The number of people climbing Colorado’s 14ers fell by 8% last year to about 279,000 hiker days, according to a report released last week by the Colorado Fourteener Initiative. That is the second lowest level.
New data shared by the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative shows the number of climbers plunged to its lowest level in 7 years in 2022, as many several popular peaks saw double-digit percentage declines.
The number of people climbing Colorado’s 14ers fell by 8% last year to about 279,000 hiker days, according to a report released last week by the Colorado Fourteener Initiative. That is the second lowest level.
The number of people climbing Colorado’s 14ers fell by 8% last year to about 279,000 hiker days, according to a report released last week by the Colorado Fourteener Initiative. That is the second lowest level.
Five of Colorado's 58 14,000-foot peaks will be off limits this summer due to liability concerns affecting private landowners that recreation advocates tried to resolve through legislative action in March. A new effort is underway to change that.