The Keyhole Route that wraps around the western and southern flanks of Longs Peak and is the most common access to the 14,259-foot mountain's summit was closed Saturday afternoon while authorities ...

English adventurer and writer Isabella Bird’s legacy is being kept alive as mountaineers climb Longs Peak in commemoration of Bird’s ascent 150 years ago. On Thursday, a party of eight climbed the ...

A 23-year-old hiker is missing after texting a friend he reached a snowy mountain peak, Colorado rangers say. Lucas Macaj, of Colorado Springs, was reported overdue after failing to return from a trek ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)-- A search is underway for a Colorado Springs man who didn't return after attempting to hike to the summit of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. Search and ...

ESTES PARK, Colo. — Search crews have recovered the body of a man who went missing after climbing Longs Peak Sunday. Rocky Mountain National Park said in a news release Thursday that the body of Lucas ...

The Keyhole notch above the Boulderfield Shelter Cabin, a two-story stone hut at 12,750 feet. Photo by Ethan Welty / Aurora Photos The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado.

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 Peak ...

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It’s called The Trough. And as I stare upwards at one of the most challenging portions of what’s known as the Keyhole Route, for the first time I seriously start to wonder if I will make it to the ...

The Fourth of July is cause for celebration beyond Independence Day for avid hikers in Colorado. That's normally when snow has receded enough to hike and climb Rocky Mountain National Park's popular ...