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Dateline 1970: First Ascent of a Colorado Centennial Peak
As climbers, we go out into the world to have fun, to have an adventure, to find new places, and to challenge ourselves. We usually don’t th
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Albert Ellingwood: Colorado's First Real Climber
Technical climbing in Colorado began with Albert Ellingwood, a political science professor at Colorado College. Ellingwood, born in Iowa in