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Helicopter delivers construction supplies to Incline

2016-08-28T20:24:40.184Z

The next phase of work has begun on the Manitou Incline with Timberline Landscaping bringing in supplies with a helicopter. The company will work on the bottom section of the Incline. The Incline is expected to open again in December.

Ribbon cutting at the Incline

2014-12-05T21:26:41.767Z

The famous Incline in Manitou Springs re-opened to the public on Friday after being closed for three months while construction crews fixed erosion problems on the old railway bed. Several hundred eager climbers began lining up shortly after sunrise for the 10 a.m. ribbon cutting, then made the migration to the top.

Incline improved, but it remains a tough challenge

2014-12-04T19:17:11.467Z

There is no escalator at the new and improved Incline. There is no turnstile, nobody taking tickets. Many of the washed out railway ties that clung helter skelter to the steep slopes above Manitou Springs have been removed, and replacements have been installed. But don't expect a smooth staircase from bottom to top. The folks at Timberline Landscaping got it right. The Incline is still challenging. And it may be more difficult than before with several steep sections added that will burn your thighs, and other body parts as well. Twin brothers and longtime Incline veterans Fred and Ed Baxter made the climb on Thursday morning. They each contributed $250 to Incline Friends for the right to test the new and improved Incline on Thursday morning. Both insisted it is harder to climb now than it was before. Ed posted the best time of the day, a 24:50. And while he hasn't been able to climb since August, his best time three minutes faster. There will certainly be many opinions about the climb's difficulty and the construction work that addressed the most severe erosion problems on the old railway bed.
Steve Bremner, who served as chairman of the Incline Friends executive committee from 2011 until this year, was the first to climb the new Incline.
The official re-opening is set for Friday, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m. at the base of the Incline.
Though the Incline may look a little different, the most important elements of the climb remain. It is guaranteed to make hearts pound like thunder, and lungs burn like fire.

Greg Cummings summits Incline 1,000 times in 250 days

2014-05-29T19:16:14.789Z

Colorado Springs resident Greg Cummings, a Type 1 diabetic, reached another big goal on Thursday (May 29, 2013) when he tagged the summit of the famous Incline for the 1,000th time in only 250 days.
About 30 friends and family members, including his wife, Alison, and daughters, Christi and Danielle, made the climb to celebrate the moment.
"It feels very cool," Cummings said. "Two-hundred and fifty days, 1,000 ascents, no days off."
Cummings began the adventure on Sept. 22, 2013, with the goal of climbing 1,000 times in a year to promote his new nonprofit Change 4 Diabetes, http://change4diabetes.org/.
Cummings wants to find a practical cure and essentially stop the deadly disease. Researchers believe that a cure can be found in the next 10 years.
Though one Incline ascent per week is plenty for most people, Cummings wasn't finished.He plans to climb a few more times in the month of May to increase his world record of vertical feet climbed in a month.
The numbers look like this:
The journey to 1,000, has included climbing a whopping 2 million feet.
In the last 29 days he has claimed the world record for vertical feet climbed at 330,000. The old record had been 328,000 feet set by skier Greg Hill of Revelstoke, British Columbia (http://mjm.ag/1iw6XPW).
"I'm going to try to move that up a ways in the next three days," Cummings said.
The Incline community - a rugged group of trail runners and hikers - has followed Cummings' journey. They cheered and popped the cork on a bottle of champagne as he ran the final steps to the summit.
The Incline is an old railway bed that stretches to the sky above Manitou Springs, Colo. It is a mile in length with a staggering vertical gain of about 2,000 feet. In some places the grade exceeds 60 percent.
Cummings had initially set out to climb 1,000 times in a year. He began on Sept. 22, 2013, and the numbers rolled up quickly as he gained momentum through the winter, often climbing by himself and monitoring his blood sugar levels in freezing weather.
He hit 500 on Valentine's Day (in 146 days). Then set a new record for Incline climbs in a year with 720 on April 4. The old mark (719) was set by his friend Roger Austin in 2013.
Alison Cummings said she was skeptical when Greg told her of his plans to go for 1,000.
"I thought he was crazy and I wasn't sure it was a good idea," Alison said. "But I'm glad he did it and I'm proud of him. I think he has overcome an amazing obstacle. There is nothing he can't do. Sometimes he'd get as little as four hours of sleep and he'd be back up climbing. But this has changed him for the better."
His daughters noticed a change, as well.
"He worked really hard for this," Christi Cummings said. "I think this is the happiest I've ever seen him."

Greg Cummings sets new Incline record with 720 ascents in 196 days

2014-04-05T20:05:02.909Z

When Greg Cummings stepped on the final tie at the summit of the Incline a small crowd of about 40 people were there to greet him with applause and cheers.
It was a moment fit for a king, the new Incline King.
Cummings set the record for climbs in one year on Saturday, April 5, 2014. He now has 720 ... and he knocked 'em off in 196 days.
He began the adventure on Sept. 22, 2013, with the goal of climbing 1,000 times in a year to promote his new nonprofit Change 4 Diabetes.
Read the story: http://www.pikespeaksports.us/group/theincline/forum/topics/there-is-a-new-incline-king-in-town-greg-cummings-tags-the-top-72