As dark, ominous clouds drifted over Quandary Peak early Wednesday afternoon, Denver residents Justin Burt, Wilder Ripley and Eli Amparan sauntered back to the parking lot after summiting the ...
DENVER (WSVN) — A very good boy is being praised for conquering Colorado’s toughest mountain mission. For Denver, Colorado resident Jonathan Sperlazza, calm autumn days are a nice break after a summer ...
Lightning danced on the Front Range Peaks Wednesday afternoon. It’s a sight veteran climber and the Executive Director of the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, Lloyd Athearn, is familiar with. “I’ve ...
Despite Aspen’s global fame, the local stock of 14ers draws fewer recreationists to their slopes than the rest of the state. The Elk Mountain Range’s 14,000-foot peaks — which include Castle, Maroon, ...
Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks saw a slight increase in foot traffic for the first time since the pandemic drove record-high visitation to the mountains, according to hiker use estimates published this ...
1. What kind of shape do I need to be in to climb a 14er? Ideally? You can run a 5K. But if you’re at a good weight, regular physical activity may be enough, from a couple softball games a week to a ...
Legal access is returning to a 14,000-foot peak in Colorado. Mount Lindsey is reopening to individuals through an online waiver, which Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CFI) announced in a Facebook ...
Dig climbing Colorado’s storied 14,000-foot peaks? You aren’t alone: 500,000 people attempt to bag one of our 58 high-country monarchs every year. But those mountains just don’t take care of ...