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Safety in black bear country

For years, I’d heard the phrase “learning to live with wildlife” yet never gave it much thought. Until I encountered my first big...
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Lisa Foster on Longs Peak

Mountaineers are notorious for their nomadic lifestyles. When they aren’t climbing, they’re usually traveling. Estes Park resident and...
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Climbers beware, Bear Lake Road closures and delays

If you’re heading up to Rocky Mountain National Park this weekend, or this summer, you could be in for a huge surprise. Changes are afoot...
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Add mountaineering gala to your bucket list

It’s time to add an event to your bucket list, namely the Hall of Mountaineering Excellence Gala. This year’s crowd had the American...
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Vision-maker, activist Arlene Blum inducted in Hall of Mountaineering Excellence

  • Women in Mountaineering
  • April 6, 2012
On Saturday, four mountaineers will be inducted into the Hall of Mountaineering Excellence. These outstanding individuals are Arlene Blum, Henry W....
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Unusual gifts for your mountaineer

With Christmas just days away there is still time to select something special for your mountaineer. Here’s a list you won’t find on...
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Lisa Foster sets new Longs Peak record

On December 8, 2011, Lisa Foster became the first woman to summit Longs Peak in every month of the year. Her recent ascent was via the North Face...
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Colorado's Mount Wilson 14,246 feet

  • Colorado Mountaineering
  • October 23, 2011
As snowline creeps lower, I find myself updating mountain tick lists and savoring the sweet success of summer summits. Doing time in the mom-cave...
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Navajo Peak 13,409 feet and Niwot Ridge 13,023 feet

Sixty-six feet below Navajo’s summit we turned around, just as a point release avalanche started directly under my boot. I’ll never...
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Skills practice at Nip and Tuck crag

As deep snow melts up high, Denver mountaineers write long tick lists full of sweet lines in high wild places. Like many of you, my insatiable...
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