with three days to spare.
What’s it like up there? Davenport described his experience atop the 14ers as “surreal and spiritual."
“It’s hard to
explain to people who haven’t stood on top of a summit," he said. "It’s a powerful
experience."

Find out just how crazy, or wise, Davenport is in the New York Times.