I was sad to hear this morning that a hiker perished on Pikes Peak yesterday afternoon. I haven't been able to find any information besides the news article linked below.
https://www.krdo.com/news/colorado-spri ... 1130738797
Fatality on Pikes Peak
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hootenatty
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Re: Fatality on Pikes Peak
They died at devils playground? I'm gonna guess it was either a heart attack, or someone slipped while doing a selfie or photo op on one of the boulders. Usually not a dangerous area.
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JChitwood
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Re: Fatality on Pikes Peak
Couldn’t be the weather it was great yesterday. The article notes a death on the Manitou Incline first I heard of that.
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Cygnus X1
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Re: Fatality on Pikes Peak
A friend and I hiked out to One-Mile Pinnacle yesterday afternoon and returned to the truck at the DP parking lot a little after 4 pm. Saw all the emergency vehicles and wondered what was going on but we headed down not realizing what happened. It was windy but I don't remember it being bad enough that a chopper couldn't land. Very sad! Condolences to the hiker's family.
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peter303
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Re: Fatality on Pikes Peak
The name Devils Playground derives from lightning storms that happen at times. It is getting kind of cold for thunderstorms. However I heard something in the weather report about thundersnow when cold front rolled by Wednesday.
Isnt this spot the parking area for the summit shuttle during construction? He may have not have been hiking.
Re: Fatality on Pikes Peak
I believe the shuttle service from DP had ended on 1 October...peter303 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:25 pmThe name Devils Playground derives from lightning storms that happen at times. It is getting kind of cold for thunderstorms. However I heard something in the weather report about thundersnow when cold front rolled by Wednesday.
Isnt this spot the parking area for the summit shuttle during construction? He may have not have been hiking.
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Cygnus X1
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Re: Fatality on Pikes Peak
The shuttles were operating Wednesday.jrs1965 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:36 amI believe the shuttle service from DP had ended on 1 October...peter303 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:25 pmThe name Devils Playground derives from lightning storms that happen at times. It is getting kind of cold for thunderstorms. However I heard something in the weather report about thundersnow when cold front rolled by Wednesday.
Isnt this spot the parking area for the summit shuttle during construction? He may have not have been hiking.
Re: Fatality on Pikes Peak
An update with a little more info. It looks like the person involved was not a hiker...
https://www.outtherecolorado.com/hiker- ... 3Frrk1z-qM
https://www.outtherecolorado.com/hiker- ... 3Frrk1z-qM
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Re: Fatality on Pikes Peak
My work computer's firewall won't let me access this article.jrs1965 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:43 pm An update with a little more info. It looks like the person involved was not a hiker...
https://www.outtherecolorado.com/hiker- ... 3Frrk1z-qM
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Re: Fatality on Pikes Peak
The article doesn't give a ton of info. Basically the guy was there to drive the highway and his death occurred somewhere near Devil's Playground...ZNixon wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 7:38 amMy work computer's firewall won't let me access this article.jrs1965 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:43 pm An update with a little more info. It looks like the person involved was not a hiker...
https://www.outtherecolorado.com/hiker- ... 3Frrk1z-qM
