Hikers stranded on Colorado peak overnight rescued by Army National Guard helicopter

A friendly reminder from Mountain Rescue Aspen

Incidents on Capitol Peak, Maroon Bells, Snowmass Mountain provide examples of what not to do

Father and son get stuck on popular 14er prompting 15-hour rescue mission

The Summit County Sheriff's Office reports that a 15-hour search and rescue mission took place on Quandary Peak this week, involving a father and son who ran into problems during

Two teenage hikers rescued from Capitol Peak early Wednesday

Two teenage hikers from North Carolina were rescued from Capitol Peak early Wednesday morning after becoming stranded on the mountain’s north face while attempting a shortcut descent.  The rescue, coordinated by Mountain Rescue Aspen with the support of the Colorado Army National Guard and Pitkin County emergency services, underscored the dangers of one of Colorado’s most notoriously difficult climbs. “Capitol Peak is not a walk-up,” Mountain Re…

Two North Carolina hikers trapped overnight on Colorado fourteener rescued

Two 19-year-old hikers from North Carolina were rescued early Wednesday morning after being trapped overnight on one of Colorado’s most dangerous fourteeners, sheriff’s officials said. The hikers had summited the 14,130-foot mountain earlier that day, but got stuck on their way back when they tried to take a shorter route down the mountain’s north face, according to a news release from the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office. “There is not an alterna…

Hikers stranded on Colorado peak overnight rescued by Army National Guard helicopter

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Colorado Army National Guard helicopter, a team of volunteers and Pitkin County deputies rescued two out-of-state 19-year-old hikers from a challenging Colorado mountain peak Wednesday morning after they got stuck overnight. The hikers, both from North Carolina, were on Capitol Peak, a 14,130-foot mountain in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness area near Aspen that the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative calls "one of the most di…

Two out-of-state teenage hikers spend night cliffed out on one of Colorado's deadliest 14ers after "seeking a shorter route down"

Rescuers battled a brief snow shower and lightning to bring the teenagers down safely