"It's a big goal, but the power trio of Colorado ski mountaineering has always aimed high. Chris Davenport, Ted Mahon and Christy Mahon this spring launched a project to climb and ski 47 of Colorado's 13,000-foot peaks. "Our thinking is 'Let's take it to the next level, and let's continue to raise the bar and continue to push ski mountaineering in Colorado and share everything we learn,' " Davenport said. The three friends from the Roaring Fork Valley are well-acquainted with raising the...

  "The Mount St. Helens Institute began selling climbing permits Friday for the upcoming peak season on the mountain. Permits are always required to venture above 4,800 feet on the volcano. During the peak season, between April 1 to Oct. 31, a fee of $22 is charged for each permit. There is no charge between Nov. 1 and March 31." Read Full Article Here

"Join Dr. Jon Kedrowski, for his program “Climbing Your Own Everest” on Thursday, February 7th at 7 p.m. at the Estes Park High School Auditorium." "Jon will discuss his 2012 expedition and how his expeditions of Colorado 14ers was one way he prepared mentally and physically for a climb of the highest mountain on earth. Kedrowski slept on the summit of all 55 Colorado 14ers (14,000’ peaks) from sunset to sunrise in 95 days in 2011. We’ll learn that we all have our own goals in life, and we each...

We arrived at the base of Quandary Peak around 6:30 a.m. MT to climb the standard East Ridge route.   The trailhead parking fills up fast early in the morning.  We parked along the road which was very easy to find from Breckinridge. First look at the peak after making it through the treed area. View of the trail as we ascended Quandary Peak.   View of Quandary with all the climbers heading up! Now the real elevation gains begin. A nice Mountain Goat...

August 26, 2011 Huron Peak, Colorado Huron Peak is 14,003' of elevation and is a part of the Colliegate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of  Colorado.   Here is our trip report of Huron Peak.  The route we climbed is the North Ridge from Clear Creek route, it is only 6.75 miles roundtrip.  To get to the North Ridge route you drive either south on U.S. 24 from Leadville or North on U.S. 24 from Buena Vista and then turn on Chaffee County 390 Road.  390 is a dirt road...

  Whether you enjoy trail hikes and day hikes or are a little more adventurous and you want to scale sheer cliffs, hiking and climbing fourteeners or mountains that are over fourteen thousand feet in height is exhilarating.  The term fourteeners (14ers) is used in the US and it is particularly pertinent in the Colorado area, where there are more than fifty such peaks .   Hiking and climbing fourteeners can be very strenuous at times but is very rewarding.  With over...