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11 Deaths On Colorado 14ers This Year Causes Authorities To Plan Public Awareness Campaign

There have been 11 deaths and over 30 rescues so far this summer on Colorado’s highest peaks. State and County agencies are trying to figure out if this is a rising trend or an anomaly. Questions have been arising to the nature of this sad reality… How are all these adventurers getting off route, lost and injured? Social Media: Users sharing […]
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Search for Colorado Police Officer on Mount Elbrus, Russia Continues as Search Team Discovers Two Other Bodies

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Searchers looking for Steven Beare, the Littleton, Colorado Police Officer who went missing on Mount Elbrus three months ago, discovered two other bodies on Sunday, according to local Denver news. Steven Beare, 32, went missing on 14th June, 2017, during a solo ascent of 18,510ft Mount Elbrus, Russia, when he failed to contact his wife as planned. In the days […]
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Deadliest accident of the season kills five in Zillertal Alps, Austria

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  Five climbers have been killed and one seriously injured after a free climbing accident in Austria caused them to fall 200m. The tragic accident occurred in the Zillertal Alps, southwest of Salzburg, Austria. . This area is a popular summer and winter destination for climbers, hikers and mountaineers alike. Reports on the accident suggest the climbers were in an area […]
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Stranded Climber Flown Off 14,000′ Capitol Peak, CO

Colorado’s 14ers have been a large source of problems this year. Capitol Peak itself has seen 5 deaths this year and many rescues. A rescue occurred on Capitol Peak on Wednesday and is detailed below. Stranded​ ​Climber​ ​Flown​ ​Off​ ​Of​ ​Capitol​ ​Peak by Mountain Rescue Aspen September 6th, 2017 Pitkin​ ​County,​ ​Colorado​ ​–​ ​September​ ​6,​ ​2017​ –​ Today at approximately 2:40PM Pitkin […]
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HAPE: Don’t Fall Victim to this High Altitude Condition

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Mountaineering can be extremely rewarding, but it can also be equally as dangerous! Rock falls, sheer exposure and altitude sickness are just a few of the risks involved. Altitude sickness can rear its ugly head in many different forms…but the most dangerous of all is HAPE, or High Altitude Pulmonary Edema. Basically, this is when your lungs fill with fluid…due […]
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