In 1929, Texan Bill Williams pushed a peanut to the summit with his nose. He wore out 12 pairs of gloves, 3 pair of shoes and 150 peanuts during the 21 day feat.
It took only two hours and 29 minutes for Tracy Fisher and friends to push a piano from Glen Cove to the summit. On May 29, 1995 they braved mud, wind and freezing temperatures to get the 550 pound, $10,000 Steinway piano up the peak. The folks from A-1 Piano Movers raised money for the Colorado Springs Symphony with the stunt.
A fantastic fund-raiser to purchase a new computer equipment for a local school took place on September 30, 1995. Four students and two administrators from Palmer High School dribbled basketballs and soccer balls up the long, winding road. The crew successfully reached the windy summit ten hours after leaving the toll gate.
HM Number | HMUU7 |
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Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 2:54am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13S E 493661 N 4302970 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.87556667, -105.07306667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 52.534', W 105° 4.384' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 52' 32.04" N, 105° 4' 23.04" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 719, 303 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 219-299 Pikes Peak Toll Rd, Woodland Park CO 80863, US |
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