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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 ...

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 ...

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. – A man found dead at the base of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park may be a missing Littleton man. A parks employee discovered the body of a man Friday ...

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.

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The body of missing 23-year-old hiker Lucas Macaj was recovered on Thursday, May 16 in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) after four days of intensive rescue efforts. Macaj was ...

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 ...

Every summer, thousands of locals and tourists strike out to behold the beauty of the Rocky Mountains in Denver’s closest national park. Without a doubt, hiking is the biggest draw to Rocky Mountain ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...