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Lessons from the Great Colorado Route's 2,000-plus miles
A look back at the finished route, with highlights from Rice's OutThere Colorado Podcast interview.
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Thru-hiker's 'favorite' piece of gear will surprise you
A short piece from the OutThere Colorado Podcast on the umbrella Rice named as his favorite gear.
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A new hiking route was created with beauty, breadth and 'epicness' in mind
A feature on how Rice designed and hiked the 2,021-mile route, including its risks and what comes next.
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The Great Colorado Route: A Thru-Hiker Just Created a 1,700-Mile Loop Trail Around Colorado
Reports on Rice becoming the first to finish the Great Colorado Route, a scramble-heavy loop of his own design that he completed in 141 days and divided into 32 hikeable sections.
Read the article →Amendment 87 and The Great Colorado Route | The Situation & The Weekend with Michael Brown
A talk radio episode that includes a segment on the Great Colorado Route.
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Man completes 2,000-ish mile loop around Colorado in 141 days
News of the completion, with the route's stats compared against his earlier thru-hikes.
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After 141 days in the wilderness, Donovan Rice completes the Great Colorado Route around Colorado
A recap of the finish at Black Canyon of the Gunnison, with a day-by-day look at the final week.
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New 'Great Colorado Route' links 13 fourteeners, 3 national parks and desert to alpine in one 2,000-mile hiking loop
Donovan "Iceman" Rice walked about 2,000 miles through all corners of the state and hopes others will try the Great Colorado Route.
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Meet the Man Behind the Great Colorado Route, a Brand-New Thru-Hike
A profile from about 130 days in, covering his background, how he built the route, and life on trail.
Read the article →Week 19: Donovan Rice spent 6 days in Maroon Bells viewing aspens, moose on the Great Colorado Route
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This hike travels across a narrow land bridge in remote Colorado
A look at the Devil's Causeway in the Flat Tops Wilderness, which Rice crossed on the route.
Read the article →Week 18: Donovan Rice found trail closure drama, icky weather in Flat Tops while hiking the Great Colorado Route
Read the update →Week 17: Donovan Rice's windy walk in the Medicine Bows and scenic stroll in the Zirkels on the Great Colorado Route
Read the update →Week 16: Donovan Rice tears up in Indian Peaks, bails on iconic 14er in RMNP on the Great Colorado Route
Read the update →Week 15: Donovan Rice on the Great Colorado Route
Read the update →Week 14: Donovan Rice ridge traverses Summit County on the Great Colorado Route
Read the update →Week 13: Donovan Rice climbs Pikes Peak, walks among 1.08 billion-year-old rocks on the Great Colorado Route
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Man's effort to thru-hike massive 1,700-mile loop around Colorado underway
A progress update more than 80 days in, from Grand Junction through the San Juans and over Pikes Peak.
Read the article →Week 12: Donovan Rice gets royal treatment in Cañon City while hiking the Great Colorado Route
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This Proposed 1,700-Mile Hiking Route Might Be the Ultimate Way to Experience Colorado
A new long distance hiking project is inviting experienced backpackers to see Colorado in an entirely different way.
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Colorado man hopes to create thru-hike highlighting the state's beauty
A TV feature from partway through the hike on the route's design philosophy and his growing following.
Read the article →Week 11: Donovan Rice sad to see Sangres go, traces Zebulon Pike's footsteps in Grape Creek on the Great Colorado Route
Read the update →Week 10: Donovan Rice tests limits in Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Great Sand Dunes while hiking the Great Colorado Route
Read the update →Week 9: Donovan Rice samples cliff bands in San Juans on the Great Colorado Route, plans for Sangre de Cristos next
Read the update →Week 8: Donovan Rice finds trail magic and cannibals in San Juans while hiking the Great Colorado Route
Read the update →Week 7: Donovan Rice catches narrow gauge train, enters the Weminuche Wilderness on the Great Colorado Route
Read the update →Week 6: Donovan Rice challenges Wilson group hiking the Great Colorado Route
Read the update →Donovan Rice summits Mt. Sneffels, begins snaking way across San Juans during Week 5 on the Great Colorado Route
Read the update →Week 4: Donovan Rice closes canyon country, eyes San Juans on the Great Colorado Route
Read the update →Week 3: Donovan Rice explores Rattlesnake Arches, spots biological soil in Colorado National Monument
Read the update →Week 2: Donovan Rice tackles Grand Mesa, Little Book Cliffs near Palisade, sees mustangs
Read the update →Week 1: Donovan Rice treks from Black Canyon of the Gunnison to Delta on the Great Colorado Route
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Donovan Rice embarks on Colorado's newest thru-hike, an epic 1,700-mile journey titled the Great Colorado Route
Coverage of the start from Black Canyon of the Gunnison, including the planned route and gear list.
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THE ICEMAN COMETH: Colorado thru-hiker Donovan Rice departs on a 1,700-mile 'Maximalist' Mountain Route Around the State
A departure-week preview of the route, its numbers, and the bucket-list objectives built into it.
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Donovan Rice on Engineering Colorado's Newest Thru-Hike
A Q&A about how Rice designed the Great Colorado Route and what he expected from his first attempt.
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The Ultimate Colorado Thru-Hike? Donovan Rice and the Great Colorado Route
Explore the Great Colorado Route, a thrilling 1,700-mile journey through stunning alpine terrain and rugged wilderness.
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