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sarah.simon

Female, 35 years old

Black Forest & Jefferson, Colorado, United States

Power = 619 (Vote Weight = 95%)


Occupation: Research Consultant: Market Intelligence and Customer Satisfaction & Loyalty Strategy

A Few Words:
"Born free...but now she's expensive." - Sarah's husband
"God is great. Beer is good...and people are crazy." - B. Currington

I love the Colorado Rockies: While the world is a joy to explore, I sure don't mind having the Colorado Rockies as my backyard.

Plans:Enthusiastically anticipating a well-earned mid-life crisis.

What else?In addition to touching the sky on summit adventures I enjoy backpacking, downhill skiing, snowshowing, x-country skiing, dog walking, reading non-fiction, fine dining...and traveling just about anywhere on earth, preferably where the food is good. I practice yoga almost daily.

I spent the summer of 1996 teaching teenagers (argh!) to backpack in the wilderness of Wyoming and Washington with Trails Wilderness School in Jackson, WY.

I lead backpacking and peak ascent trips across Colorado with the Colorado Outdoor Gals based in Colorado Springs.

Family: One husband, five four dogs (R.I.P. Bubba 27th May 2009), two cats.
Seasonal Football Widow


Places I have caught myself daydreaming about, in no particular order:
Area/RangeLocationWhy?
La Sal MountainsUtah, USAContrast of red rock desert and snow-clad alpine
White MountainsNew Hampshire, USATimeless classics
San GabrielsCalifornia, USAExperience what all the fuss is about
Cascade VolcanoesPacific NW, USAIcy beasts with huge elevation gain
Great Basin National ParkNevada, USAAlpine beauty rising from the desert floor
Big Bend National ParkTexas, USAFun scrambles in prickley terrain
Guadalupe Mountains Nation ParkTexas, USAWarmer spring or fall destination
High UintahsUtah, USASimply magical; dipped my toe, now I want to be dunked
Wasatch - NorthUtah, USAStrikingly beautiful, rustic peaks
Wasatch - CentralUtah, USAStrikingly beautiful, rustic peaks
Wasatch - SouthUtah, USAStrikingly beautiful, rustic peaks
Longfellow MountainsMaine, USALow-altitude treeline
Great Smoky Mountains National ParkTN & NC, USAHistory and nature all wrapped into one lovely package
Sierra NavadaCalifornia, USARugged, compelling landscape
Rocky Mountain National ParkColorado, USAClassic high-country splendor, so close to home
Shenandoah National ParkVirginia, USAHear a fiddle play that high lonesome sound
AdirondacksNew York, USAFacinating mountains so near to the mid-Atlantic metros
Death ValleyCalifornia, USAPleasantly desolate scenery and gonzo elevation gain
SawtoothsIdaho, USAWho doesn't want to wander these wilderness pinnacles?
Teton RangeWyoming, USAOnce you've tasted this range, you're compelled to return
Wind River RangeWyoming, USAWho doesn't dream of these mountains?
Gore RangeColorado, USAIt's time to brave some core Gore


I went sky diving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named FuManChu
And then I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
And I watched an eagle as it was flyin'
And he said some day I hope you get the chance
To live like you were dyin'

Tim McGraw


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Member Since Jan 1, 2007, Last Active: Nov 18, 2009

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My Images
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My Areas & Ranges (2)
Paint Mines (Badlands)
My Mountains & Rocks (60)
Jefferson Hill (Front Range (CO))
Sheep Ridge (Mosquito Range)
Tappan Mountain (The Tarryall)
Blue Mountain (Front Range (CO))
Soldier Mountain (Pikes Peak Region)
South Table Mountain (Front Range (CO))
Centennial Cone (Front Range (CO))
UN 11,060 (Kenosha Mountains)
UN 13,548 "Repeater Peak" (Mosquito Range)
UN 10462 (The Tarryall)
Weston Peak (Mosquito Range)
Pearl Peak (Gore Range)
Corbett Peak (Gore Range)
Elk Mountain (Gore Range)
Traver Peak (Mosquito Range)
McNamee Peak (Mosquito Range)
Volz Benchmark (Front Range (CO))
Attic Window Peak (Tanawha(Grandfather Mtn))
Mount Big Chief (Pikes Peak Region)
Mount Argentine (Front Range (CO))
UN 9620 (Pikes Peak Region)
"Notch Mountain" (Pikes Peak Region)
Chautauqua Mountain (Pikes Peak Region)
UN 10,245 B (Pikes Peak Region)
Spearhead Mountain (Colorado 11ers)
Round Hill A (Mosquito Range)
Foster Benchmark (Colorado 11ers)
Brown Mountain (Tucson Mountain Ranges)
UN 8130 (Pikes Peak Region)
"Mount Esther" (Pikes Peak Region)
Mount Heizer (Pikes Peak Region)
"Cupid" (Front Range (CO))
"Windy Peak" (Front Range (CO))
Mount Deception (Pikes Peak Region)
Spencer Peak (San Juan Range)
South Tarryall Peak (Colorado's Most Prominent Peaks)
North Tarryall Peak (Colorado 11ers)
UN 9895B (The Tarryall)
Baker Mountain (The Tarryall)
Rogers Peak (Front Range (CO))
Sheep Mountain F (Mosquito Range)
Sundance Mountain B (Pikes Peak Region)
Sugarloaf Mountain D (Sweet Mountains: The Sugarloaves of SummitPost)
Sugarloaf Mountain (Sweet Mountains: The Sugarloaves of SummitPost)
Bald Mountain B (High Uintas Wilderness)
UN 9,928 (The Tarryall)
"Kenosha Peak" (Kenosha Mountains)
"Madonna Dome" (Colorado 12ers)
"Little Puma" (Colorado 11ers)
Farnum Peak (Colorado 11ers)
"Burntop" (Colorado 11ers)
Pulpit Rock (Pikes Peak Region)
Spruce Mountain (Pikes Peak Region)
Palmer Peak (Colorado 12ers)
"Eccles Peak" (Colorado 12ers)
"Puma Peak" (Colorado's Most Prominent Peaks)
Deer Mountain (Front Range (CO))
My Routes (36)
North Slope Route (Jefferson Hill)
Southeast Ridge via Hunter Trail (UN 3161 "Razorback Ridge")
West Ridge Route (Tappan Mountain)
Western Slope (Blue Mountain)
Via FS 300U (Soldier Mountain)
Northwest Slope Route (UN 11,060)
Cataract Creek Route (Elk Mountain)
Eastern Approach (UN 10462)
Weston Pass Wishbone (Ptarmigan Peak)
Selkirk Gulch Route (Volz Benchmark)
Gould Creek Loop (Mount Big Chief)
Mount Argentine Loop (Mount Argentine)
Via FS 300Q (UN 9620)
Western Slope ("Notch Mountain")
Chautauqua Mountain Trail (Chautauqua Mountain)
Via Barr Trail (UN 10,245 B)
Summer Eastern Slopes (Mount Deception)
From Summit Lake (Rogers Peak)
Monument Creek Route (Sundance Mountain B)
Northwest Slopes (Sugarloaf Mountain D)
Sugarloaf Mountain Trail (Sugarloaf Mountain)
Standard Packer Gulch Route ("Little Puma")
Upper loop on Spruce Mountain (Spruce Mountain)
My Lists (2)
My Custom Objects (2)
My Albums (4)
Foxtail Pine – Eastern Sierra Nevada (Golden Trout Wilderness)
My Trip Reports (4)


Climber's Logs I've Signed (215)
Mountains & Rocks (204)
Cathedral Spires (5th Class Colorado Peaks)
Colorado Mines Peak (Front Range (CO))
Jefferson Hill (Front Range (CO))
Cheyenne Mountain (Front Range (CO))
Gray Wolf Mountain (Front Range (CO))
Baboquivari Peak (Tucson Mountain Ranges)
Sheep Ridge (Mosquito Range)
Tappan Mountain (The Tarryall)
Blue Mountain (Front Range (CO))
Soldier Mountain (Pikes Peak Region)
South Table Mountain (Front Range (CO))
Centennial Cone (Front Range (CO))
McKenzie Mountain (Adirondacks)
UN 11,060 (Kenosha Mountains)
Mount Spalding (Front Range (CO))
Mount Evans (Colorado 14ers)
UN 13,548 "Repeater Peak" (Mosquito Range)
Bald Mountain (Front Range (CO))
Peak 10 (Tenmile Range)
Mosquito Peak (Mosquito Range)
Treasurevault Mountain (Mosquito Range)
Mount Elbert (Colorado 14ers)
Mount Oxford (Colorado 14ers)
Mount Belford (Colorado 14ers)
London Mountain (Mosquito Range)
UN 10462 (The Tarryall)
Longs Peak (Colorado 14ers)
Mount Whitney (California County Highpoints)
Mount Guyot (Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP)
Weston Peak (Mosquito Range)
Marble Mountain (Sangre de Cristo Mountains)
Humboldt Peak (Colorado 14ers)
Pearl Peak (Gore Range)
Corbett Peak (Gore Range)
Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colorado 14ers)
Kwaay Paay Peak (Peninsular Ranges)
La Plata Peak (Colorado 14ers)
Elk Mountain (Gore Range)
Traver Peak (Mosquito Range)
Ptarmigan Peak (Mosquito Range)
Horseshoe Mountain (Mosquito Range)
McNamee Peak (Mosquito Range)
Volz Benchmark (Front Range (CO))
Clinton Peak (Mosquito Range)
Attic Window Peak (Tanawha(Grandfather Mtn))
Mount Big Chief (Pikes Peak Region)
Mount Argentine (Front Range (CO))
Pennsylvania Mountain (Mosquito Range)
Looking Glass Rock (Blue Ridge Mountains)
Big Tom (Black Mountains)
Cattail Peak (Black Mountains)
Balsam Cone (Black Mountains)
Mount Craig (Black Mountains)
MacRae Peak (Tanawha(Grandfather Mtn))
UN 9620 (Pikes Peak Region)
Saint Vrain Mountain (Indian Peaks (CO))
"Notch Mountain" (Pikes Peak Region)
Chautauqua Mountain (Pikes Peak Region)
UN 10,245 B (Pikes Peak Region)
Spearhead Mountain (Colorado 11ers)
Mount Guyot (Front Range (CO))
Round Hill A (Mosquito Range)
Foster Benchmark (Colorado 11ers)
Deer Mountain (Front Range (CO))
Brown Mountain (Tucson Mountain Ranges)
UN 8130 (Pikes Peak Region)
Elephant Head (Tucson Mountain Ranges)
"Mount Esther" (Pikes Peak Region)
Mount Sniktau (Front Range (CO))
Rocky Mountain (Pikes Peak Region)
Mount Heizer (Pikes Peak Region)
Mount Falcon (Front Range (CO))
Mount Royal (Tenmile Range)
Mount Bierstadt (Colorado 14ers)
Sugarloaf Mountain (Colorado) (Pikes Peak Region)
Bergen Peak (Front Range (CO))
Plymouth Mountain (Front Range (CO))
Mays Peak (Pikes Peak Region)
Mount Sanitas (Boulder Group)
"Cupid" (Front Range (CO))
"Windy Peak" (Front Range (CO))
Point 7020 (Sandia Mountains)
Point 7420 (Sandia Mountains)
U-Mound (Sandia Mountains)
Cedro Peak (Manzano Mountains)
Mount Deception (Pikes Peak Region)
Spencer Peak (San Juan Range)
Red Butte (Wasatch Range (North))
St. Peter's Dome (Front Range (CO))
Sugarloaf Peak B (Colorado 12ers)
South Tarryall Peak (Colorado's Most Prominent Peaks)
North Tarryall Peak (Colorado 11ers)
UN 9895B (The Tarryall)
Peerless Mountain (Mosquito Range)
Boreas Mountain (Front Range (CO))
Camelback Mountain (Phoenix Mountains and Neighboring Ranges)
Glacier Peak (Front Range (CO))
Baker Mountain (The Tarryall)
Mount Galbraith (Front Range (CO))
Stove Mountain (Cookstove Mt.) (Pikes Peak Region)
Rogers Peak (Front Range (CO))
Mount Helen (Tenmile Range)
Father Dyer Peak (Tenmile Range)
Crystal Peak (Tenmile Range)
Mount Warren (Front Range (CO))
Sultan Mountain (San Juan Range)
Red Mountain #1 (San Juan Range)
Grand Turk (San Juan Range)
Bonita Peak (San Juan Range)
Mount Parnassus (Front Range (CO))
Mount Tweto (Mosquito Range)
Sentinel Point (Front Range (CO))
Mount Sheridan (Mosquito Range)
Twin Sisters Peaks (Rocky Mountain National Park)
Sheep Mountain F (Mosquito Range)
Sundance Mountain B (Pikes Peak Region)
Sugarloaf Mountain D (Sweet Mountains: The Sugarloaves of SummitPost)
South Boulder Peak (Boulder Group)
Bear Peak (Boulder Group)
Ormes Peak (Pikes Peak Region)
Borel Hill (SF Bay Area Peaks)
Signal Butte (Front Range (CO))
Carpenter Peak (Front Range (CO))
Squaw Mountain (Front Range (CO))
Grizzly Peak (Front Range (CO))
Lone Mountain (Southern Nevada)
Mount Kineo (Front Range (CO))
Sugarloaf Mountain (Sweet Mountains: The Sugarloaves of SummitPost)
Wasson Peak (Tucson Mountain Ranges)
Sentinel Peak "A" Mountain (Tucson Mountain Ranges)
Muscoco Mountain (Front Range (CO))
Grays Peak (Colorado 14ers)
Mount Cutler (Pikes Peak Region)
Bald Mountain B (High Uintas Wilderness)
Mount Manitou (Front Range (CO))
UN 9,928 (The Tarryall)
"Kenosha Peak" (Kenosha Mountains)
Mission Peak (SF Bay Area Peaks)
Almagre Mountain (Front Range (CO))
McCurdy Mountain (Lost Creek Wilderness)
Mount Sherman (Colorado 14ers)
"Madonna Dome" (Colorado 12ers)
Eagles Peak (Pikes Peak Region)
Fletcher Mountain (Tenmile Range)
Mount Silverheels (Front Range (CO))
Eagle Rock (Front Range (CO))
Mount Rosa (Front Range (CO))
Mount Cameron (Colorado 14ers)
North Star Mountain (Mosquito Range)
Quandary Peak (Colorado 14ers)
"Burntop" (Colorado 11ers)
"Little Puma" (Colorado 11ers)
Farnum Peak (Colorado 11ers)
Blodgett Peak (Front Range (CO))
Mount Herman (Front Range (CO))
Pulpit Rock (Pikes Peak Region)
Spruce Mountain (Pikes Peak Region)
Capulin Mountain (New Mexico 1k Prominence Peaks)
High Dune (Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve)
Missouri Mountain (Colorado 14ers)
Raspberry Mountain (Front Range (CO))
Palmer Peak (Colorado 12ers)
"Eccles Peak" (Colorado 12ers)
Piestewa Peak (Phoenix Mountains and Neighboring Ranges)
Castle Rock (Front Range (CO))
Flattop Mountain (Rocky Mountain National Park)
Charlies Bunion (Great Smoky Mountains)
Mount LeConte (Southern Sixers)
Shining Rock (Southern Sixers)
Cascade Mountain (Adirondacks)
Bison Peak (Colorado's Most Prominent Peaks)
West Spanish Peak (Sangre de Cristo Mountains)
Pikes Peak (Colorado 14ers)
Mount Democrat (Colorado 14ers)
Mount Yale (Colorado 14ers)
Mount Princeton (Colorado 14ers)
Torreys Peak (Colorado 14ers)
Mount Antero (Colorado 14ers)
Mount Lincoln (Colorado 14ers)
Greenhorn Mountain (Colorado's Most Prominent Peaks)
"Puma Peak" (Colorado's Most Prominent Peaks)
Chief Mountain (Front Range (CO))
Uncompahgre Peak (Colorado 14ers)
Canyons (11)
Tent Rocks Canyon (Badlands)
Goblin Valley (San Rafael Swell)

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