{"id":31,"date":"2014-06-15T13:46:33","date_gmt":"2014-06-15T19:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewhamilton.com\/14ers\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2014-08-17T03:01:29","modified_gmt":"2014-08-17T09:01:29","slug":"the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/andrewhamilton.com\/14ers\/?page_id=31","title":{"rendered":"The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is something entirely selfish about an endeavor like the 14er record.\u00a0 It is not\u00a0just leaving the family for so long, but having other friends willing to put their lives on hold to help out.\u00a0\u00a0 The support crew job is very difficult, and they will be suffering sleep deprivation challenges of their own.\u00a0 I will do my best to stay on schedule and keep them happy and motivated!<\/p>\n

Thanks very much to my crew!<\/p>\n

James Sims<\/strong>.\u00a0 In honor of Teddy’s “No Muling” rule I wanted to name James “The Mule”, because of\u00a0his ability to carry huge loads while hiking.\u00a0 For some reason he doesn’t like the title.\u00a0 I am leaning heavily on James for this record attempt.\u00a0 He is the only person who will be around for the entire attempt.\u00a0 Without him a key part of my strategy, the dirt bike, would not be possible.\u00a0 He is so fast that it kind of seems like I should be supporting him instead.<\/p>\n

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Here is James carrying my pack, Andrea’s pack, his pack, Calvin’s pack, and Axel on the climb from Navajo Basin to ROA Saddle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brenda Siracusan<\/strong> (my mom).\u00a0 My mom has been a part of all of my record attempts.\u00a0 She is the one person who is always willing to rub out my nasty feet, and will be driving the Eurovan that I will try to sleep in while between trailheads.<\/p>\n

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Andrea Sansone<\/strong>.\u00a0 We met Andrea on the top of South Maroon in 2012, and she has been a great family friend ever since.\u00a0\u00a0 She will be around for about half of the time in Colorado and will be helping out wherever possible, especially with keeping Calvin and Axel happy.\u00a0 She is also supposed to help out in keeping this website updated!<\/p>\n

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Andrea on the Little Bear – Blanca traverse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kim Siedlacek<\/strong>.\u00a0 We also met Kim on top of South Maroon, and like Andrea she has become one of our best friends.\u00a0 She will be helping out for\u00a0a few\u00a0days as well, and will hopefully finish her last 14er (Culebra) while I am trying to set the record.\u00a0 To give me options, I paid for two separate days on Culebra, and she will hopefully get to use the ticket for the day that I do not go.<\/p>\n

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Kim with Holy Cross in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Will Robnett.\u00a0 <\/strong>I did not even meet Will until the end of day 1.\u00a0 He is a friend of Kim who lives in Vail.\u00a0 He offered to stay on and help for the entire attempt.\u00a0 His duties included taking the kids fishing, hiking with me on Pyramid and Holy Cross, and searching for James when James disappeared into the Maroon-Bells Wilderness.<\/p>\n

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Calvin Hamilton<\/strong> (my oldest son).\u00a0 Calvin has almost finished climbing all of the 14ers twice, completing them for the first time at age 8<\/a>.\u00a0 His main job is to not torture his little brother.<\/p>\n

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Those of you who know Calvin know how crazy it is to see him in a suit!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Axel Hamilton<\/strong> (my second oldest son).\u00a0 One of the youngest to climb Colorado’s 14ers <\/a>(he finished at age 6), Axel’s job will be to try refrain from his annoying antics and to not talk too much!<\/p>\n

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Axel the beer salesman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Oops, almost forgot \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 The one person that is really making this possible!\u00a0 My wife Natalie Hamilton<\/strong>.\u00a0 She is going to be working crazy hours, taking care of the kids at home, and helping to update the website.\u00a0 She might also be able to come and visit with Luke and Scarlett\u00a0during the later days in Colorado.<\/p>\n

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There is something entirely selfish about an endeavor like the 14er record.\u00a0 It is not\u00a0just leaving the family for so long, but having other friends willing to put their lives on hold to help out.\u00a0\u00a0 The support crew job is very difficult, and they will be suffering sleep deprivation challenges of their own.\u00a0 I will … <\/p>\n

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