Preparing for the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon
Date: 8/17/2011 Album ID: 1304163
Photos by Christian Murdock
Volunteers drive to the summit of 14, 115-foot Pikes Peak as the sun rises over Colorado Springs to prepare for the Ascent and Marathon this weekend.
Debbie Swanson shovels snow off the deck next to the summit house Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, on top of 14, 115-foot Pikes Peak after about one to two inches fell on the summit Tuesday.  Swanson and other volunteers were at the summit preparing for this weekend's Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
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Dave Sorenson, center, Karen Karl, right, and Debbie Swanson shovel snow off the deck next to the summit house Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, on top of 14, 115-foot Pikes Peak after about one to two inches fell on the summit Tuesday.  Swanson and other volunteers were at the summit preparing for this weekend's Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette))
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Dave Sorenson shovels snow off the deck next to the summit house Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, on top of 14, 115-foot Pikes Peak after about one to two inches fell on the summit Tuesday.  Swanson and other volunteers were at the summit preparing for this weekend's Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
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Rachel La Grandeur joins the human train on top of 14, 115-foot Pikes Peak Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, as she and other volunteers help unload supplies for the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon this weekend. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
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A human train of volunteers unload supplies on top of 14, 115-foot Pikes Peak Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, for the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon this weekend. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
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Judy Schlei, left, and Rachel La Grandeur joins the human train on top of 14, 115-foot Pikes Peak Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, as they help unload supplies for the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon this weekend. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
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Volunteers on the hose crew begin their trek Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, from the top of 14, 115-foot Pikes Peak. The volunteers were preparing for this weekend's Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon and the hose crew ran hose to the Cirque aid station about a mile and 1,000 feet below. Another crew hauled supplies to A-Frame aid station three miles below.   (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
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Mark Szabo, left, and Aki Ohnaka stretch hoses Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, from the top of 14, 115-foot Pikes Peak to the Cirque aid station. The volunteers were preparing for this weekend's Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon and the hose crew ran hose to the Cirque aid station about a mile and 1,000 feet below. Another crew hauled supplies to A-Frame aid station three miles below.   (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
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Aki Ohnaka throws a stretch of hose toward the Cirque aid station Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, while laying hose from the top of 14, 115-foot Pikes Peak to the Cirque aid station. The volunteers were preparing for this weekend's Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon and the hose crew ran hose to the Cirque aid station about a mile and 1,000 feet below. Another crew hauled supplies to A-Frame aid station three miles below.   (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
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The hose crew carries hoses down Barr Trail Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, from the top of 14, 115-foot Pikes Peak to the Cirque aid station. The volunteers were preparing for this weekend's Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon and the hose crew ran hose to the Cirque aid station about a mile and 1,000 feet below. Another crew hauled supplies to A-Frame aid station three miles below.   (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
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