Tag: incline

Hikers tackle the Incline despite thigh-deep snow

(MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo.) — The Manitou Springs Incline offers a workout like no other, with 2,744 stairs and an elevation gain exceeding 2,000 feet. But when heavy, wet snow coats its steps, the challenge reaches a whole new level. El Paso County Search and Rescue responded to a call for help on the trail on […]

Man says he was badly injured while riding Mon Incline

A man said he was badly injured while riding the Monongahela Incline earlier this week. Denny Pirring has lived on Mount Washington his entire life. He’s ridden the Mon Incline “too many times to count,” he said. The unique transportation method has been shut down since Tuesday and Pirring thinks he knows why. He was riding it […]