Lightning can be an almost daily threat in Colorado’s high country. Lightning storm near Estes Park, Colorado (Photo: Michael Price/500px via Getty) Published July 27, 2026 03:08 pm Lightning struck Colorado on Sunday afternoon 14,264 feet One teenager was killed, another teenager suffered serious injuries and three other adults were injured at Mount Blue Sky
David Cifaldi says he was hiking with friends on Montana’s Granite Peak when he slipped and a part of his trekking pole hit his torso. Cifaldi immediately after the accident (Photo: David Cifaldi) Updated July 24, 2026 01:38 pm This story contains graphic images. On July 20, David Cifaldi was about two miles from the
Published on July 22, 2026 10:23 am On April 5, 2012, 65-year-old Bill Ott set out on a three-week solo hike to a remote area of the Grand Canyon. The Oregon man was looking for thousand-year-old rock panels on the Hualapai Indian Reservation, images from the past that he had spent years stalking, photographing and
We asked professional trailbuilders what they wish hikers knew before hitting the trail. Here’s what he said. (Photo: LizSnow via Getty Images) Updated July 16, 2026 11:19 am What is the trail for? Most people arrive at the obvious answer: to get somewhere. But trails also serve a more subtle purpose, and that is to
Published on July 15, 2026 08:03 am The night before Mike Wardian set out on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), the Teva athlete’s home was a “madhouse” of hiking gear. he told backpacker They planned to set out on their FKT attempt at sharp 6am the next morning, July 7. However, this is not your
A hiker who entered a closed area had to call for rescue after finding himself surrounded by rocks on three sides and a landmine on the fourth. listen to this articleHear Satellite view of the Ferris Fire, Gold Mountain Fire and Aspen Acres Fire in Colorado, as well as the Babylon Fire in Utah, where
The victim was climbing the fourteener when a rock broke, causing him to fall, resulting in life-threatening injuries. Little Bear Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Colorado (Photo: Robertcicchetti/Getty Images) Published July 2, 2026 02:43 pm A hiker attempting to climb Little Bear Peak in Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains died over the
Published on June 19, 2026 09:05 am If you just retired and found yourself with an extra $72,000 burning in your pocket, you’d probably buy a boat or sports car. Curtis Jones decided to spend the entire amount on hats. To date, Jones has distributed more than 2,200 hats to hikers and trail runners around
More than two decades after a researcher found a human skeleton in a sleeping bag, authorities identified the body using forensic genealogy to match possible relatives. View along Sol Duc River in Olympic National Park (Photo: Amintang/iStock via Getty) Published June 15, 2026 04:18 pm In 2000, a researcher found human remains inside a sleeping