Longs Peak, at 14,259 ft, pokes well above much of the landscape in Rocky Mountain National Park just to the NW of Boulder, here seen in an aerial photo looking directly west. It is named for the ...

Macaj was hiking Longs Peak in Boulder County on Sunday and last checked in with a friend when he reached the summit around 1 p.m. before dangerous storms moved in and Macaj failed to check in again.

A search is underway for a 23-year-old hiker in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park after he did not return from an attempt to summit Longs Peak on Sunday. Lucas Macaj, of Colorado Springs ...

Depending on the weather and the season, past hikers claim ice axes and crampons (ice spikes) could be essential to summit the peak. Parking for the Longs Peak Trailhead is available off of state ...

He had texted a friend that he was on the Longs Peak summit, but by Sunday evening, he was reported overdue late after “significant storms moved through high elevations in the park,” per Rocky ...

Macaj, 23, was reported missing after a hiking excursion on the Longs Peak summit on Sunday, May 12. He was last heard from around 1 p.m. local time that day. The search for Macaj began on Monday ...

gaining 940 feet over 1.8 miles on the way to the summit at 9,355 feet. Throughout the half-day's worth of hiking, you'll get unobstructed views of Longs Peak, along with Mount Meeker and the ...