Coloradans Hold Extreme World Records

Centennial Staters boast titles for outdoor feats like straitjacket skiing and state high point climbing.

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In case there’s any doubt about how outdoorsy Coloradans are, check out this roundup of extreme world records held by residents. Among them: speed record for skiing in a straitjacket, oldest person to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, and fastest climb of every state’s high point. 

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