mountains – The Hilltop Monitor https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu The Official Student Publication of William Jewell College Sat, 01 May 2021 03:12:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-3-32x32.png mountains – The Hilltop Monitor https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu 32 32 Photo Feature: Breckenridge, Colorado https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/photo-feature-breckenridge-colorado/ https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/photo-feature-breckenridge-colorado/#respond Fri, 14 Sep 2018 12:45:06 +0000 https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/?p=6483

Trees line the way for skiers and snowboarders on Breckenridge, Colorado’s Peak 9 slopes.

A snowboarder adjusts his snowboard before his run.

Skiers and snowboarders make their way down the slopes.

Skiers and snowboarders rest in the lodging area at the foot of the mountain.

Skier Taylor Hayes sleeps during the drive from the Peak 9 slopes in Breckenridge, Colorado.

Lights line the path on the slopes for skiers and snowboarders.

Photos taken by Cassie Hayes.

]]> https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/photo-feature-breckenridge-colorado/feed/ 0 Photo Feature: Winter Summit of Longs Peak https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/photo-feature-winter-summit-of-longs-peak/ https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/photo-feature-winter-summit-of-longs-peak/#respond Fri, 03 Mar 2017 16:00:10 +0000 https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/?p=1144 Photographer Chandler Eaton summited Rocky Mountain National Park’s 14’er on February 3, 2017.

The Ledges give a northern view looking into the national park.

 

The Keyhole route’s tongue-in-cheek name is the “fried egg” route, due to the clearly marked bulls eyes, which debatably protect the resource by keeping climbers on trail but question the integrity of the climb.

 

The Diamond of Longs Peak peers just over the Boulderfield.

 

It was not only my first winter 14’er but also the first for one of my partners Hänna Hagen.

 

 

Aron Ralston returning to the Narrows after summiting.

 

 

 

 

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