The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative is a non-profit organization that preserves the group of 54 14,000-foot peaks known as ...

Of the two main routes to the summit, we prefer the South Mt. Elbert Trail, which is nontechnical but strenuous, gaining 4,800 feet in 5.8 miles. “It’s prettier, with better views” compared with the ...

As day broke last Sunday, a train of people in purple shirts rose through the treeline of Pikes Peak, onward to the tundra and most critical juncture of a two-day ...

Compared with record numbers from 2020, it appears hiking has sharply dropped across Colorado's biggest mountains.

On his 50th birthday, he climbed his first fourteener – Mt. Elbert. In the following years he and his wife, Marie Fitzpatrick, joined friends on many other hikes in the U.S. and abroad.

From a two-mile stroll in North Carolina to a 2,600-mile trek along the Pacific Crest, these hikes have had the most profound ...

The temporary closure of the popular Decalibron Loop contributed to the decline in 2023, the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative ...

Take a scenic byway around the largest flat-top mountain in the world or hike trails in Aspen, Silverthorne, Crested Butte ...

Sara and Charles Thinger summited all 58 of Colorado’s tallest peaks. They wanted their son Reed Small to reach the top of ...

I was able to secure one of the coveted parking reservations for the Maroon Bells. I was excited about the possibility of ...