I successfully climbed Pike's Peak by reading the following 12 books:

2. The Internet is a Playground | David Thorne
3. Exit Wounds | John Cantwell
4. Chasing Odysseus | S.D. Gentill
5. Alex Cross's Trial | James Patterson
6. The Drawing of the Three | Stephen King
7. Prophecy | S.J. Parris
8. O, Juliet | Robin Maxwell
9. Cloudstreet | Tim Winton
10. Oliver Twist | Charles Dickens
11. 11.22.63 | Stephen King
12. Written On The Skin: An Australian Forensic Casebook | Liz Porter
This challenge was so successful that my to-be-read (TBR) pile is now nicely under control. The minimum challenge for 2014 is 12 books, and given I don't have that many on my shelf right now, I won't be participating in this challenge again next year.
It certainly doesn't mean you can't though, just click here for the details, and I may re-join everyone in 2015.
Carpe Librum!