Colorado Mountain Club Blog
1. Hike the First Section of the Colorado Trail
2. Hike Chimney Gulch Trail at Windy Saddle Park
3. Watch the Sunset at Pence Park
4. Hike Panorama Point at Corwina Park
5. Boulder The Eggs on the Hidden Fawn Trail
My name is Ani Yahzid and I am a filmmaker and student at the University of Colorado, Boulder. For my next endeavor, The Exposure Film Project, I will be setting out to influence the social norms around outdoor recreation in order to encourage more multicultural urban millennials to explore nature. I’ll be traveling to Olympic National Park in June (2017) with a hip hop Artist, Namaste, and his Producer, Keelan, from Atlanta, GA, and we’ll be filming a series of short films about outdoor recreation through the lens of Urban Culture.
For those of you thinking about adding backcountry skiing to your repertoire, here’s what you should know before investing.
As cool and shiny as a brand-new ice ax looks strapped to the back of your hiking pack, occasionally you’ll have to take it off and actually put it to work. Like any tool, it’s only an asset if you know how to use it. There are many techniques and methods for employing an ice ax to aid progress in the mountains, but let’s start at the beginning: the two basic ways of holding it.
by G. Jeff Golden CMC Marketing Manager 1. Be Prepared for Varied Terrain Spring as known as mud season in the high country, and for good reason. There’s a lot of it. Your boots, socks and lower legs are … Continued
Announcing Mountain Fest 2017’s full event line-up! Choose from nine skill-building clinics that will help you reach your goals in the outdoors. Join us in Golden on Saturday, March 25 from 12 – 4 pm.
You know the feeling. The climb starts to go wrong. The sloppy pawing of a foot against a rock, the tight clenching of fearful muscles as all style fades and those stressful seconds when your racing heartbeat overtakes your mind.
by Anissa Shull Moab Spring Break Alumni ’16 It all started with packing my luggage into the Youth Education Program van and relaxing until we reached our beautiful campsite in Moab, Utah. It was placed next to the Colorado River, surrounded by … Continued
To my dearest Public Lands,
I have never felt this way about anyone, or anything, else. My love for you is as deep as your flowing rivers, as vast as your deserts, as mighty as your tallest peaks. Your varied nature, ever-changing seasons and multifaceted landscapes fill me with immense and boundless happiness.
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour comes crashing into downtown Denver on Thursday, Friday and Saturday March 2-4. It’s your chance to watch, fire up some adrenaline and add new bullet points to your list of lifegoals. Without further ado, here’s the film lineup for the 2017 show, complete with a few trailers to get your blood pumping.
The Colorado Mountain Club is welcoming three interns for the summer months. Reed Fischer, Libby Gemperline and Beth Ebisch are joining the CMC team to help with marketing, membership and the Backcountry Snowsport Initiative. Reed Fischer will be working closely with the … Continued
It’s time for you to MountainUp. The Colorado Mountain Club is helping you harness the power of summer adventure this July and August to benefit outdoor education, conservation and the mountain lifestyle. Choose your own adventure, big or small, and … Continued