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From Milan to Cortina, a glance at the 2026 Winter Olympics venues

MILAN – With less than 100 days to go, northern Italy is gearing up to host the Milan-Cortina Olympics, the most spread-out Winter Games in history. The two main clusters of the Games are Mi...

DATE: Nov 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

How mountaineer Jim Morrison made the first skiing descent of Everest’s most dangerous route

Mountaineer Jim Morrison hopped left on his skis, sending trickles of snow down a sheer gully on the North Face of Mount Everest, then he hopped to the right, his breath heavy in the oxygen-...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

Man pulled 212 feet up cliffside in La Plata Mountains

Search and rescue worked through night in snowy conditions

DATE: Nov 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Famed CO climber recounts rescue from peak near Silverton

Gerry Roach, 79, has written guidebooks on climbing the state’s highest peaks

DATE: Aug 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durangoan Blair earns international guiding certificate

Blair becomes the 186th American to earn IFMGA accreditation

DATE: May 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Telluride mourns Hilaree Nelson, its ‘Athena in Gore-Tex’

Nelson died last month on a Himalayan expedition after triggering an avalanche on Mount Manaslu

DATE: Oct 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Body of famed U.S. extreme skier from Telluride recovered in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal – The body of a famed U.S. extreme skier who went missing this week after falling from the world’s eighth-highest mountain was recovered Wednesday and transported to Nepal's...

DATE: Sep 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado guides receive national bravery award

Mountain Trip guides recognized for saving a climber’s life on Denali

DATE: Sep 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

Search and rescue mission for missing Utah man suspended

Indefinite hold put on efforts after no trace found of Daniel Lamthach

DATE: Aug 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animas High School graduate conquers Colorado Trail

Kristina Bodewes may have set a record for west-to-east route

DATE: Jul 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dehydrated meals company opening retail space in Durango

Farm to Summit takes imperfect produce and makes culinary delights for the backcountry

DATE: Jun 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

Durango climber recounts Everest ascent on 100th anniversary of first expedition

Peter Jamieson reached the world’s highest point twice in the 1980s

DATE: Jun 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News