I’m participating in the Pikes Peak Challenge Summit Hike to support the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado (BIAC). When I finish, I will have hiked 13 miles and 7,400 vertical feet to the 14,110 foot summit of Pikes Peak to join other hikers and supporters in celebration of brain injury awareness.
Although this is quite an undertaking considering the altitude, possible weather conditions and other athletic requirements I might encounter, it pales in comparison to what survivors of a Brain Injury face every day. Did you know that there are over 200,000 individuals living with the effects of a brain injury in Colorado and that 5,000 new cases are reported every year?
The Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado is dedicated to serving individuals affected by all forms of injuries to the brain such as stroke, TBI, tumor, anoxia and infection.
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for survivors by connecting them with resources to help navigate the path of rehabilitation.
Thank you so much for your support! Without you, BIAC cannot offer the much needed services to the brain injury community in Colorado.
In our effort to prepare for the Pikes Peak climb we’ve have been doing numerous activities to condition as well as a weekly hike with full packs. Here is our summer trip report in our quest to conquer Pikes Peak as follows:
- June 27th – Spruce Creek Trail/Breckenridge 1.5 miles
- June 28th – Spruce Creek Trail/Breckenridge 4.0 miles
- July 4th – Roxborough State Park/South Rim Trail 3.0 miles
- July 12th – Roxborough State Park/South Rim Trail/Reverse 3.0
- July 19th – Roxborough State Park/Carpenters Peak 6.4 miles-7,160 ft.
- July 26th – Breckenridge/Lower Mohawk Lake 6.2 miles- 11,200 ft.
- Aug. 2nd – Mt. Bierstadt – 5 miles – 11,600 ft.
- Aug 8th – Roxborough State Park/Carpenters Peak + 1 mi of Waterton Trail -7.4 miles – 7,160 ft.
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- August 16th, 2014 – Waterton Canyon Trail to Roxborough State Park Trailhead- 13 miles
- Aug 23rd -Goldengate Canyon State Park- Burro Trail>Windy Peak- 6.7 miles-9,300 ft.
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