Climbing - The Journal

Colorado climbers who summit buildings instead of mountains

Urban climbing, called buildering, has a rich history, especially on college campuses, dating back to the mid-1900s

DATE: Oct 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Authorities identify Colorado man who fell to death in Chicago Basin

La Plata County Search and Rescue spent parts of Monday and Tuesday recovering victim’s body

DATE: Aug 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Latinx Outdoor Initiative climbs Telluride Via Ferrata

Telluride guide service joins Sheep Mountain Alliance and community partners in taking action toward equity in the outdoors

DATE: Jul 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

Alaska’s Denali is finally open to guided skiing, and you have a Colorado company to thank

Permit rules were written with the expectation that mountaineers would stay roped, walking uphill and down

DATE: Jul 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Everest team sets a standard. Is the next generation watching?

The Full Circle Everest team included Denverite Thomas Moore, Lafayette teacher Eddie Taylor and Cortez leader Philip Henderson

DATE: Jun 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ouray Mountain Rescue Team wins national award

Dramatic rescue of an injured climber on Mount Sneffels in July won the most votes

DATE: May 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez leader of historic Everest expedition prepares for climb

Henderson will lead first all-Black team to attempt the summit in May

DATE: Apr 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Injured climber rescued at Ouray Ice Park

Woman hit in head by falling debris; technical rope rescue performed

DATE: Mar 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ouray Ice Park’s rebound from rockfall shows how tourism communities can recover

State grants support Ouray Ice Park and a documentary

DATE: Jan 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

Local climber to talk in Dolores about historic Mount Everest attempt

Henderson will lead the first all-Black team to attempt the summit of the world’s highest peak

DATE: Nov 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ouray Ice Park set to open in late December with full slate of events

Climbing area seeks to bounce back after rockfall destroyed a bridge, water infrastructure in March

DATE: Nov 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Missing Durango man found dead on Blanca Peak

Vaughn Fetzer was a nurse at Mercy Regional Medical Center and an experienced mountain climber

DATE: Sep 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News