Eight members of the Alpine Rescue Team visited the Cirque du Soleil’s traveling “Kooza” show at Ball Arena for a tour with the technical director
search and rescue
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An “impossible decision”: Public search ends for missing hiker near Durango
Ian O’Brien was last seen June 24 and volunteers had met daily, combing over 12,000 acres in the La Plata Mountains northwest of Durango
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Colorado fourteeners see record decline in visitors, new report shows
Lloyd Athearn, executive director of the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, wonders if this is a “canary in the coal mine” moment for Colorado’s recreation economy
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Death on “River of Sorrows” opens Colorado’s long, dangerous whitewater season
The last time Colorado’s river basins swelled with above-average spring snowpacks in 2019, 12 people died in Colorado’s rivers and creeks.
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Two backcountry skiers killed in avalanche in southwestern Colorado
The experienced ski tourers were in the trees at about 8,400 feet. Rescuers also are looking for a snowmobiler swept away in Conejos County.
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Zornio: Colorado recreators should buy a CORSAR card to keep search and rescue efforts free
But a transfer of search and rescue fund oversight to Colorado Parks and Wildlife makes it tougher to provide reimbursement for local teams
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Two runners have gone missing in remote Colorado mountains, leading to push for more education
Fitness is not enough to stay safe in remote mountains where risks are amplified
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Colorado’s energy czar, wife are recovering after a 1,000-foot fall while climbing in Rocky Mountain National Park
Will Toor was thinking he was at the end. He was pretty sure his leg was broken. He was shivering uncontrollably in the snow high in the mountains. He’d watched his injured wife limp away to get help two hours earlier. Every few minutes he’d holler for help. Then, in the distance, he saw two […]
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How to plan a hike during wildfire season in Colorado
The forecast called for blue skies and temperatures in the mid 70s — a “perfect day for hiking,” some would say — when the Plumtaw fire sparked last month north of Pagosa Springs. Conditions were also pretty good for a fast-moving fire to rush through the heavy forest toward a popular trail that guides backpackers, […]
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“We can’t broadcast through a mountain”: Digital dead zones getting in the way of Colorado’s first responders
BAYFIELD — There’s a digital dead zone in Fire Chief Bruce Evans’ 282-square-mile district in southwest Colorado, right up where the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District brushes against wildland and national forest. No cell coverage. No internet access. Even the radio goes quiet. For Sean Caffrey, at the Crested Butte fire department, signal cuts […]