Tag: climbing
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Colorado’s 14er base camps: Where to climb and spoil yourself afterward
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Snow has melted from Colorado’s high country. Consider it nature’s invitation to climb. The state’s tallest summits await. So many to do. So little time. The most avid climber needs a base camp, a place…
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Alt-rock: Why some jam to the less-traveled, extreme sides of Colorado 14ers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the 1990s, Andrew Hamilton was guiding river trips and in his spare time scaling Colorado’s highest peaks when he came by a book. It was the first edition of “Colorado’s Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs,” by legendary mountaineer Gerry Roach. Like many others who…
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10-year-old Colorado girl scales Yosemite’s famed El Capitan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SAN FRANCISCO — A 10-year-old Colorado girl has scaled Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, taking five days to reach the top of the iconic rock formation. Selah Schneiter of Glenwood Springs completed the challenging 3,000-foot (910 meters) climb last week with the help of her…
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Man climbs 10 Colorado 14ers in 1 day, sets world record
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Michigan man has set a new world record, climbing ten 14ers in Colorado, in one day. “For the one day record Colorado is really the only place,” said Josh Sanders when asked why he decided to climb ten mountains here. Sanders began at the…
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Firefighters rescue climber near Garden of the Gods
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 25-year-old man was seriously injured Wednesday when he fell as much as 60 feet while climbing rock formations north of Garden of the Gods. The fall was reported just after 9 a.m. near Glen Eyrie in the 3800 block of North 30th Street. The…
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Climbers smash El Capitan’s climb record, scaling 3,000 ft in less than 2 hours
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LOS ANGELES — Two of the world’s best rock climbers coped with frightening falls and the deaths of two fellow climbers on the same rock in a month-long quest to shatter a mythical record in Yosemite National Park. Tenacity paid off Wednesday as Alex Honnold…
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Epic adventure and gear to be had in Mountain Chalet competition
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For Mountain Chalet’s 50th year as Colorado Springs’ adventure hub, owners Jim and Elaine Smith could think of no better way to celebrate: They would make a checklist of their favorite to-dos across Colorado, including…
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In 50th year, Mountain Chalet holding on to roots in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s a typical lunch hour at Mountain Chalet, which means Jim and Elaine Smith are greeting gear-seeking customers, renting out skis, fitting snowshoes, answering questions, and munching on popcorn when they can. “There’s always something…
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Aspen climbing fatality identified
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ASPEN — A climber who died while bouldering near Aspen has been identified as 41-year-old Travis Boyle of Union, Kentucky. Authorities say Boyle was bouldering on Christiana Peak near Aspen and fell about 200 feet…
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ID released of man who died in Colorado rock-climbing fall; climbing death also reported in Pitkin County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BOULDER — A 22-year-old from New York has been identified as the man who died after falling while rock climbing in Colorado. Officials and family members say Angus Moloney was found dead Sunday morning below…