Mike Wilson started painting Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks four years ago and turned it into a project with a bigger purpose. From top left, clockwise: Mt. Eolus, Mt. Shavano, Pikes Peak, Longs Peak, ...

Overlooking Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Mount Morrison tops out at nearly 7,900 feet with 2,000 feet of elevation gained in less ...

I feel for Lloyd Athearn, the executive director of the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative. "I have to be the Groundskeeper Willie and yell at the kids to get off the grass sometimes," Athearn says, ...

Summiting a fourteener is a Colorado rite of passage that requires mentally turning a mountain into a molehill. So we asked Colorado Mountain Club chief education officer and toddler mom Stacey ...

No fourteener is easy, as anyone who has tried to catch their breath in the thin air while battling gravity can attest. So Friesema said the trick is to keep the climb on the kids' terms. Make sure ...

Climbing a fourteener during the summer is the ultimate Colorado adventure bucket-list item. The early-morning wake-up call, the long trek to high elevations, breathing in the rarefied air and taking ...

Having the right gear can help ensure that a fourteener climb is a fun and safe experience. When traveling extreme terrain, it’s important to be prepared for a range of obstacles and difficulties that ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Climbing fourteeners is a quintessential Colorado adventure. Boasting more than 50 mountains with summits peaking above 14,000 feet, no other state in the ...

What’s up all you out-of-state rookies and couch-jockey bums? Yes, I’m referring specifically to that subset of you that not only have never been on a strenuous Colorado hike, but are so oblivious to ...