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Add a reviewPike's Peak and Beyond Vertical Challenge
Virtual Event
Mon 1st January 2024 - Wed 31st January 2024
1 race
Organiser's Description
The Pikes Peak and Beyond Vertical Challenge is a virtual climb up Pikes Peak (and other milestones along the way) via Jacobs Ladder in Cameron Park, Waco, TX. Each 88 step climb up Jacobs Ladder is approximately a 70 ft. elevation gain. So, to complete the 5,530 ft. trek up Pikes Peak you will be climbing Jacobs Ladder 79 times. For the technically inclined, we are using the mountain peak’s prominence (relative height) as the elevation gain.
You have from January 1st to January 31st to complete the challenge. No sweat! That’s just a little more than 2 climbs up Jacob’s Ladder per day (or 18 climbs per week). Everyone that reaches the top of Pikes Peak will be entered in a drawing for a free prize to be held in early February.
There are several milestones on your journey to virtually climb Pikes Peak via Jacobs Ladder.
Milestone Elevation Gain Climbs up Jacobs LadderAlico Building282 ft.4Enchanted Rock (Fredericksburg)425 ft.7Empire State Building1,250 ft.18Guadalupe Peak (El Paso)3,000 ft.43Pikes Peak5,530 ft.79
For those that want to go above and beyond Pikes Peak, here are few more milestones.
Mountain Peak Elevation Gain Climbs Grand Teton 6,545 ft.94Mt. Whitney10,080 ft.144Mt. Rainier13,210 ft.189Denali20,146 ft.288
Note:To minimize congestion on Jacob’s Ladder, we recommend that you only climb UP Jacob’s Ladder. At the top, follow Sturgis Road down to the Redwood Shelter and then back to the bottom of Jacob’s Ladder. This will also give your legs a little time to recover from the climb. Click here for a map of our suggested route.
Be sure to report your progress and have a safe virtual climb up Pikes Peak.
You have from January 1st to January 31st to complete the challenge. No sweat! That’s just a little more than 2 climbs up Jacob’s Ladder per day (or 18 climbs per week). Everyone that reaches the top of Pikes Peak will be entered in a drawing for a free prize to be held in early February.
There are several milestones on your journey to virtually climb Pikes Peak via Jacobs Ladder.
Milestone Elevation Gain Climbs up Jacobs LadderAlico Building282 ft.4Enchanted Rock (Fredericksburg)425 ft.7Empire State Building1,250 ft.18Guadalupe Peak (El Paso)3,000 ft.43Pikes Peak5,530 ft.79
For those that want to go above and beyond Pikes Peak, here are few more milestones.
Mountain Peak Elevation Gain Climbs Grand Teton 6,545 ft.94Mt. Whitney10,080 ft.144Mt. Rainier13,210 ft.189Denali20,146 ft.288
Note:To minimize congestion on Jacob’s Ladder, we recommend that you only climb UP Jacob’s Ladder. At the top, follow Sturgis Road down to the Redwood Shelter and then back to the bottom of Jacob’s Ladder. This will also give your legs a little time to recover from the climb. Click here for a map of our suggested route.
Be sure to report your progress and have a safe virtual climb up Pikes Peak.
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