Culebra peak is my first 14er in the Sangre de Cristo range and is the only private 14er that costs money to summit! It is a non refundable $150, and four hours from Denver, so with that being said...
My two friends and I battled through the poor conditions to make the most of our money. Culebra does not have a maintained path and with poor visibility I was glad that the summit was relatively easy to find.
On our way down there was finally a small window in the clouds and we got to see what looked like Ireland
A few things we learned were
- don't open the gate and enter the property even if the gate is unlocked
- make sure you are there at 6 am
- the people at Cielo Vista Ranch are very hard to get ahold of
- if you weren't able to make a reservation (like me because they were all sold out) it might be a good idea to show up with cash, a smile, and a filled out and signed waver.
I really hope I get to do this mountain again because it was quite beautiful, I think 😁
Happy climbing!
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