Mountaineering

The San Juan 13: Simmons links fourteeners in San Juan Mountains in single effort

Inspired by Nolan’s 14, longtime Durango man blazes a challenge

DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

10-mile travel restriction for Colorado outdoor recreation during safer-at-home phase

Some communities fining outsiders; Polis urges patience

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Beat the buzzer to nominate Durango Athletic Hall of Fame candidates

Deadline for inaugural nominations sent to selection committee is April 30

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Sherpa climber scales Mount Everest for record 23rd time

KATHMANDU, Nepal – Sherpa climber Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday for a 23rd time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the world’s highest peak. ...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

2 Indian mountaineers killed in Nepal, 2 others missing

KATHMANDU, Nepal – Two mountaineers have died on Nepal’s famous Himalayan peaks, while another two climbers were missing, officials said Friday. Indian climber Ravi Thakar, 28, di...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Famed mountaineers presumed dead

Avalanche in Canadian Rockies a ‘nightmare’

DATE: Apr 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Two Sherpa guides set new records for scaling Mount Everest

Kami Rita summits world’s highest mountain for 22nd time

DATE: May 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

She found peace in climbing after her husband’s death. A year later, she died on the Matterhorn

Lightning strike claims woman on Matterhorn

DATE: Aug 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Coroner: Hiker found in mountains died of hypothermia

The Associated Press ASPEN — A coroner announced that Jeffrey Bushroe, a hiker found dead in May near the Maroon Bells in Colorado’s Elk Mountains, died of hypothermia hours after...

DATE: Jun 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Russians call off search for missing climber from Colorado

DENVER — Authorities in Russia are calling off their search for a Colorado police officer who went missing while climbing the tallest mountain in the country. The Denver Post repo...

DATE: Jun 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

UPDATE: Bad weather hampers search for Colorado climber

MOSCOW — The Russian Emergencies Ministry says the search for a missing American climber has been hampered by adverse weather on Russia’s highest peak. Steven Beare, a police offi...

DATE: Jun 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Littleton climber missing on Russian peak

LITTLETON — A Colorado congressman is asking for Russia’s help in finding a Littleton climber who disappeared while trying to climb that country’s highest peak. Rep. Mike Coffman ...

DATE: Jun 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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