First-time AdAmAn climber Priscilla Clayton, in yellow jacket, and two others are about 100 vertical feet below the summit.
First-time AdAmAn climber Priscilla Clayton, in yellow jacket, and two others are about 100 vertical feet below the summit.
AdAmAn members, guests and cooks pose in the Summit House Visitors Center on Friday, Dec. 31.
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.
