January-February 2003• Issue # 975

In this Issue:

Lots of people finished climbing all the fourteen thousand foot peaks in Colorado last summer and fall. Read about their exploits in the 14er files, and find your own name on the lsit of successful completions.

Features:

The 14er files by Linda Kothe Crockett

The list
CMC compiles "master list" of all people on its roles
14ers recognized by the Colorado Mountain Club

Man of the Heights A profile of Jim Gehres by Tom Jenkins

Beyond the 14ers by Chris Rupert

Beyond the 13ers by Bob Martin

Wild Colorado:

Colorado Mountain Club prevails in lawsuit

Is energy independence hiding beneath public lands? Robin Hubbard examines the realistic possibilities that oil and gas extraction on our public lands will save us from dependency on foreign sources of energy.

Jefferson County experiments with "Separation of Uses" scheme on popular trails

Newsbriefs

Saving the Roan Plateau

Departments:

Youth education program gets boost from Black Diamond

News briefs and state awards announced

News: CMCers rescue injured dog