Mount Elbert's nickname is "the gentle giant," because it's an easier ascent than it's height would have you believe. At 14,433 feet, this is the tallest of the Colorado 14ers, and the second ...

While some zealots are determined to climb every fourteener in the state, more reasonable types are happy to simply scale our highest peak: Mount Elbert, which reaches a whopping 14,433 feet.

I’m heading to the top of Mount Elbert, the tallest of all the Rocky Mountains. The Rocky Mountains, or Rockies for short, is a mountain range that stretches all the way from the USA into Canada.