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360 Degree View
from Mt. Everest Summit

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If you are interested in climbing and hiking in the Colorado mountains, here are some great books to consider.





The  Principles of
Leave No Trace.

Plan ahead and prepare.

Camp and travel on durable surfaces.

Pack it in.  Pack it out.

Properly dispose of what you can't pack out.

Minimize the impacts of fire.

Leave what you find.


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News and Information


 

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Photo by Bill Brauker
First light.  Long's Peak viewed from

Standley Lake, Westminster, Colorado.

Comic Relief Climb Creates Interest in Mount Kilimanjaro
Comic Relief''s celebrity charity climb of Mount Kilimanjaro has generated interest among travellers wanting to visit Tanzania.

To Revel In Solitude, Undertake a Tall Task
Hiking Colorado's Fourteeners - the 54 peaks that top out at 14,000 feet or above - is a popular summer pastime.  This is a great site for climbing information.

 

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Denver Post / Helen H. Richardson

Climbing Long's Peak
Interesting video of 15 miles of hiking to the summit of Long's Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO. July 24th, 2007. Elevation at the top 14,255 feet.

Hiker Shares Serious Lessons Learned the Hard Way
Hiking in the mountains can be a very dangerous business, if you are not properly prepared.  Here is a true account that proves that point.

Nude Hikers Increasing in Alps
The Swiss like their secrecy, particularly in banking. At other times, they are more open. Take hiking.

In recent years, it has become fashionable for a growing number of Swiss and some foreigners to wander in the Alps clad in little more than hiking shoes and sun screen. Last summer, the number of nude hikers increased to such an extent that the hills often seemed alive with the sound of everything but the swish of trousers.
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Swiss Alpine Museum Making Impressive Photography Collection Available Online
The archive includes around 160,000 photographs portraying climbing feats, mountain peoples and the dramatic changes to the world’s great ranges over the past 150 years.

 

 

 

Everest Unsung Heroes - Eric Shipton
Like a character pulled from the movies of the good old times, he will live on in the history books as a genuine explorer, diplomat, and true pioneer of alpine style climbing.

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