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Torreys Peak is high enough for serious altitude sickness risk. Most people who live over 5,000 feet in Colorado can do the hike without much discomfort, but they aren’t immune.
On June 12, a team with the High-Altitude National Guard Aviation Training Site in Gypsum got reports of two hikers who were ...
Torreys Peak, located in the Arapaho National Forest, can be accessed by four different trails, all of which are considered “hard” by AllTrails.com.
Hikers ascend the final 300-400 feet to the 14,275-foot summit of Torreys Peak along the Continental Divide at the eastern border of Summit County on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
Colorado Army National Guard Black Hawk aircrew tested their skills and pushed their UH-60 helicopter’s performance to its ...
Torreys Peak is ranked variously as the 11th or 12th highest summit in Colorado and is less than 200 feet (60 meters) shorter than the state's highest mountain, Mount Elbert.
The hikers in the Grays Peak and Torreys Peak area lost contact with rescue teams for at least three hours, rescuers said. The pair last called in about 3:30 p.m., she said.
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) – Four hikers got caught up in an avalanche on Torreys Peak and swept into a rock field Sunday. Around 9:05 a.m., the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office ...
After anchoring their rappelling gear to a rock at the top of Torreys Peak, Alpine Rescue Team was ready to drop straight over a cornice to retrieve Zola, a labradoodle who they believe fell right ...
Torreys is 14,267 feet high and is a popular climb for many people's first 14er, and can be combined with an ascent of Grays Peak. You can catch a glimpse of it from the Bakerville exit on I-70.
GEORGETOWN, Colo. — The body of a 71-year-old man who was overdue on a hike was found Thursday on Torreys Peak, the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office said. Officials received a call a… ...
Torreys Peak is ranked variously as the 11th or 12th highest summit in Colorado and is less than 200 feet (60 meters) shorter than the state's highest mountain, Mount Elbert.