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Incline opens, new $2 million grant secured to finish construction in 2017

2016-12-02T19:47:34.609Z

Colorado Springs mayor John Suthers, city councilwoman Jill Gaebler, and Manitou Springs mayor Nicole Nicoletta discuss the completion of Phase 2 upgrades to the Manitou Incline. Gaebler announced that a new $2 million grant will be used to complete Incline work, most likely in 2017.

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.