Tag: Adaman Club
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Fireworks will be launched from 14,115-foot Colorado peak to celebrate new year
Those in Colorado Springs will want to be sure they look to the sky come midnight on New Year’s Eve to spot a spectacle like no other – fireworks exploding above Pikes Peak. The 103rd rendition of a New Year classic, the AdAmAn Club will be headed to the mountain’s 14,115-foot summit under winter conditions,…
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Remembering Luke: New Year’s Eve fireworks on Pikes Peak will honor AdAmAn’s first posthumous member
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save He was a boy set on his father’s adventures, 8 years old and eager to tag along for a steep, rugged, off-trail trek to lakes high in Colorado’s wilderness. “A brutal hike, huge,” Lance Stark recalls. He tried explaining this to little Luke. This was…
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Beyond Barr: Hidden trails and destinations away from Pikes Peak’s main route
This weekend, runners from around the world will take to Barr Trail in a tradition turning 68 years old. The Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon calls athletes back to the most famous trail on America’s most famous mountain — only one long tradition to go with the AdAmAn Club’s New Year’s Eve climb and countless,…
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AdAmAn Club begins annual new year’s ascent for 100th anniversary celebration
Cindy Bowles moved to Colorado Springs in 1994, and remembers her first New Year’s Eve in Colorado fondly. She had no idea, however, how much it would truly become a part of her life. Like many in Colorado Springs, Bowles rang in the new year enjoying the AdAmAn Club’s annual fireworks show displayed above the…
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Historic structure of Pikes Peak set for renovations
A historic landmark of Pikes Peak is getting a makeover. Over the weekends of Aug. 20 and Aug. 27, Colorado Mountain Club organizers and volunteers are scheduled to restore the nearly 60-year-old structure simply known as the A-frame. Revamped Foothills trail reopens to public at Garden of the Gods Work is long overdue, said Dean…
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New Year’s Eve fireworks on Pikes Peak come on AdAmAn Club’s 100th trek up the mountain
The weather conditions at the summit of Pikes Peak are expected to be dismal on New Year’s Eve, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are expected to approach -8 degrees, with moderate snow up to 2.8 inches with winds reaching 25 mph. None of this matters to the 34 men and women of the…
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First woman in 10 years joins AdAmAn Club, set to lead New Year’s Eve trek up Pikes Peak
Early this month at Colorado Springs’ downtown Christmas parade, Priscilla Clayton marched in front of a merry band of gentlemen, waving as she held the AdAmAn Club banner. She waved to her family in the crowd, including her father-in-law, who clapped and leaned over to the stranger next to him. “That’s my daughter-in-law!” The man…
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As Pikes Peak’s AdAmAn Club turns 100, an eye toward diversity
When she thinks about the AdAmAn Club, Patricia Cameron sighs and looks down at her right hand, at the tattoo of her beloved mountain. “I climb Pikes Peak,” she says. “There are plenty of people of color and women you can find.” But you’ll find few to none in the historic group synonymous with America’s…
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New Year’s Eve fireworks atop Pikes Peak: What to know
The AdAmAn club will make its 99th trek to the top of Pikes Peak on Dec. 31 for New Year’s Eve fireworks. Here’s what to expect with the fireworks show as we ring in 2021 around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. – Ten AdAmAn members and guests are expected make the trip up…