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Durango, CO, Man Sets Stunning New Speed Record on 562-Mile Long Colorado Trail

Hiking the Colorado Trail

The Colorado Trail (CT) is one of the most beautiful long-distance hiking trails in the U.S. The trail starts in Denver, ends in Durango, and spans over 562 miles in its longest variant and covers 80,000 vertical feet. Normal hikers usually take four to six weeks to complete the trail. Durango native Kyle Curtin finished the trail in under a […]

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Leander Walchshöfer | July 9, 2024
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California Sets New Record After Area Size of Connecticut Burned by Wildfires | 4 million+ Acres Ravaged

California has broken a grim new record this week as over 4 million acres of land have now been burned by wildfires. That’s an area roughly the size of Connecticut. The record broken is more than double the previous record for the most land burned in a single year in California, according to KCRA 3 News. California fires have now […]

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Firebrains | October 7, 2020
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He Did What?! Alaska Teen Runs 26,000 Vert Feet…In 10 Hours

Michael ‘Mikey’ Connelly of Eagle River, Alaska set a staggering Alyeska Climbathon record Saturday. The 17 yr-old born and raised mountain runner, logged sub-40-minute lap times to become the first person to complete 13 laps in under 10 hours on Alyeska Resort‘s 2000 vertical foot North Face trail. The win, unofficially timed at 9 hours, 38 minutes was Connelly’s third […]

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