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Colorado’s 14ers lost a couple feet after federal scientists remeasured them
Toss out your tourist brochures and climbing guides, Colorado. NOAA shows up today with some high-tech scissors to give all your fourteeners a 2-foot haircut. No need to despair, though, Lake City. Sunshine Peak, long rumored to be on the fourteeners’ chopping block when a more precise measurement put the San Juans beauty in its place, is safe at 14,004.5 feet, NOAA says.
‘Snow was deeper than I was tall’: Woman treks up 14er with just her arms
Last weekend, a bilateral above-knee amputee climbed Handies Peak, a 14,058-foot-tall mountain. The plan was to start climbing on Thursday, Oct. 12, and summit on Friday, but that was before blizzard conditions and below-freezing temperatures moved in.
One of the Steepest Highways in America is Right Here in Colorado
Some of Colorado's mountain passes can involve a pretty steep ascend to the top. It's one of the thrills of driving through the Rocky Mountains. Just how steep is Colorado's steepest road, and just how high does it go?. Get ready to climb to 11,500 feet as we take a...
One of the Steepest Highways in America is Right Here in Colorado
Some of Colorado's mountain passes can involve a pretty steep ascend to the top. It's one of the thrills of driving through the Rocky Mountains. Just how steep is Colorado's steepest road, and just how high does it go?. Get ready to climb to 11,500 feet as we take a...
One of the Steepest Highways in America is Right Here in Colorado
Some of Colorado's mountain passes can involve a pretty steep ascend to the top. It's one of the thrills of driving through the Rocky Mountains. Just how steep is Colorado's steepest road, and just how high does it go?. Get ready to climb to 11,500 feet as we take a...
One of the Steepest Highways in America is Right Here in Colorado
Some of Colorado's mountain passes can involve a pretty steep ascend to the top. It's one of the thrills of driving through the Rocky Mountains. Just how steep is Colorado's steepest road, and just how high does it go?. Get ready to climb to 11,500 feet as we take a...
One of the Steepest Highways in America is Right Here in Colorado
Some of Colorado's mountain passes can involve a pretty steep ascend to the top. It's one of the thrills of driving through the Rocky Mountains. Just how steep is Colorado's steepest road, and just how high does it go?. Get ready to climb to 11,500 feet as we take a...
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