koaa

Brain cancer survivor summits Pikes Peak in an adaptive wheelchair with help of 40 volunteers

PIKES PEAK, Colo. (KOAA) — Mary Perkins, a childhood brain cancer survivor using an adaptive wheelchair, reached the summit of Pikes Peak around 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. The hike served as the ...
MLive

Muskegon woman who is blind summits 14,115-foot-tall Pikes Peak Mountain

MUSKEGON, MI - A Muskegon woman is sharing her story of completing a 12-mile hike up Colorado’s Pikes Peak Mountain, despite being legally blind. Jan Thom made the trek up 14,115 feet in two days this ...
KRDO

Local non-profit helping adaptive athlete hike Pikes Peak is searching for more volunteers

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - A Colorado-based non-profit is searching for more volunteers to help an adaptive athlete ascend Pikes Peak next weekend. The Lockwood Foundation helps adaptive ...
AOL

A Hiker's Path: One doesn't have to climb Pikes Peak to be awestruck

Recently, I have been writing my column about my visit to Colorado Springs. This is one more story about my visit. I am going to talk about my most favorite part of Colorado Springs: Pikes Peak. I ...
The Gazette

'Incredible series of events' lead childhood friends to climb Pikes Peak (copy)

In August 2023, Brandt Holmes posted a photo of himself, family members, and friends climbing Pikes Peak on Facebook. When Jan Thom came across the post from her home in Michigan — her childhood ...