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ESTES PARK, Colo. — If you climb Longs Peak this summer, not only can you say you’ve summitted one of the state’s most iconic 14ers … you can also say you’ve seen an award-winning toilet.
The National Park Service first installed backcountry bathrooms along the Longs Peak trail in 1983. Since then, the the number of visitors to the park has doubled, and the toilets were so outdated ...
The search continued Tuesday for a Colorado Springs man reported missing while hiking Longs Peak over the weekend. Lucas Macaj, 23, was reported overdue late Sunday night after summiting Longs ...
The body of missing Colorado hiker Lucas Macaj, 23, was found on Mills Glacier near Longs Peak during the fourth day of a search, park officials say.
Longs Peak, 14,259 feet, is one of the most popular Colorado fourteeners. News Sports Business NoCo Life Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals. SPORTS. Here’s how to climb 14,259-foot Longs ...
Pikes Peak is not the only Colorado 14er still covered in snow, which isn't unusual in early summer. (Meteorological summer starts June 1.) All major routes on Longs Peak are snow- and ice-covered ...
A 25-year-old Westminster man died on Longs Peak after being lost and stranded in winter-like weather conditions, Rocky Mountain National Park officials said.
A month after it normally is free of snow, the Keyhole Route on Rocky Mountain National Park's Longs Peak is finally in summer condition and ready to take hikers to the top of the 14,259-foot ...
Rocky Mountains hiker disappears after texting friend he'd reached the summit of Longs Peak Anyone with information is asked to Call the NPS Tip Line at 888-653-0009, visit nps.gov/ISB to submit ...
A dusting of snow was recoded on Longs Peak on Aug. 19, 2024. (National Park Service) (National Park Service) by: Heather Willard. Posted: Aug 19, 2024 / 05:17 PM MDT.
The body of a 23-year-old hiker who went missing in storms Sunday has been found at Rocky Mountain National Park, park officials said in a media release on Thursday.
Update, May 16: The body of Lucas Macaj was found at Mills Glacier, at about 13,000 feet elevation on the east side of Longs Peak. The initial investigation indicates he “took a significant fall ...