The carabiner is a basic piece of gear on a climber's rack. It is used for racking equipment, and for clipping in to the rope and pieces of protection.

The Colorado state flag was designed in 1911. The red C stands for Colorado, Spanish for "colored red." The white and blue bars are for the mountain snows and the azure skies. The gold represents the state's gold production and the multitude of sunny days.

Black lettering on silver.

Who's your buddy? If they aren't on top they're low-down friends.

Colorado is famous for rare air and the challenge of climbing the 54 summits that are higher than 14,000 feet.

Towering sandstone spires in the Garden of the Gods are hallmarks of this park on the west side of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Hummingbirds are frequent visitors to the centennial state, Colorado, and especially to the state flower, the Rocky Mountain columbine.