COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Monday's announcement that the old Pikes Peak summit house will close in favor of a new version opening this spring, raises some interesting questions.

A 53-year-old man who pushed a peanut up the rocky face of 14,115-foot Pikes Peak says that, when he reached the summit after nearly a week of crawling, he badly needed water. But as Bob Salem ...

PIKES PEAK — Heads up if you're planning a trip up America's Mountain. The old summit house at the top of the peak is now closed. That means there are currently no public bathrooms available at ...

The uncomely cinderblock summit house at the top of 14,110-foot Pikes Peak doesn’t fit in with the ... in federal funds to rebuild the 42-year-old structure. Terry Sullivan, president and ...

The entire Pikes Peak project will cost $60 million ... glass allows for huge windows with sweeping views, something the old Summit House lacks. The existing Summit House is “a bunker for ...

The history of construction on Pikes Peak is colorful yet murky ... of a modern highway closely following the old wagon route. A second summit house is later built specifically for drivers ...

Still the climb goes on, above the clouds, along the jagged crests of billion-year-old ... summit experience certainly could be more pleasant,” said Jack Glavin, manager of the Pikes Peak ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — Sticking to the construction work timeline on the new Pikes Peak Summit House will ... you love won’t disappear with the old Summit House. Souvenirs, t-shirts, homemade ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Don't miss the high-altitude, secret recipe doughnuts at the Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center. An automated machine churns out thousands of the sweet treats daily.

The new Pikes Peak Summit Complex opened June 24 ... And while the frying machine may be new, that old recipe made its way to the new building.