Humboldt Peak is the easiest fourteener in the Sangre de Cristo Range. Technically, Culebra Peak is easier, but you have to part with $100 to hike Culebra, and that makes it harder in my mind. A great ...

You’ve taken Barr Trail from Manitou Springs to the top of America’s Mountain. You’ve conquered Grays and Torreys in a single day. Your fourteener passport even includes the rare air of Mount Elbert, ...

A climber’s death should make us hesitate, rather than inspire us, to climb a mountain. I always rolled my eyes at how “Into Thin Air” actually attracted people to Mount Everest rather than drove them ...