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Group That Launches New Year’s Eve Fireworks On Pikes Peak Plans Special Show For Colorado Springs Sesquicentennial
The Pikes Peak AdAmAn Club has made a trek up the mountain each year since 1922 to launch pyrotechnics from the top.
December 29, 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A group of adventurous Coloradans are planning for a special celebration on New Year’s Eve atop Pikes Peak, including an extra fireworks show to celebrate the 150th birthday of Colorado Springs. The Pikes Peak AdAmAn Club has made a trek up the the 14,115 mountain each year since 1922 to launch pyrotechnics from the top, so this climb will be its 99th. It’s one of Colorado’s oldest New Year’s traditions.
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After hiking up, the group of mountaineers plan to set off 150 fireworks at 9 p.m. to celebrate the sesquicentennial. (There will be fewer members taking part because of COVID-19.) After those are fired, five more shells will light the sky to honor the original five AdAmAn members, as is tradition. At midnight, weather permitting, the club will ring in the New Year with another fireworks display.
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