Aspen, CO Officials Asking for the Return of Stolen ‘Deadly Bells’ Warning Sign 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 […] Climbing CragBrains | September 12, 2018 0 Comments
Strangers Carry Injured Hiker 3-Miles Down 14er Grays Peak, Colorado A group of 9 Coloradan strangers rescued a woman from the 14er Grays Peak after she tore her ACL and meniscus and knew that there was no way that she could get down on her own. “I heard that snap, and I mean it is a snap you’ll never forget. I just went down. I collapsed,” she said. Bev Wedelstedt was […] Steven Agar | September 5, 2018 0 Comments
Texan Couple Require 13-Hour Rescue from 14er Quandary Peak, CO as they Weren’t Prepared for Changing Weather 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 […] Climbing CragBrains | August 6, 2018 0 Comments
2 Mountain Goats Murdered With Pistol at Point Blank Range Near Summit of 14,265′ Quandary Peak, CO 2 mountain goats were shot and killed at point blank range and found dead on July 3rd, 2018 on the Quandary Peak Trail just half a mile from the summit of 14,000′ Quandary Peak, CO. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking for the public’s help in gaining any information related to the killing of these two goats. “On July 3 at […] Climbing CragBrains | July 7, 2018 1 Comment
Warning Posted About Capitol Peak, CO in Hope of Preventing Repeat of Last Year’s Fatalities Following a number of fatalities on Colorado’s Capitol Peak last year, climber Brad McQueen gives us a warning ahead of this summer season – there is no shortcut down Capitol Peak. It was a bit sobering being up on Capitol today given how things went up there last summer. I photographed what I think is the spot that provided temptation to […] Climbing CragBrains | June 7, 2018 0 Comments
Man Found After Missing Three Nights on Colorado 14K Foot Peak The man missing on Missouri Peak since Saturday has been found today. Shuei Kato,36, was found at about noon on Tuesday, October 10, about five miles from the 14,000-foot summit of Missouri Peak in the Sawatch Range in Colorado. Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze said, Kato had built a fire, and “is fine, he is in great shape, no physical […] Industry News LadyBrains | October 10, 2017 0 Comments
5th Climber Fatality on 14,000′ Capitol Peak, CO This Year Today | 700-Foot Fall A 21-year-old mountain climber died on 14,000-foot Capitol Peak, CO today. This was the 5th climber to die on Capitol Peak this year and the 9th person to die on a Colorado 14er this year. It appears these two climbing partners had a dispute about how to descend the mountain after summiting. Bodies of Couple from Aspen Found on 14,000′ […] Climbing CragBrains | August 27, 2017 1 Comment
Injured Climber Spends Night Out & Is Rescued From 14,000′ Maroon Peak, CO Over Weekend A climber was injured and rescued on 14,136′ Maroon Peak in Colorado on Friday. The climber spent the night out before rescuers could reach him the next morning. He was rescued by helicopter. 8 people have died on Colorado’s 14ers this year. Bodies of Couple from Aspen Found on 14,000′ Capitol Peak, CO | 3rd & 4th Deaths on Capitol […] Climbing CragBrains | August 27, 2017 1 Comment
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