Tag: Hiking
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7 ‘staircase hikes’ around Colorado that are sure to test your endurance
It’s time to get those leg muscles back in shape for peak hiking season in Colorado and one of the best ways to do so may be climbing stairs. Obviously, there are plenty of gyms around the state that feature stair-climbing equipment, but it’s still hard to beat training outside. Looking to take your stair-climbing…
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Guides poisoning Everest climbers? Insurance scam allegedly taking place on world’s tallest peak
A story that’s made international headlines in recent days involved the accusation that dozens of guides on Mount Everest have been ‘poisoning’ foreign climbers as part of an insurance scam. Per reporting from The Hill, Nepal Police’s Central Investigation Bureau reportedly uncovered $20 million involved in the insurance fraud scheme in 2018 and has recently…
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Eleven Mile State Park: A guide to exploring this aquatic hotspot that offers fishing, boating, and more
Eleven Mile State Park is known for its excellent fishing, so much so that it’s famous among the state’s anglers. Visitors can reel in a variety of aquatic species, including rainbow, brown, cutthroat, kokanee or pike. The park also includes about five miles of scenic hiking and biking trails. History of the park: According to…
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Happy Trails: Honoring the colorful beauty of Palmer Park in Colorado Springs
In a quiet nook of Palmer Park, a sign recalls Edna Mae Bennett’s “inviting love for the out-of-doors.” Yes, just as she loved this park of colorful bluffs near the heart of Colorado Springs, she loved sharing it, inviting others to it. Hence the school program she hosted here, according to the sign posted by…
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Hiker finds human skeletal remains in remote part of Colorado
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched an investigation after a hiker found human remains while in the Sangre De Cristo Ranches area near Costilla County’s Bruce Road. According to a press release related to the matter, the hiker stumbled on the find on March 24 and immediately called the Costilla County Sheriff’s Office,…
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Is unsolicited advice warranted when someone seems to be making a ‘big mistake’ on the trail?
The outdoor recreation space offers plenty of opportunity for adventure and it’s filled with no shortage of stunning scenes – but with it comes plenty of risk, too. There tends to be a bit of a learning curve when it comes to safety and regardless of experience level, mistakes and mishaps can occur – many…
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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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Major Front Range trails set to be closed this Saturday due to extreme weather conditions
Believe it or not, it’s estimated that close to 85 percent of all wildland fires are human-caused. It’s likely that this bitter truth, coupled with other weather hazards that will exist, is behind a major trail and open space shutdown that’s taking place in Boulder County this weekend. Per a press release from Boulder County,…