Tag: Climbing
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Colorado town to love in summer: Estes Park
When outsiders think Colorado, many think Estes Park. It’s the iconic gateway to the state’s crown jewel, Rocky Mountain National Park. Memories are made in that natural paradise, as they are in the town that is something of an equivalent when it comes to man-made attractions. They are indeed as endless as the view from…
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Life on the high line: Inside the rising thrill across Colorado’s outdoors
Last year, high in a canyon near Colorado Springs, Brett Price finally showed his mom what he’d been up to. A 1-inch-thick line was strung between cliff sides. Price walked across it, nothing but air above and 100 feet below. One trip, and that was enough for Mom. Her son was attached to a harness…
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Joining the Colorado 14er craze this summer? Here’s where to start
Colorado’s prime fourteener season is still at least a few weeks away — snow clings to much of the high country — but controversy already simmers. For all of May, the popular trip known as DeCaLiBron is off-limits. Citing liability concerns, the landowner closed property on mounts Lincoln and Democrat, two along the trail covering…
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Glenwood Springs makes outdoor gear accessible to all
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Glenwood Springs area residents who might not be able to afford outdoor recreation now have a chance to jump into the action with the creation of the Glenwood Springs Gear Library. The library provides free,…
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LIFE | For the love of climbing
Rare brain disease meant a much different climb for these twin sisters in Colorado Springs. (Video by Katie Klann and Skyler Ballard)
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Rock climber rescued after falling 40 feet in Eldorado Canyon State Park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 24-year-old rock climber was rescued Sunday after he fell 40 feet in Eldorado Canyon State Park, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said. Rescue crews helped evacuate the Louisville climber after he fell shortly before noon. He was brought to the hospital with injuries that…
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New Pikes Peak guidebook features lesser-known sectors of America’s Mountain
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Stewart Green, Colorado Springs’ prolific guidebook writer, hasn’t been traveling as he normally would for various research. “So I decided, ‘You know, I should finish that book on Pikes Peak,’” he said. The result is his self-published “Climbing Pikes Peak,” which…
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Climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell add to legendary resumes in Colorado mountains
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Renowned climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell teamed up this month for an amazing feat in the Colorado mountains. Over the course of 36 hours, the duo completed what Caldwell dubbed the “Continental Divide Ultimate…
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Climber dies after fall in northern Colorado canyon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a Minnesota man died after a fall while climbing in a canyon in northern Colorado. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports the man, whose name and hometown have not been…
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Climber hospitalized after unroped fall in Boulder area
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save According to a press release from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, a climber fell an estimated 20 to 30 feet on March 6 in Gregory Canyon. The climber was bouldering at the time, a style…