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Perhaps it was hubris for Rocky Mountain National Park’s founders to name this alpine reserve as if it was the ne plus ultra of a 3,000-mile-long mountain range. Then again, ask anyone to ...
When he didn’t return to the academy that night, Air Force Academy officials in Colorado Springs alerted park leadership. Tice’s car was found at the Longs Peak Trailhead.
Every time I go up there, it’s an unforgettable experience,” she said. One of Foster’s treasured memories is of their family climb of the Northwest Ridge Route (commonly referred to as the Keyhole ...
Body of Lucas Macaj, 23, Colorado Springs recovered at Longs Peak Mills Glacier, near base of Lamb’s Slide. Initial investigations indicate fall RMNP hiker found.
Lucas Macaj was recovered on Mills Glacier near Longs Peak, the park announced late Thursday night, with initial investigations indicating "he took a significant fall." "Rocky Mountain National ...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK — The body of a Colorado Springs man who was attempting to summit Longs Peak was recovered on Thursday, Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) officials announced. U.S. Space ...
A 23-year-old man from Colorado Springs, Colo., has been reported missing after hiking in Longs Peak over the weekend. Lucas Macaj was last heard from around 1 p.m. local time on Sunday, May 12.
When Macaj did not return at the time he was supposed to, he was reported overdue late Sunday night. On Monday, rangers confirmed his vehicle remained parked at the Longs Peak Trailhead.
Lucas Macaj texted a friend that he had reached the summit of Longs Peak around 1 p.m. Sunday. Storms were reported in the area that afternoon.
He was reported missing late that night. Macaj's vehicle was still parked at the Longs Peak Trailhead on Monday morning, according to the spokesperson.