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UPDATE: Search Resumes for Hiker Missing in Snow and Ice Conditions Since 5th October on Longs Peak, CO

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UPDATE: 10/12/2018 – 0230 PST – A social media post has confirmed that SAR teams have resumed their mission to find missing hiker Ryan Albert. We are hoping for a positive outcome and will keep you updated. UPDATE: 10/11/2018 – 0600 PST The Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue team have suspended search operations today for a missing hiker Ryan Albert, 30 […]
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Woman in Wheelchair Conquers 14er Thanks to Non-Profit Organization

Courtesy of Shaun Lee and CBS: https://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/09/18/woman-mt-bierstadt-no-barriers/

Earlier this month, the non-profit organization, “No Barriers” helped Nerissa Cannon summit a 14,000-foot mountain. Cannon is a woman from Utah is progressively losing her balance and the motor control of her legs. Colorado is infamous for its difficult 14er’s and it’s a huge accomplishment for anyone to summit, but Cannon did it in a wheelchair. Twenty-seven people from all different […]
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Aspen, CO Officials Asking for the Return of Stolen ‘Deadly Bells’ Warning Sign

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Aspen-Sopris District Rangers are asking the public for help in finding the iconic “Deadly Bells” warning sign that was stolen last summer. A thief was able to unbolt a metal post and make off with the sign that once stood near Maroon Lake and the trailhead that is the gateway to the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness area. “Someone obviously removed it and […]
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Texan Couple Require 13-Hour Rescue from 14er Quandary Peak, CO as they Weren’t Prepared for Changing Weather

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The Summit County Rescue Group, Colorado saved two stranded hikers on Quandary Peak with an effort that took more than 13 hours and involved 18 rescuers, starting Friday afternoon and continuing into early Saturday morning. A 26-year-old woman and 31-year-old man, both from Texas, were reportedly planning on hiking Quandary Peak’s most traveled route, the East Ridge Trail, on Friday […]
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Solo Mountain Climber Missing After Attempting Five 14,000-Foot Peaks in One Day in California

Thomas “Tom” Fennessy was last seen on Wednesday, August 9th leaving camp to solo climb five 14,000-foot peaks in one day in the Palisade Glacier area of California – the most alpine region of CA. Tom’s plan was to solo climb 14,009′ Thunderbolt Peak and then traverse to 14,159′ Mount Sill climbing five 14,000-foot peaks along the way in one push: […]
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Climber Dies in Fall on 14,200′ Starlight Peak, CA Yesterday | 7th Climbing Death on USA 14er This Year

Yesterday, a male mountain climber from Durango, CO died after his rappelling system became detached from the mountain on 14,200′ Starlight Peak, CA.  His female climbing partner miraculously survived due to the rope/system becoming tangled on a rock.  She then survived 26 hours waiting on a rock ledge waiting to be rescued.  This accident occurred on “The X” climbing route […]
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Climber Falls Off “Knife’s Edge” & Dies on 14,000-Foot Capital Peak, CO Yesterday | 5th Death on Colorado’s 14ers This Year

A climber fell to his death from the iconic “Knife’s Edge” on 14,137′ Capital Peak, CO on Sunday, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office. His body was unable to be recovered by search and rescue crews yesterday. The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office reports that it was contacted by a hiker who saw the climber fall from “Kinfe Edge” at 8:20am. […]
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