Mountaineering

Southwest Life

150 years ago, naturalists and thrill-seekers formed Colorado’s first mountaineering club

short-lived Rocky Mountain Club forms in Colorado Springs

April 24, 2026

Travel

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

Olympic rings are seen near a slope of the Stelvio Ski Center, a venue for the alpine skiing and ski…

November 16, 2025

Travel

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

The North Face of Mount Everest glistens Sept. 18, 2024. (Savannah Cummins/National Geographic via AP) Below him plunged 9,000 feet…

November 2, 2025

Local News

Man pulled 212 feet up cliffside in La Plata Mountains

and rescue worked through night in snowy conditions

November 22, 2023

Local News

Famed CO climber recounts rescue from peak near Silverton

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

August 15, 2023

Sports

Durangoan Blair earns international guiding certificate

becomes the 186th American to earn IFMGA accreditation

May 20, 2023

Outdoors

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

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

October 22, 2022

Regional News

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

Hilaree Nelson of Telluride, Colorado, left and James Morrison of Tahoe, California, raise their fists as the pair arrived in…

September 28, 2022

Sports

Colorado guides receive national bravery award

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

September 16, 2022

Local News

Search and rescue mission for missing Utah man suspended

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

August 2, 2022

Local News

Animas High School graduate conquers Colorado Trail

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

July 27, 2022

Business

Dehydrated meals company opening retail space in Durango

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

June 19, 2022

Local News

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

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

June 14, 2021

Outdoors

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

September 5, 2020

Outdoors

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

communities fining outsiders; Polis urges patience

April 29, 2020

Sports

Beat the buzzer to nominate Durango Athletic Hall of Fame candidates

Deadline for inaugural nominations sent to selection committee is April 30

April 28, 2020

Outdoors

Sherpa climber scales Mount Everest for record 23rd time

Rita reached the summit with other climbers Wednesday morning and all of them were reported to be safe, said Gyanendra…

May 17, 2019

Outdoors

2 Indian mountaineers killed in Nepal, 2 others missing

Indian climber Ravi Thakar, 28, died Thursday while he sleeping in his tent at Mount Everest’s highest camp site, according…

May 17, 2019

Outdoors

Famed mountaineers presumed dead

Avalanche in Canadian Rockies a ‘nightmare’

April 19, 2019

Outdoors

Two Sherpa guides set new records for scaling Mount Everest

Rita summits world’s highest mountain for 22nd time

May 16, 2018

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

August 8, 2017

Regional News

Coroner: Hiker found in mountains died of hypothermia

du1-i-syn ASPEN — A coroner announced that Jeffrey Bushroe, a hiker found dead in May near the Maroon Bells in…

June 30, 2017

Regional News

Russians call off search for missing climber from Colorado

The Denver Post reports Russian officials informed the missing man’s wife, Olivia Beare, that the search will be called off…

June 29, 2017

Regional News

UPDATE: Bad weather hampers search for Colorado climber

Steven Beare, a police officer from Littleton, Colorado, went missing while climbing Russia’s Mount Elbrus on June 16. Mount Elbrus’…

June 22, 2017