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The 19-year-old hikers got stuck while trying to find a shortcut down from one of the most challenging climbs in the state.

Two teenage hikers spent the night stranded on one of Colorado's deadliest peaks after seeking a shortcut down. According to a report from Mountain Rescue Aspen, two 19-year-olds from North Carolina ...

Two 19-year-old hikers from North Carolina were rescued early Wednesday morning after being trapped overnight on Capitol Peak ...

A Colorado Army National guard helicopter and rescuers saved two out-of-state 19-year-old hikers from a challenging Colorado mountain peak Wednesday morning after they got stuck overnight.

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And while that’s important for things like floodplain mapping, in Colorado, something else was at stake: Would Sunshine Peak in the San Juan Range still be a 14er?

She started by going up 14,089-foot Windom Peak in the San Juans on July 16, and finished on July 30 by descending 14,138-feet Capitol Peak in the Elk Mountains.

The 14ers near Aspen are Castle, Maroon, Pyramid and Capitol Peaks along with Snowmass Mountain. North and South Maroon are regarded as one peak in use figures.