A Partnership for Preservation

CFI 2009 Field Staff

Back Row:  Kenzie Carson, Ben Turati, Frances Boulding, Anitra Kass

Front Row:  Shaun Loveless, Joe Grossman, Hilary Sgalitzer, Drew Hill, Brian Wallace

CFI and USFS on the summit of Mt. Yale

August 9, 2009

From Left to Right:  CFI Executive Director Lloyd Athearn; Salida District Ranger Bill Schuckert; National Director of Recreation, Heritage, and Partnerships Jim Bedwell; National Deputy Director Joel Holtrop; Fourteener Peak Manager Loretta McEllhiney; and Continental Divide Trail Administer Greg Warren

Wildlands Restoration Volunteers at Mt. Bross

The centerpieces of the Colorado Rockies are the 54 peaks over 14,000 feet, or “Fourteeners,” as they are affectionately referred to by climbers. Colorado’s Fourteeners are now visited by over 500,000 people each season. While some remote peaks remain pristine, increased recreational use has seriously impacted many peaks and their alpine basins.

Formed in 1994, the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative is a partnership among nonprofit organizations, concerned individuals, and public agencies to protect and preserve the natural integrity of Colorado’s Fourteeners and the quality of the recreational opportunities they provide. More...
    

Going on Now!!

CFI is Hiring!

Visit our employment page for our seasonal job opportunities and application form for the 2010 field season.

Peak Steward Trainings

During the Winter!

Training 1 -

Saturday January 30, 2010

REI - Lakewood, CO

(more details here)

Check out our progress from 2009 and view our

Accomplishments Report

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Some of our latest work:

Wildlands Restoration Volunteers with CFI Adopt-a-Peak staff performing

re-route on Mt. Bross,

July 18-19, 2009

 

Chicago Basin and Windom Peak

 

 

SUPPORT CFI in 2009!

CFI needs your generous donations now more than ever! Financial contributions go directly toward this season's project work on Windom Peak, Mts. Lincoln, Democrat, and Bross, and Mt. Massive as well as our Adopt-a-Peak and Peak Steward efforts throughout the state. Check out our donation page and wish list to find out more about how you can make sure that CFI has a great 2009 season!

 

News

Ski the 14ers Book Available Now!
 Ski the 14ers: A Visual Tribute to Colorado’s 14,000 Peaks from the Eyes of a Ski Mountaineer, is now available from Capitol Peak Publishing, featuring 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!

 

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