Metropolitan Digital

Google


.

Measuring Colorado’s mountains one hike at a time

  • Written by Eric Gilbertson, Associate Teaching Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Seattle University
Measuring Colorado’s mountains one hike at a timeUsing lightweight tools, Eric Gilbertson hikes the world's tallest mountains to measure their heights. Elijah Gendron

In the middle of a chilly October night in 2025, my two friends and I suited up at the Cottonwood Creek trailhead and started a trek into the Sangre de Cristo mountains of Colorado. It was a little below freezing as we got moving at...

Read more: Measuring Colorado’s mountains one hike at a time

More Articles ...

  1. Tired of the same old Christmas songs? So were these countercultural carolers
  2. Meditating on the connectedness of life could help reunite a divided country – here’s how ‘interbeing’ works
  3. Down-ranking polarizing content lowers emotional temperature on social media – new research
  4. Most normal matter in the universe isn’t found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it’s distributed
  5. Facing myriad global pressures, Iran intensifies outreach to African partners for critical needs
  6. People who talk with their hands seem more clear and persuasive – new research
  7. Declaration of Independence’s promises ring out today as loudly as they did for Lincoln, FDR and through 249 years of US history
  8. Everything everywhere all at once: How Zohran Mamdani campaigned both online and with a ground game
  9. FDA claims on COVID-19 vaccine safety are unsupported by reliable data – and could severely hinder vaccine access
  10. The marketing genius of Spotify Wrapped