Tag: Climbing
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Climber was left stranded on 4×4 ledge after partner fell 500 feet to death in Colorado
Additional details have been released related to a New Year’s Eve mountain climbing accident that occurred in Colorado resulting in the death of 52-year-old Shafiq Noorani of Aurora. According to a January 7 update from the Alpine Rescue Team, Noorani fell more than 500 feet from the northeast face of The Citadel on December 31,…
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Female climber injured in popular Colorado state park from 30-foot drop
On Sunday at approximately 2:41 p.m., the Boulder County Communication Center (BCCC) received a report of a fallen climber with a head injury inside Eldorado Canyon State Park southwest of Boulder. According to the BCCC, a 44-year-old female climber on the White Lightning route experienced a fall of approximately 30 feet to the ground after…
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CPR resuscitates 69-year-old climber after 70-foot fall in Eldorado Canyon State Park
A 69-year-old man fell 70 feet on Sunday while climbing in Eldorado Canyon State Park (ECSP) southwest of Boulder, Colorado. At approximately 2:19 p.m., the Boulder County Communication Center received a report of a fallen climber who was unconscious within the state park and needed medical assistance, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. The…
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Ice climb amid glowing frozen waterfalls at this Colorado spot
The popular Friday Night Ice ice climbing event is set to return to Colorado this winter, and if you’re looking to stick some picks into the wall on a budget in a more approachable environment, there’s perhaps no better deal in the Centennial State. Hosted by Front Range Climbing Company on a top-roped human-built ice…
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Not Tom Cruise or window washers; these DTC high-rise ropers raise money for cancer nonprofit
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Near the bustling Denver Tech Center stretch of I-25, about 120 people — and the Nuggets’ mascot — are rappelling a 19-story hotel in the Denver Tech Center this week. Put on by Over the Edge, an…
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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
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 had grown up in the state, Hamilton was familiar with…
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Colorado 14er reopens through waiver requirement
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 post Tuesday. The post included a link to the website, mountlindseywaiver.com, where the waiver can be electronically signed and kept before one embarks to the privately…
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Rock climbers in Colorado and beyond celebrate shift away from wilderness scrutiny
Rock climbers in Colorado and beyond are marking a victory in what’s been called “a war on wilderness climbing.” That’s how Boulder-based Access Fund described the situation in early 2023, around the time the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service proposed a new policy regarding fixed anchors on crags across federal lands. Fixed anchors —…
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Rock climbers rescued from Eldorado Canyon State Park in Boulder
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Two rock climbers were rescued in Eldorado Canyon State Park south of Boulder on Saturday evening after becoming stuck. Boulder County rescue crews were called just before 8 p.m. by two climbers who were stuck on the top pitch of the T-2 climb located on Tower Two of the Redgarden Wall. The 22-year-old and 20-year-old…