Tag: mountains
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Warren Miller Entertainment in their 75th year of ski filmmaking
Josh Haskins has been at Warren Miller for over 20 years.
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Mass atop every Colorado 14er: Catholic priests take message to new heights
One of these days atop a 14,000-foot peak in Colorado, you might just spot two men in white robes, the wind blowing those vestments, their fingers cold on the chalices that are smaller than those typically seen on an altar — smaller for the pack on the way up. That’s Father John Nepil and Father…
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Alongside unlikely team, Colorado Springs teen in wheelchair summits Pikes Peak
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 journey. There were more than 50 of them, mostly strangers from Colorado Springs and beyond. They had met the day before at the head of…
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Colorado couple plans ‘monster’ 14er record attempt
A Colorado mountaineering power couple has announced a bold record pursuit. No strangers to speedy feats across the state’s 14,000-foot peaks, Andrew Hamilton and Andrea Sansone of Golden plan to embark next week on a mission bagging all 58 summits in a fashion never marked before. Hamilton, known as “the King of Fourteeners,” holds a…
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Whiteout | Episode 5, Season 2
Host Jonathan Ingraham talks about Mikaela Shiffrin’s reindeers, Lindsey Vonn’s cows and more in this week’s Whiteout
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Whiteout | Episode 5, Season 2
Host Jonathan Ingraham talks about Mikaela Shiffrin’s reindeers, Lindsey Vonn’s cows and more in this week’s Whiteout
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Survey gauging interest in possible reservations, shuttle at popular Colorado 14er
As hiking crowds continue to surge at Colorado’s busiest 14,000-foot mountain, officials are wondering about the possibility of permits and shuttles. Online survey-takers are being asked “how likely” they would be to make reservations and board a ride to the Quandary Peak trailhead, off Colorado 9 about a 20-minute drive from Breckenridge. The survey includes…
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PHOTOS: 2020 Colorado fall colors
The colorful display of the turning aspens from around the state of Colorado. Photos by The Gazette photo staff
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PHOTOS: Wildflowers of Crested Butte
As the snow melts in the high country, the wildflowers show off their color in the Colorado mountain town, just in time for the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival July 5 through the 14. Photos by Christian Murdock