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Two brothers from Colorado Springs, Fred and Ed Morath, were mountaineers in 1922 with plenty of summits of Pikes Peak in their past. So they hatched a plan for New Year's Eve.
December 1922: Brothers Fred and Ed Morath coordinate with The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph to sponsor and promote a New Year’s Eve “watch party.” The Moraths enlist Fred Barr, Harry Standley
The weather conditions at the summit of Pikes Peak are expected to be dismal on New Year’s Eve, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are expected to approach -8
The weather conditions at the summit of Pikes Peak are expected to be dismal on New Year’s Eve, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are expected to approach -8