Completing winter hikes is a walker's upgrade, making a foray into the realm of hardcore hiker, even mountaineer. It's a bigger challenge than hiking in summer on all fronts, physical, mental, and ...

In my column in the Jan. 23 edition of The Independent, I wrote about the many features in the EXPLORE Act, a single piece of ...

Ford will return to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with an electric vehicle this year, aiming for another impressive EV showing at the legendary race. The automaker confirmed Thursday in ...

The annual blast up Pikes Peak is the kind of motorsport event that serves not only as a mighty test of the driver, but also the vehicle at hand. High elevation combined with varied conditions and ...

There has been an uptick of people capturing images and having unexpected in person close encounters with mountain lions.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) says areas above the treeline in the Pikes Peak region have considerable ...

Located in Colorado, the longstanding Pike's Peak Marathon takes runners up to the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak and back ... just the ascent portion of the race can take runners longer to ...

COLORADO SPRINGS (KXRM) — On Thursday, Jan. 9, during his State of the State address, Governor Jared Polis announced enhanced stewardship and opportunities for new public lands on Pikes Peak.

Fishers Peak State Park Manager Crystal Dreiling said the park's next "trail package" would soon go out to bid — a project ...

Phil Wortmann makes his way up a climbing route at about 13,000 ft on Pikes Peak Monday, August 9, 2021. (Mark Reis, Special to The Colorado Sun) As federal land managers navigate shrinking budgets, ...