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UPDATESWhat we've been doing

  • Seasonal Trail Positions Closed  – March 7, 2013

    CFI is no longer accepting applications for 2013 seasonal positions. If still interested in becoming a member of our 2014 seasonal trail crew, please check … Read More >>

  • Seasonal Trail Positions Open!  – January 9, 2013

    Colorado Fourteeners Initiative will have an expanded field presence in 2013. We are looking for 16 enthusiastic, hard-working seasonal staff leaders/members to complete these projects … Read More >>

  • Everyone Poops…Even in the Woods  – November 9, 2012

    The end of the season is here. Basecamp is packed out and it’s time to clean the “groover” buckets. For an extra hundred bucks, Andy … Read More >>

  • Finding the Word to Sum Up a Season  – November 2, 2012

    What does it feel like to open 3,300 feet of new, durably constructed, sustainably located trail? No one word can describe that specific moment. The … Read More >>

Wendel Hann and his Mules: CFI’s Best Volunteers

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Eli Allan

Each spring Wendel rolls into Leadville with a beat up horse trailer and a wry smile, ready to do a job that few could do in his place.  Wendel’s mules brave rough trails, steep exposed switchbacks, and heavy loads to get essential gear to our most remote basecamps.  Here are a few photos of our most dedicated volunteers in action.

The horse trailer at the Holy Cross staging site

Prepping the mules for the trip to base camp

Wendel leads a mule

The mules on the trail

 

Looking down on the mules on a ridge

Enroute to Base Camp at Chicago Basin

 

Eli Allan

Hello, my name is Eli Allan. This year I’m managing CFI’s San Luis crew. This will be my third season working with CFI, having previously constructed a new route up Sunlight peak, as well as a rerouting of the Half Moon trail up Mount of the Holy Cross. When I’m not building trail with CFI I am a photographer, a climber, a skier, and a full-time traveler.