3 Aspen, CO Rescuers Injured Attempting to Recover Missing Man Found Dead on Capitol Peak 32-year-old Kelly McDermott from Madison, Wisconsin was last seen at the Capitol Peak parking lot at 8:00 pm on Saturday, July 31. His plan was to make an early summit of Colorado’s Capitol Peak on Sunday—but he never returned from the attempt. His body was later spotted from a rescue helicopter on Wednesday. Mountain Rescue Aspen team members then prepared […] Climbing SnowBrains | August 7, 2021 1 Comment
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
All of Colorado’s 14ers Climbed by Siberian Husky: Third Dog Ever To Do So Climbing Colorado’s 14ers has become a quite popular summer activity over the last 10 or so years, but how about bringing your dog to the summit of all 58 of them! Along the trail, you will see a good number of dogs and many of them will make it to the summit. To climb all 58 though is an accomplishment […] Climbing Ryan Nadiak | January 29, 2020 1 Comment
VIDEO: Experts Explain Why Capitol Peak is By Far the Hardest 14er in Colorado CragBrains | August 2, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Despite Warnings Climber Had to Call 911 For Rescue After Getting Stuck on Capitol Peak, CO It seems that the warnings issued last month about Capitol Peak, CO fell on deaf ears as Mountain Rescue Aspen had to respond to a 911 call yesterday from a climber stuck on the 14,137-foot peak. There were 4 fatalities on Capitol Peak last year, prompting climber Brad McQueen to issue the warning that ‘there is no shortcut down Capitol […] Climbing Steven Agar | July 11, 2018 0 Comments
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
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
4th Person Dies Attempting to Summit 14,000-Foot-Peak in Colorado This Summer There is a growing movement to promote safety and educate hikers, due to the fourth death on a 14er this year, reports The Denver Channel. Jake Lord was attempting his 23rd 14er, Capitol Peak, last Saturday when he fell to his death. With over 260,000 summit trips every year in Colorado, a figure which is increasing as more and more […] Climbing Steven Agar | July 20, 2017 3 Comments
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