Crews will be working to maintain the trails that lead hikers to the summits of some of Colorado’s most popular 14,000-foot ...

As dark, ominous clouds drifted over Quandary Peak early Wednesday afternoon, Denver residents Justin Burt, Wilder Ripley and ...

The popular likes of Pikes Peak, Mount Bierstadt and Mount Blue Sky are among fourteeners due for trail work this summer.

To illustrate this, let's take a look at Quandary Peak. It's currently the second busiest 14er in Colorado according to data from the Colorado 14ers Initiative (CFI). Snow covers the entire ...

No climb up any 14,000-foot mountain in Colorado is easy. And on a warm day starting with blue skies, workers with the 14ers Initiative and Rocky Mountain Youth Corps are at it early. They camp at ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Fourteener Initiative has been counting hikers on Colorado’s tallest peaks since 2014 and measured an all-time low use of the 14er trails in 2023. The group also ...

Colorado's 14ers are iconic, and a major source of tourism and revenue in the state. They often retain snow well into summer. This is due to a blend of factors - not just the air temperature.

The organization estimates 260,000 hikes were taken on Colorado 14ers in 2023. That's the lowest number since 2015, when the organization started making estimates. The highest number was 2020 ...

A crusade to combat the proliferation of poop in Colorado’s backcountry entered a new frontier this week with the creation of a “Clean 14” initiative focusing on the state’s iconic 14,000 ...

The Colorado Fourteener Initiative has been counting hikers on Colorado’s tallest peaks since 2014 and measured an all-time low use of the 14er trails in 2023. However, hundreds of thousands of ...