Air Force lieutenant colonel missing after summiting 2 Colorado 14ers

An Air Force lieutenant colonel remains missing Saturday after summiting two 14ers four days earlier.

Lt. Col. Dan Wallick last contacted his family Wednesday afternoon after scaling Kit Carson Peak and Challenger Point. His family reported him missing Thursday after receiving no further word.

In a Facebook post on private group 14ers.com and shared by Custer County Search and Rescue, Wallick told his father that he parked at the trailhead near Crestone, climbed Challenger Point first and then moved on to Kit Carson Peak:

"He took the Willow Creek trail from the trailhead by Crestone. His father confirmed his car was located at the trailhead. He then went to Challenger where he summited at 11:00 and then to kit Carson at 12:12. His descent was back towards Challenger, but it is not known what he did from the saddle on the way down."

The two peaks sit right next to each other, separated by a ridge, and it's not uncommon for hikers to bag both in one day. The mountains are located near the Saguache-Custer county line.