On Top of the World (well, Colorado, at least)

Twelve Campion students summited the highest mountain in Colorado this weekend. At 14,433 feet, Mt. Elbert presented a tough challenge for some. Coming from sea-level, Emily Scholar noticed that it was harder to breathe the higher she climbed. But that didn't stop her or the others from achieving their goal--seeing for miles under a blue sky that seems only a few feet higher than you can reach. Cheyenne Martinez had a hard time convincing her grandma that she was actually going to climb a 14,000 ft peak, let alone camp in the wilderness. "It's hard to believe we actually climbed that!" she said, looking back at the mountain on the drive home. Now she can convince herself, too. The pictures prove it; everyone made it to the top.