Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone (especially if you have climbed them yourself) knows the best order to hike/climb California's 14ers. There is very inconsistent info out there on the actual difficulty of various routes for each mountain, along w/ different x-factors (class ranking, ice/snow, mileage, elevation gain, etc.), so it makes it hard to figure out what would be best/safest to climb next, and so on. So far I have hiked White Mt., Whitney, and Muir. Some are obvious, like the fact that North Palisade, Thunderbolt, Starlight, and Polemonium are the most difficult peaks, being that that are all class 4-5+ on their easiest routes, which are way beyond my skill level at this time, but I'd like to start on some of the easier class 2-3 mountains this summer, and need a little guidance. Based on my research (and I could be way off on a few of them), this is the order I've put them in along w/ the corresponding info I have found regarding their easiest routes (lots of blanks!):
White Mt. (14246’)
Class 1 - 14 miles - 2500’ gain
Mt. Langley (14026’)
Class 1+ - 18 miles – 4000 gain
Mt. Muir (14012’)
Class 2-3 - 300 ft up from Whitney Trail Crest
Mt. Whitney (14505’)
Class 1 - 22 miles - 6100’ gain
Split Mt. (South Palisade) (14058’)
Class 2+
Mt. Sill (14153’)
Class 2-3 – 27?? miles - 6500’ gain
Mt. Russell (14088’)
Class 2-3 (exposed) – 10 miles – 5700’ gain
Mt. Tyndall (14018’)
Class 2-3 – 25 miles – 10100’ gain
Mt Williamson (14375’)
Class 2-3 – 27 miles – 10500’ gain
Mt. Shasta (14162’)
Class 3 (year-round snow/ice) - 11 miles - 7300’ gain
Middle Palisade (14040’)
Class 3
North Palisade (14242’)
Class 4
Polemonium Peak (14080’)
Class 4
Starlight Peak (14200’)
Class 4-5.6
Thunderbolt Peak
Class 3-5.9
Can you guys help me fill in some of these blanks (mileage, gain, etc.) and let me know if I am on the right track? If my research serves me right, I believe the next mountain I should be attempting is Mt. Langley ( should be easier than what I've already done), and then on to Split, Sill, and Russell... what do you think? Thanks!