Hiker Deaths Prompt ‘Peak Awareness’ Program

PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Search and rescue teams in Aspen plan to offer more safety education for hikers taking on Colorado’s tallest mountains.
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At least seven people have died this summer in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. The two most recent were Ryan Marcil and Carlin Brightwell.
Carlin Brightwell and Ryan Marcil (credit: CBS)
The couple fell while climbing Capitol Peak on Sunday. Their bodies were recovered at the bottom of the steep north side of th