First-time AdAmAn climber Priscilla Clayton, in yellow jacket, and two others are about 100 vertical feet below the summit.

Photos courtesy of J. Britt Jones

This year’s group of hardy AdAmAn climbers gave it their best shot, but Pikes Peak’s summit was so obscured by clouds full of snow, they couldn’t set off fireworks. This was the 99th time club members have climbed the 14,115-foot peak to celebrate as the new year begins.