Two teenage hikers from North Carolina were rescued from Capitol Peak early Wednesday morning after becoming stranded on the mountain’s north face while attempting a shortcut descent. The rescue, ...

Mountain Rescue Aspen rescued a climber on Capitol Peak Saturday after they were reported “overdue” by the other member of their party Friday evening. Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch ...

Mountain Rescue Aspen has successfully rescued a climber on Capitol Peak after they were reported “overdue” by the other member of their party. Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch received the ...

For the second time in as many weeks, rescue teams retrieved two stranded hikers from high on a Colorado fourteener by helicopter, this time after a pair of teenage hikers became trapped on what’s ...

Despite Aspen’s global fame, the local stock of 14ers draws fewer recreationists to their slopes than the rest of the state. The Elk Mountain Range’s 14,000-foot peaks — which include Castle, Maroon, ...

Melissa Kelley was primarily a rock climber in 2016, when her friend Inge Perkins invited her to hike Capitol Peak (14,138 feet). “Sure, why not?” thought Kelley, though she felt uneasy. Perkins was ...