man who climbed all 54 14ers in Colorado recounts tales of danger, beauty

He was withing 50 feet of the summit. With a protruding rock at chest level, he looked up and saw a hand hold that looked "bomb proof." Then, he committed hwat he calls the ultimate sin. He let go withhis left hand as he reached for the "bomb proof" hold to his right.

He fell 100 feet. He wasn't wearing a helmet.

"It was blind dumb lick that I didn't die," said Patrick Renworth, a 55-year-old attorney at law who climbed all 54 14er peaks in Colorado in the span of four months in 1985.

To read the full story click the picture!

Photo of Pikes Peak courtesy of 14ers.com.

namaste fellow adventurers 

salt in the wound of national parks

National parks in Colorado face substantial economic and environmental concerns after recent flooding and the government shutdown.

"This is a real double hit for Estes Park because it was devastated by the floods, closed for several weeks and access remains difficult and time consuming," said Congressman Jared Polis.

To find out more about how the National Park Service is being impacted by the shutdown and what you can do to help, click the picture.

Rocky Mountain National Park, CO. Photo courtesy of rockymountainnationalpark.com. 

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the investigation on synthetic marijuana

Sorry for all the drug related posts! Bare with me because this is a very interesting one. Synthetic Marijuana, or Spice, has caused more than 250 people to be hospitalized due to a "severely altered mental state." Click the picture to read more about the symptoms, where this is happening and if you can buy it. 

 

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