A "Big 10" climb of Mount Democrat hosted by Jim Lierman (center in blue hat) resulted in the fateful meeting of Aaron Johnson (second from left) and Ellen Ritt (far right). Thus began a shared legacy of climbing for the pair. They married three years later in Hawaii and followed that event up with a honeymoon of hiking 22 miles in Volcano National Park. Ellen's climb of Mount Democrat was her 7th fourteener ascent.

Photo by another climber.