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Man Who Fell 150-Feet Down Snowfield on Cathedral Peak, CO Required Flight for Life Airlift Rescue

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On July 21, 2019, at 7:45 am the Pitkin County Combined Regional Communication Center received a report of an emergency โ€œSpot Deviceโ€ activation with a location of 700-feet South of the summit of 13,950-foot Cathedral Peak, CO, according to a Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office press release. Related: VIDEO: How to Stay Alive in the Mountains โ€“ The Deadliest Colorado 14ers […]

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CragBrains | July 22, 2019
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Couloir Crushing in Aspen, Colorado:

The big mountain season in Colorado is well underway, and with Mayuary continuing across the western US, I figured it was time to make a trip out to my old stomping grounds in search of steep and deep powder. I was not disappointed. I landed in DIA at 9:30 Thursday morning and was picked up by my old skiing buddies Jordan and Marc. We beelined it straight to the Ashcroft trailhead near Aspen and, after a wet hike in, were We beelined it straight to the Ashcroft trailhead near Aspen and, after a wet hike in, were setting up camp before sunset. Our first night out there was […]

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