Show adaman club greets new year on summit of lofty pikes peak while most people will be celebrating new years in comfortably warm homes theaters and other amusement places a small group of men will be battling bitter cold and high snow drifts as they climb to the top of pikes peak every year at the stroke of midnight on new years eve members of the adaman club set off a huge display of fireworks from the summit of pikes peak the mercury has fallen as low as 40 degrees below zero during the nine mile climb and the wind blows relentlessly atop the foot peak early in the afternoon of december 31 the hardy group will leave colorado springs they will ride in automobiles as far as manitou springs which is located at the base of the peak their ride ends here and they begin their long climb at first the climb is easy but after the half way house is passed the climbing becomes extremely difficult snow drifts are more than 20 feet deep in places and the incessant north wind whips the snow particles with great force in addition to a food supply each man carries his share of the fireworks the trip is a gruelling gruenling gru elling test of endurance and strength but the men really enjoy it |