Tag: Fourteeners
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Person falls 200 feet down ice field near summit of Colorado’s tallest peak
Summer hiking season might be right around the corner, but don’t head to Colorado’s tallest peaks expecting a lack of ice and snow quite yet. A recent rescue that took place on the state’s highest peak shows that wintery conditions continue to linger. According to Lake County Search and Rescue, their team was called into…
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Sometimes fatal and often-overlooked risk behind rescue of three hikers on 14,272-foot Colorado peak
Summer hiking season is almost here and Coloradans and visitors, alike, will undoubtedly set sights on reaching some of the state’s 14,000-foot summits en masse. A recent rescue that took place on what’s often considered to be one of the ‘easiest’ fourteeners to scale in the Centennial State highlights a key risk that should never…
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It’s still illegal to reach 14er summit despite Forest Service’s recent land acquisition on peak
Most Coloradans who are out there hiking the state’s 14,000-foot peaks are probably well-aware of the DeCaLiBron loop, which travelers along peaks Mount Democrat, Mount Cameron, Mount Lincoln, and Mount Bross. In recent years, this 7.5-mile hike has attracted between 15,000 to 20,000 annual climbers, with a key draw being that despite its relatively short…
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Climber calls for help at 12:30 a.m. from dangerous route on notorious 14,138-foot Colorado peak
A mountain climber in Colorado was recently rescued after running into winter weather-related issues on a difficult route on what’s perhaps the state’s most notorious 14,000-foot peak. According to a report from Mountain Rescue Aspen, their team received an SOS signal from an Apple device at about 12:30 a.m. on March 18. The call for…
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Unexpected issue leads to overnight rescue on 14,075-foot Colorado peak
While most of Colorado’s fourteener climbers are eagerly waiting for summer months to hit, some of the state’s high elevation hikers are already out there and hitting the trail. Granted, hiking amid winter conditions does mean more risk – often in unexpected ways, as was put on display in a recent rescue that unfolded on…
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Gear failure at 12,500 feet leaves juvenile hiker stranded in dangerous backcountry terrain
A recent search and rescue mission that took place along an alternate route that travels to the top of one of Colorado’s most popular fourteeners highlights how a failure of gear can put a hiker in dire straits. According to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, a juvenile hiker set out to summit 13,433-foot Grizzly Peak…
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Officials discuss renaming two 14,000-foot peaks that climb high in Colorado
On January 27, Colorado’s Geographic Naming Advisory Board’s meeting agenda including the discussion of renaming two well-known 14,000-foot peaks – 14,259-foot Longs Peak and 14,058-foot Handies Peak. Found among 51 geographical features on the board’s ‘action list‘ of pending requests was also the topic of naming or renaming other prominent points around the two aforementioned…
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The allure of climbing a Colorado peak that’s claimed more than 70 lives
While Colorado is filled with mountain peaks, one in particular seems to have captured the widespread allure of sightseers and adventurers, alike – 14,259-foot Longs Peak. The only mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park that reaches an elevation of more than 14,000 feet above sea level, Longs Peak is known for its beauty, but its…
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Iconic road up Colorado 14er will be closed this summer
One of Colorado’s most iconic roads will be closed this summer. Officials announced closing Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway last fall to reconstruct an upper stretch of North America’s highest paved road. From the U.S. Forest Service’s entrance station by Echo Lake to the summit above 14,000 feet, the road will be barred to drivers,…
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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…