I’ve been a longtime member of 14ers.com, previously served on a Search and Rescue (SAR) team, and have had the privilege of summiting all of Colorado’s 14ers.
Over the years, I’ve become increasingly interested in the history of accidents and fatalities on Colorado’s fourteeners. I recently created a website dedicated to documenting these incidents and preserving the stories and details behind them.
The first known fatality I’ve documented is the 1925 death of Agnes Vaille on Longs Peak. More than 100 years later, I felt there should be a centralized historical record of the people who have lost their lives on Colorado’s highest peaks—not simply a list of names and dates, but a place where we can preserve the circumstances and details of each incident.
I published the site yesterday, and I’d like to invite the 14er community to help build this record.
Here's a link to the site: https://deaths-on-colorados-fourteeners.netlify.app/
If you have firsthand knowledge, historical information, or details about a fatal incident on one of Colorado’s 14ers, I’d love for you to contribute.
Submit an incident here:https://deaths-on-colorados-fourteeners ... ubmit.html
After submitting your request, you’ll receive an email with access to a form where you can provide the information you have.
I’ve also bulk-uploaded records from the 2010–2017 study, but those records contain very limited information beyond the basic incident data. If you have additional knowledge or details about any of these incidents, please consider submitting them. I can review the information and merge it into the existing records.
My goal is to make this a community-built historical resource—one that not only records when and where these tragedies occurred, but also preserves the stories and circumstances behind them.
If you have any questions, concerns, corrections, or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly.
Thanks, and I hope you’ll help me build this resource for the 14er community.
