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Film festival honors 3 U.S. climbers killed in China
DENVER (AP) - Three U.S. climbers - two from Colorado, one from Minnesota - hoped to document an unprecedented ascent up the east face of China's remote Mount Edgar this spring. more...
  11/11/2009 12:26pm
Search for missing Arvada hiker suspended
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Authorities have suspended their search for a 19-year-old Arvada man who hasn't been seen since going camping in the Nederland area about two weeks ago.
  11/09/2009 11:58am
What does it take to climb Denali?
Climb to the top of North America's highest peak with one of Mesa State's most adventurous alums, Ben Raevsky.
  10/27/2009 6:52pm
World-renowned rock climber finds untapped territory in Utah
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — One of the world's best known mountaineers, Sir Chris Bonington of Great Britain, travels yearly to Grand Junction to climb mountains and canyon walls with his friend Paul Ross of Palisade.
  09/29/2009 8:31pm
CEC camp-out celebrates Northern Dolores River basin
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The Colorado Environmental Coalition is inviting the public to camp with them Friday near Gateway to celebrate the Northern Dolores River Basin. Star-gazing, historical interpretation of old ruins, and a guided hike are on...
  09/29/2009 8:32pm
Camping, reservation fees going up
In response to a shortfall in funding the Colorado State Parks Board of Directors voted to raise camping and boating registration fees in 2010.
  09/27/2009 7:50pm
GJ couple climbs all of Colorado's 14ers
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Chris and Alisa West scooted across the “knife edge,” a narrow, exposed 100-foot-long rocky ridge, their legs dangling over an 1,000-foot drop off on either side. A hiker in front of them walked upright across...
  09/14/2009 3:35pm
Float the river, plant a tree
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — There's a way to float the Colorado River and at the same time restore native cottonwood trees along its banks.
  08/31/2009 9:21pm
Final fee-free weekend at the Monument
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Fees to enter Colorado National Monument will be waived Friday and Saturday — the last of three free weekends offered this summer by the national park service. Campground fees will remain the same.
  08/11/2009 7:49pm
Peak condition: Desire to scale heights takes Loki founder up Deer Mountain
Deer Mountain: “I fawn for thy velvet meadows, thy elegant rocky flanks, and pointy antlered summit.” A graceful creature, Deer Mountain straddles the continental divide as if leaping the continental divide near Independence Pass. Here is a...
  07/26/2009 7:28pm
Entrance fees waived at nat’l parks 3 weekends this summer
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Visiting the majestic Colorado National Monument just got cheaper, if that’s possible.
  06/02/2009 8:33pm
Nat'l parks plan 3 free summer weekends
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service is looking to stimulate summer vacations at national parks.
  06/02/2009 4:41pm
Poop bags urged for Conundrum Hot Springs hikers
Forest Service wants hikers to pack out their waste from the heavily visited area
  05/20/2009 11:43am
Moab's Landscape Arch has world's longest span
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah state geologists and a group of intrepid volunteers say they've finally answered a nagging geological question: What's the longest natural arch in the world?
  05/18/2009 5:15pm
Fruita friends forming youth outdoor program
FRUITA, Colo. — Even as a mother of four children under the age of 10, Rene Benedetto has found time along with her husband, Keith, to start a nonprofit aimed at getting kids outdoors.
  04/09/2009 7:33pm
MSC South American climbing adventure subject of slideshow
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Summit day consisted of 12 hours of pure hiking in extreme weather.
  04/07/2009 7:32pm
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