Preditors in Action on Uncompahgre
The Roving Backcountry Crew put in a second hitch on Uncompahgre Peak on September 11-19, and it couldn’t have started any better. We met with Field Programs Manager Coby Gierke for a quaint breakfast in Gunnison, then headed south toward Lake City. As we arrived at...Feedback Needed on Southwest Fourteeners Campaign
Plans are shaping up for CFI’s Southwest Fourteeners Campaign that will perform major trail reconstruction and vegetation restoration work on both El Diente Peak and Mount Eolus over the next three field seasons. Proposals will be written this fall for statewide...Ode to an Awesome Intern
This is my third season on the trail, and I’ve got to tell you it’s been the best one yet. I’ve had the outstanding fortune to develop a wonderful working relationship with my Outdoor Leadership Intern, Jessica Wagner. I’ve watched her grow as a leader and...The Hypercompetitive Roving Backcountry Crew on La Plata Peak
The La Plata Peak trail starts off near Independence Pass west of Twin Lakes and climbs one-and-a-half miles to an open, football field-sized meadow just below treeline. La Plata, the fourth-highest peak in Colorado, stands proud looking southeast of the valley. The...Bob Ross and Holy Cross?
Many mornings on our climb up to work on the Holy Cross project, I hike silently in awe of nature’s canvas in front of me. As the sun creeps up from the eastern horizon and saturates the early sky with a palette of colors, I often think of Bob Ross and “The Joy of...Facebook Feed
Peak Steward Virtual Training 2024
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The cornerstone of CFI’s educational initiatives, the Peak Steward program, was launched in 2000. The program was developed to provide Fourteener hikers with...
Colorado 14ers to see new trail construction, maintenance this summer
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Mount Shavano, Mount Elbert and Pikes Peak are among Colorado fourteeners seeing new trail construction and maintenance this summer. Colorado Fourteeners Initiative and Rocky Mountain Field Institute ...
