Evan Gill: First African American to Summit Coloradoโs 14ers Evan Gill hopes to be the first African American to summit all 58 of Coloradoโs 14ers. A 14er is a mountain over 14,000 feet high. In 1995, an African American man named Michael Washington summited all 53 of the known 14ers in Colorado at the time. However, as mountain measuring techniques have improved, the number of verified 14ers in Colorado [โฆ] Climbing Lynn Barlow | October 12, 2020 3 Comments