Colorado Fourteeners Initiative: Research & Articles

Volunteer with CFI this summer!

Our list of 2008 volunteer opportunities is now available online! Visit www.14ers.org/volunteer to find out about our programs and register for a trail or restoration project, sign up to become a Peak Steward, find out about our Adopt-a-Peak program, or put your advanced trail/leadership skills to use as a Volunteer Crew Leader! You can also download our 2008 Spring Newsletter and Volunteer Application to find out more about each program and register!

Chris Davenport Releases Book

Ski mountaineer Chris Davenport’s book detailing his recent successful ski descent of all 54 Fourteeners will soon be available! Ski the 14ers: A Visual Tribute to Colorado’s 14,000 Peaks from the Eyes of a Ski Mountaineer, from Capitol Peak Publishing, features over 400 color photos, a forward by legendary mountaineer Lou Dawson, and inspiring writing on Davenport’s Ski the 14ers project. The book is available now through Wolverine Publishing.

A portion of proceeds from the sale of Ski the 14ers will go toward the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. CFI would like to extend a huge thanks to Chris for his support of our efforts to protect and preserve Colorado’s Fourteeners!

New Route Information

We have added detailed route descriptions to our website thanks to a generous partnership with Bill Middlebrook of www.14ers.com. The new content can be accessed through links found in the “Recommended Route” section of each peak page. Click here to see an example. Check out your favorite Fourteener for new, interactive content!

We’ve Moved

We moved our offices! Our new address and phone number is:

607 10th Street, Suite 306
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-278-7650
Fax: 303-278-7365

Please update your contact information if you haven’t already!

Home : Resources : Research & Articles

Peaks of Identity in Colorados San Juan Mountains
Blake, Kevin S.
Journal of Cultural Geography
March 22, 1999

Colorado Fourteeners and the Nature of Place Identity
The Geographical Review
April 2002
Vol. 92 (2), pp. 155-179

Mount Humboldt Climbing Route Improvement and Restoration Project: A Case Study in Addressing Recreational Impacts on Colorados Wilderness Peaks
Hesse, Mark
Proceedings, High Altitude Revegetation Workshop No. 14
August, 2000

Publications from the Leopold Institute, with ability to search by topic

Leave No Trace-Related Research

Peak Season: Scrambling up Colorados famous 14,000-foot mountains has become a popular summer sport. Too popular.
Woodbury, Richard
Time Magazine
July 12, 1999

Rocky Mountain Biological Lab in Gothic, CO: Research articles concerning natural resources of Colorado.