Do they use climbing gear to get to the top?
Several years ago, I read an article -- something like "Assault on Mt. Sunflower -- written by a Denver mountainclimbing club.
It is described in minute detail how they roped theselves together and attempted a circular route on the summit, employing every mountain climbing tool known to man. Their biggest problem, however, was moving the base camp from time-to-time -- because that's where they kept all the beer.