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Donations from individual Fourteener enthusiasts play a critical role in CFI’s field successes. Gifts match restricted grants, while funding expenses many foundations and corporations will not cover, such as feeding field crews and transporting crews and supplies to remote trailheads.

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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 >>

Peak Stewards

The Peak Steward Program trains 14er hikers to educate others on alpine specific LNT and USFS regulations in hopes of mitigating environmental damage to high-use 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado. Peak Stewards also count visitors in order to gain an accurate understanding of the actual use of the 14ers.