All about the Colorado 14er’s Initiative
What is the history and mission of the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, and does CFI do to keep mountain peaks open to hikers?
Fatal Bear Attack; 14’ers closed; free maps
Why did these bears attack a person, and how rare is it? Do hikers and campers need to worry, and what can they do to stay safe?
Get to Know the Colorado Mountain Club
What is the history of the Colorado Mountain Club, and what does it do for outdoor recreation and conservation?
Outdoors with Hiking Bob Podcast: Record numbers of people climbing 14er’s
This week, Bob and co-host Kevin discuss a report that shows that a record number of people climbed Colorado’s 14,000′ peaks in 2018. Also discussed are rescues made on Cheyenne Mountain, and steam engine 168 inaugural run after being rebuilt. Please consider becoming a patron of this podcast! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/hikingbob for more information. Hiking Bob on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and website Wild…
Outdoors with Hiking Bob Podcast: Devils Playground project with RMFI
On this week’s podcast, Joe Lavorini from the Rocky Mountain Field Institute talks about the upcoming project to re-route and re-build the Devils Playground trail on the west side of Pikes Peak. Also, their work on other 14er’s in Colorado. Links: Rocky Mountain Field Institute website Hiking Bob on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and website
Outdoors with Hiking Bob: State parks funding; safety on 14er’s; is tech reliable for hiking?
Bob and co-host Kevin discuss Colorado State Parks funding; bike event at Cheyenne Mt. State Park; efforts to reduce deaths on Colorado’s 14,000′ peaks; and dissect a Washington Post article about using technology while hiking. Items discussed in this podcast: Parks and Wildlife Funding – Events at Cheyenne Mountain State Park – Efforts to reduce fatalities…