Pfiffner Traverse | 80-mile Colorado High Route along the Continental Divide

We completed Andrew Skurka's Pfiffner Traverse in August 2025. It was a very challenging 80-mile high route through the Front Range in Colorado. Much of the route follows the Continental Divide. The route begins at Milner Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park and also passes through the Indian Peaks and James Peak wilderness areas, ending at Berthoud Pass. It also includes an interesting historical stop at Rollins Pass, which has remnants of an old train station and an ancient North American hunting blind.

We completed the route in six days. We mostly followed the official route with one notable exception: we bypassed Paiute Pass and the Northeast Gully due to concerns about the weather.

This video is Part 1 of 2! After we finished the hike, we biked 70 miles back to our starting point. Check out Part 2 here:
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And read a detailed description of our trip here:
https://nicelittleadventures.com/pfif...

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00:00 — Intro
00:18 — Day 1: Milner Pass to Onahu Creek
03:22 — Day 2: Onahu Creek to Upper North Inlet
06:19 — Day 3: Upper North Inlet to Island Lake
11:03 — Day 4: Island Lake to Caribou Lake
14:29 — Day 5: Caribou Lake to Riflesight Notch
18:43 — Rollins Pass Native American hunting blind
20:09 — Day 6: Riflesight Notch to Berthoud Pass

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Music used in this video:
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Aurora by Magiksolo (https://pixabay.com/music/beats-auror...)
Breath Of Air by Magiksolo (https://pixabay.com/music/beats-breat...)
Excavation by Grand_Project (https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-exca...)
Calm Documentaries Ambient Piano by The_Mountain (https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-...)
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Minimal Inspiring Ambient_Deep Sea by ComaStudio (https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-mini...)
Refresher by Dyalla (YouTube Audio Library)
Everyone Needs Style by kaazoom (https://pixabay.com/music/traditional...)

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