This weekend, athletes from around the world gathered in Longmont for the Ice Climbing and Dry Tooling World Cup.

Longs Peak, at 14,259 ft, pokes well above much of the landscape ... to the sunlit summit – called The Diamond -- is the site of some of the more famous rock-climbing challenges and adventures in the ...

Vigilance, patience, sure footing, and a good deal of lucky timing are needed to successfully climb this peak. In local parlance, Colorado's Longs Peak is known as a 14er. Rising over 14,000 feet ...

Umstead will be one of 80 competitors from 10 countries competing Saturday and Sunday on walls outside the Longmont Climbing ...

Unlike the more hard-core hikers who tackle Colorado’s Longs Peak in a single day (requiring start times around 3:00 a.m.), I had chosen the more leisurely two-day approach thanks to a campsite at ...

The only 14er in Rocky Mountain National Park, Longs Peak towers 14,259 feet above sea ... awe-inspiring vistas can be viewed for most of the climb. The arduous trek requires a significant amount ...