PARKER, Colo. — Hiking all 58 of Colorado's 14ers was already a tough task. Beth Leleck, who has multiple sclerosis, just finished her mission of climbing all 58 of Colorado's 14ers — or mountains ...
Colorado's tallest peaks continue to see far fewer people compared with record waves from five years ago. That's according to the latest hiking estimates from Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CFI), ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Eric Gilbertson, Seattle University (THE CONVERSATION) In the middle of a chilly ...
Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks saw a slight increase in foot traffic for the first time since the pandemic drove record-high visitation to the mountains, according to hiker use estimates published this ...
Despite Aspen’s global fame, the local stock of 14ers draws fewer recreationists to their slopes than the rest of the state. The Elk Mountain Range’s 14,000-foot peaks — which include Castle, Maroon, ...
DENVER — When Jonathan Sperlazza finished the 14ers this September, he had his best bud Jackson by his side. Jackson, a golden retriever, has hiked 47 of Colorado's 14ers, just shy of Sperlazza's full ...
Mike Epke, left, and Aaron Payne make the final push to the summit of Handies Peak in the San Juan Mountains. The hikers have both completed more than 40 of Colorado’s 58 fourteeners. Colorado’s ...
In the middle of a chilly October night in 2025, my two friends and I suited up at the Cottonwood Creek trailhead and started a trek into the Sangre de Cristo mountains of Colorado. It was a little ...