Chris Davenport’s Top 5 Tips for Backcountry Skiing Brought to you by Peak Skis and Scarpa North America Spring is officially here, and ski season is almost over, right? Wrong! April and May can be the best months of the year to head into the backcountry. The weather is warm, the days are long, terrain is filled in, and the avalanche hazard is more manageable. Whether you’re a […] Backcountry Mike Lavery | March 29, 2023 0 Comments
Reservations Required? New Parking Reservation System Implemented at One of Colorado’s Most Popular 14ers Quandary Peak in Summit County, Colorado is no stranger to its share of recreational visitors. Only hours from the Front Range at an elevation of 14,265 ft. and with relatively easy access to the summit, Quandary Peak is one of Colorado’s most crowded 14er. The Peak averaged almost 50,000 hikers annually, that was, until a new reservation pilot program was […] Industry News Ryan Kime | May 16, 2022 1 Comment
Colorado Woman’s Journey to Climb the Colorado 14ers… in High Heels! Picture a young blond woman in a red dress and high heels. Where is the first place you would expect that? A party? Perhaps a fancy dinner? You guessed wrong. How about the trailhead to Colorado’s Mt. Elbert, the highest mountain in the state? Related: Evan Gill: First African American to Summit Colorado’s 14ers Erin Ton, 22, climbed Little Bear Peak, […] Clay Malott | October 20, 2020 1 Comment
Evan Gill: First African American to Summit Colorado’s 14ers Evan Gill hopes to be the first African American to summit all 58 of Colorado’s 14ers. A 14er is a mountain over 14,000 feet high. In 1995, an African American man named Michael Washington summited all 53 of the known 14ers in Colorado at the time. However, as mountain measuring techniques have improved, the number of verified 14ers in Colorado […] Climbing Lynn Barlow | October 12, 2020 3 Comments
Attention Colorado Hikers: 14ers May Have Winter Like Conditions Colorado saw one of the largest early-season snowstorms in recent memory last Tuesday through Thursday. While most resorts posted between 2-10 inches of snow from the storm, Monarch Mountain came out on top with a whopping 18 inches. Yea, there was a lot of snow in some spots. An 80 degree plus day on Monday was followed by sub-freezing temperatures […] Ryan Flynn | September 17, 2020 1 Comment
30 Pounds of Beer Bottles Removed From Colorado Fourteener Summitting one of the 58 14,000+ foot peaks is a quintessential Colorado experience. Each year, thousands of hikers flock from all over the world to stand atop one of these behemoths and enjoy the beautiful mountainous scenery that ‘Colorful’ Colorado has to offer. Related: Kentucky Woman Set To Climb All 14ers In Colorado, In The Name Of Charity It goes […] Spencer Cox | September 17, 2020 1 Comment
Kentucky Woman Set To Climb All 14ers In Colorado, In The Name Of Charity A Kentucky native named Brittney Woodrum is going to attempt to climb all 58 peaks in Colorado over 14,000ft in elevation. She has set this goal in an effort to raise money for a charity supporting people being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is being raised for an organization called “Shelterbox“. This charity organization provides shelter, cooking supplies, […] James Pulfer | July 29, 2020 1 Comment
Your Legs Will Hurt Just Reading This: Two New Records on ‘Nolan’s Route’, CO Man oh man, the Colorado trail running community has seen two new fastest known times (FKT’s) this past week and they are a doozy. Both FKT’s are on Colorado’s infamous ‘Nolan’s Route’– a 100+ mile trek that ascends 14 peaks over 14,000 feet for an approximate grand total of 40,000 feet of elevation gain. For perspective, Everest is 29,028-feet high. […] Spencer Cox | July 17, 2020 0 Comments
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Highly Charged Atmosphere on Colorado 14ers Had Hikers Running for Safety this Weekend A post on Facebook by meteorologist Chris Tomer shows the effect of a highly charged atmosphere on the top of Colorado 14ers. Not somewhere I’d like to be in a lightning storm! 11:00 am on Saturday, July 6, 2019: The atmosphere was charged with electricity on 14ers Evans and Princeton (& likely others). Hair was standing on end and hikers were […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 10, 2019 0 Comments
Respecting the Fourteeners: How to Be Prepared for the Climb Knife’s Edge, Capitol Peak. Image: Matador Network After a record number of deaths last summer on the Colorado Fourteeners, many believe that climbers are under prepared for their trips and are disrespecting the mountains. Capitol Peak, one of the more difficult 14ers, saw five deaths in just six weeks in 2017. The Peak had only four reported deaths in the […] Featured Article Jenah MacGrain | June 23, 2018 4 Comments
Californian 14er Women’s Speed Record Smashed by Colorado Gal Colorado resident Andrea Sansone smashed a record that has stood for over ten years when she recently completed all fifteen Californian 14ers in 7 days, 11 hours and 22 minutes. She broke Jacqueline Florine’s previous women’s record of 9 days, 12 hours and 17 minutes by more than 2 days, a record which has stood since 2006. Andrea joined forces […] Climbing Steven Agar | August 14, 2017 4 Comments
Snow On Pikes Peak, Colorado Today! Cool weather and rain in Colorado this week brought snow to Pikes Peak, Colorado Sunday night into Monday morning. This week and next are expected to have lower than average temperatures for this time of year. Snow at this elevation is seen as fairly uncommon in summer and especially for early August, which is typically the hottest weeks of summer. […] Weather LadyBrains | August 7, 2017 0 Comments
Mt. Shasta, CA Season Summary & Outlook: Mt. Shasta is no stranger to setting new records. Our personal favorite, the February 1959 event which had the highest single snowstorm total of 189″/15+ feet sounds amazing right about now. 2014 was however the complete opposite. Severe drought has withered California and forest fires threaten much of the American west. The climbing season on Mt. Shasta started and is finishing earlier due to a snowpack that was approximately 30% […] Guest Author | September 9, 2014 2 Comments
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