LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) - A group of cadets and airmen from the Air Force Academy are climbing Mount Elbert as part of a plan to fly the Air Force flag from the highest point in every state. The team of ...

The following is part of KRCC's 'Peak Past' essay series. “Elbert" is just a guy. Just some guy, who happens to be the namesake of Colorado’s highest Fourteener, all 14,440 feet of it. Samuel H.

The far-reaching view from the summit of Mount Elbert, Colorado's highest Fourteener Credit: Terri Cook and Lon Abbott The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, ...

In our exclusive series Adventures with Alan, we'll travel across Colorado week-by-week to show you thrills and chills, hidden gems and well-known spots. Colorado is known for its sweeping mountain ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Lake County Search and Rescue crews over the weekend responded to three different calls for help on popular Colorado 14ers. Two of the calls were on Mount Massive and one, which ...

Bev Davis just summited Mt. Elbert with thirty of her new best friends. This alone is a neat accomplishment, but it's made even better by the fact that Davis uses a wheelchair in her daily life to get ...

LEADVILLE — Though it may lack in true climbing excitement compared with many of the state’s 14,000-foot mountains, hiking Colorado’s highest point, Mount Elbert, provides a textbook Rocky Mountain ...

Assaf Dory’s voice rang out in the darkness, cutting through the tent fabric and waking up the rest of the team before 5 a.m. accompanied by speakers blaring a song by The 5th Dimension. Although he ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Leadville is the highest incorporated city in the United States. Residents there endure harsh winters, thin air, and times of economic hardship. Yet, a ...

After several days of dreary weather, visitors were treated to this view of North America's tallest mountain, Mount McKinley, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska.