4 climbers fall several hundred feet in Rocky Mountain National Park; 2 carried out

October 5th, 2009 Environmentalists say climate change hurts parksNEW YORK — The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization say 25 national parks are threatened by climate change. A report called "National Parks in Peril: The Threats of Climate Disruption" say the changes in landscapes and ecosystems are harming plants, trees and wildlife, but also threaten human activity in the parks and manmade structures.

October 2nd, 2009 Ex-newspaper staffers' Denver news site to endDENVER — A Denver-focused daily Web magazine led by former staffers of the defunct Rocky Mountain News says its last day will be Monday. One of the editors, Steve Foster, said Friday that the Rocky Mountain Independent's site won't be taken down, but its staffers won't be posting new content.

September 22nd, 2009 1st day of fall brings snow, cold to ColoradoVAIL, Colo. — The first day of fall feels more like the first day of winter for some of the mountain West, with light snow and chilly temperatures across Colorado and freeze warnings for higher elevations in New Mexico, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and Arizona.

August 28th, 2009 MediaNews Group full owner of Camera, other papersBOULDER, Colo. — Prairie Mountain Publishing Co., which publishes the Daily Camera and Colorado Daily newspapers in Boulder, is now fully owned by Denver-based MediaNews Group Inc.

August 24th, 2009 Senators tour US park, hear about global warmingESTES PARK, Colo. — Global warming is threatening America's national parks.

August 12th, 2009 Rescuers try to reach Spanish climber in PakistanISLAMABAD — Rescuers raced Wednesday to reach a Spanish climber stranded for days with a broken leg and arm at 20,000 feet (6,300 meters) on a particularly treacherous Pakistani mountain, the expedition's outfitter said. Oscar Perez has been stuck on Latok I since he fell last week while trying an unprecedented climb up the north face, tour operator Naiknam Kareem said.

July 3rd, 2009 Ex-newspaper staffers launching Denver news siteDENVER — A Denver-focused daily Web magazine led by former staffers of the defunct Rocky Mountain News and others plans to officially launch Monday. A dozen equity owners, about a dozen freelancers and partner blogs are providing content for the Rocky Mountain Independent.

June 14th, 2009 Hiker falls to his death from Yosemite's Half DomeYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A male hiker fell to his death on Saturday while climbing Yosemite's famed Half Dome, park rangers said.

June 12th, 2009 2 Mount McKinley climbers fall to their deathsANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two experienced climbers fell more than 2,000 feet to their deaths on Alaska's Mount McKinley, raising this year's death toll on the mountain to four, officials said Friday. John Mislow, 39, and Andrew Swanson, 36, were roped together when they fell Thursday afternoon along Messner Couloir, a steep, hourglass-shaped snow gully on the 20,320-foot mountain, North America's tallest peak.

June 12th, 2009 Mount McKinley climbers fall to their deathsANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two experienced climbers fell more than 2,000 feet to their deaths on Alaska's Mount McKinley, raising this year's death toll on the mountain to four, officials said Friday. John Mislow, 39, and Andrew Swanson, 36, were roped together when they fell Thursday afternoon along Messner Couloir, a steep, hourglass-shaped snow gully on the 20,320-foot mountain, North America's tallest peak.

June 8th, 2009 Weather hampers search for US climbers in ChinaBEIJING — High winds and blizzards hampered the search Monday for two U.S. mountain climbers after the body of a third American climber was found buried in an avalanche in southwestern China, an official said.

June 6th, 2009 Japanese climbers' remains found on Mount McKinleyANCHORAGE, Alaska — Searchers have found the bodies of two Japanese climbers a year after they disappeared on Alaska's Mount McKinley, thanks to high-resolution images captured during a recent search for another missing climber, park officials said Friday. The frozen bodies of 27-year-old Tatsuro Yamada of Saitama-Ken, Japan, and 24-year-old Yuto Inoue of Tokyo were found on May 25.

May 13th, 2009 Crews rescue injured man at national park in Colo.DENVER — Rangers hauled an injured man to safety late Tuesday after he fell while mountaineering in Rocky Mountain National Park and spent 24 hours lying at the base of a glacier before being found. The 57-year-old Loveland man took a "tumbling fall" down Ptarmigan Glacier at 11 a.m.

May 9th, 2009 NY man, 61, dies climbing Alaska's Mount McKinleyANCHORAGE, Alaska — The National Park Service says a 61-year old climber from upstate New York has died while climbing Mount McKinley in Alaska. The park service says William Hearne of Fairport, N.Y., died Thursday while ascending the West Buttress route of the 20,320-foot mountain.

April 29th, 2009 Up to 4 feet of snow in Mont. closes highwaysHELENA, Mont.