Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostSeniors are spray painting freshmen's helmets at Intramural field. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostColorado School of Mines freshman Emily Phaneuf, 19, holds a rock. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAfter the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostSchool of Mines freshman are gathering at Intramural field. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostSchool of Mines freshman are gathering at Intramural field. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostSchool of Mines freshman are gathering at Intramural field. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostSchool of Mines freshman are leaving Intramural field to climb Mt. Zion. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostColorado School of Mines seniors welcome the freshman with the water. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostColorado School of Mine's freshman are climbing hill of Mt. Zion. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostGOLDEN, CO - AUGUST 17: From left, School of Mines seniors Nathan Vermeer, Adam Marcinkonski and Will Hayne welcome freshman on the hill of Mt. Zion. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostColorado School of Mine's freshman are climbing hill of Mt. Zion. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostColorado School of Mine's seniors, front, are welcoming the freshman at the hill of Mt. Zion. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostKeith Danielson, 18, left, and School of Mines freshman are climbing hill of Mt. Zion. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostSchool of Mines Freshman are having break. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostColorado School of Mine's freshman are climbing hill of Mt. Zion. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostFreshman move barrels to top of the hill. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostSchool of Mines freshman carry backets of paints at the hill of Mt. Zion. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAfter the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAfter the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAfter the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAfter the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAfter the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAfter the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAfter the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostSulaiman Alhumaid, 19, and School of Mines Freshman painted rocks. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
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Seniors are spray painting freshmen's helmets at Intramural field. After the incoming freshman class at the Colorado School of Mines each carried a 10-pound boulder 1,225 feet up Mt. Zion in Golden to whitewash and add to the hundred-foot 'M', not a lot of the rocks got painted, but plenty of the estimated 1,380 freshmen did.
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By Hyoung Chang | hchang@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Getting your player ready...
It’s a tradition at the Colorado School of Mines for the incoming freshman class to carry a 10-pound rock from their hometown up 1,255 vertical feet, whitewash the rock and add it to the mountain M on Mt. Zion, in Golden. This year’s freshman class, 1,380 students, marked the largest in Mines history.