Tag: Hiking
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Cheyenne Mountain’s Dixon Trail: Not to be overlooked, nor underestimated
The sun rose and cast the hulking, granite face of Cheyenne Mountain in a golden light ー golden, like a prize to be earned. Here at the trailhead, I was familiar with the task at hand. I was familiar with Dixon Trail’s demands. This is the trail climbing up Colorado Springs’ second-most storied mountain, the…
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High-rise towers once in plans for stunning Colorado park with past lives as landfill and quarry
While human activity on the land that’s now Colorado Springs’ popular Red Rock Canyon Open Space is believed to date back 9,000 years, this chunk of nature has lived many lives since – including that of a quarry, a garbage dump, and the home of long-lost dreams that involved the creation of a sprawling resort…
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Hiker missing overnight in area of state park found walking along I-25
A hiker was missing overnight in the area of Fishers Peak State Park after splitting ways with their hiking group. According to a press release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, CPW personnel along with local first responders launched a search effort in the area of Fishers Peak State Park near Trinidad on Thursday night (March…
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Is this 0.9-mile Colorado hike really the ‘most difficult’ in the United States?
I’d venture to guess that 90% of the people clicking into this article knew exactly what hike this piece was about prior to diving in. That’s how notable and recognizable the Manitou Incline is – both in Colorado and nationwide. Climbing about 2,000 feet up a Colorado Springs-area mountainside found among the foothills of Pikes…
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Hiker discovers human remains a few miles east of I-25 in Colorado
Per a February 25 report, a hiker found human remains about five miles northeast of Castle Rock, prompting a response from law enforcement investigators and search and rescue crews. The remains were found in the area of Crowfoot Valley Road and Pradera Parkway. Mapping from AllTrails doesn’t show any established trails in this area, though…
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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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Overnight rescue saves hiker injured near treeline on 14,115-foot Colorado peak
Amid a busy weekend, El Paso County Search and Rescue was called to 14,115-foot Pikes Peak for an overnight rescue involving a stranded hiker. According to the organization, the hiker was stranded near treeline, with treeline on the mountain located at about 11,500 to 11,800 feet. Per a report from Arapahoe Rescue Patrol – another…
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Longs Peak climbers become incapacitated at 14,000 feet during winter push to summit
A rescue took place on Colorado’s 14,259-foot Longs Peak last Friday, highlighting how winter risks are still present in the state’s backcountry despite the general lack of typical snowpack. According to a press release from Rocky Mountain National Park, two male climbers age 47 and 50 requested assistance after becoming incapacitated while climbing Longs Peak’s…
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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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Night hiker lost on 14,271-foot peak flees trail and loses shoe after rescue arrives
Colorado’s snowpack might be low, but that doesn’t mean dangerous winter conditions won’t be present in backcountry terrain – and it especially doesn’t mean that now is the time to bag a summit of a 14,000-foot peak without the right gear or preparation. A recent rescue mission out of Summit County puts multiple winter hiking…