Check out the year's hottest new adventure films during back-to-back nights of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at Denver's Paramount Theatre. The films are different each night, so get tickets for both! Learn more >.
This Winter Wildlands Alliance festival features the seasons best ski films - promoting the work of grassroots filmmakers who tell compelling and entertaining stories of the backcountry, non-motorized recreation, and environmental preservation. Get your tickets, now!
The CMC's "open house," MountainFest is the perfect way to get motivated and learn skills for spring and summer mountain adventures. Learn more >
Join in the celebration! Officially kicking off in September 2014, CMC is celebrating the RMNP Centennial by offering member-led climbs of 100 of the 125 named peaks, hike packages totaling 100 miles in the Park, and Colorado Native Plant Master wildflower hikes in the summer of 2015. Learn more >
Welcome to mySummits – a virtual summit register available to anyone and everyone who climb the mountains of Colorado! Register your summits, today!
Meet new people and explore the mountains with the Colorado Mountain Club. Join us for trips, hikes and activities throughout the state! JOIN NOW!
2015 is the year to reach for a major summit and attain your mountaineering goals! We are planning itineraries for six of the Seven Summits - Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Everest, Mt. Elbrus, Aconcagua, Kozciuszko, and Denali.Learn more >
RogersMills Team members make up a community of individuals from across the state that are dedicated to conserving the Colorado experience. Get invovled for just $5/month! Learn more.
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Don't miss the Backcountry Film Festival's 10th Anniversary with nine unique films aimed to inspire winter adventurers to seek the snow less traveled. Produced by the Boise-based nonprofit, Winter Wildlands Alliance, The Backcountry Film Festival is renowned for its mix of professional and grassroots films – from well-known filmmakers who search backcountry corners across the globe to submit their best work to first-timers who take a video camera out on their weekend excursions.
Ignite your passion for adventure, action, and travel! The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate you with amazing big-screen stories when it comes to the Paramount Theater at 7pm on Thursday, February 26 and Friday, February 27, 2015. Journey to exotic locations, paddle the wildest waters, and climb the highest peaks. Get your tickets today and be taken away to the most captivating places on earth.
By CMC Lands Department Manager Julie Mach
You are heading out into the backcountry. You think you know exactly where you are going and that it will be easy to get back. But is it? What if clouds roll in? What if you get caught out after dark? What would you do if you really did get lost?
June 8-12, 2015
Five days of river rafting the Yampa River through Dinosaur National Monument with day hikes to historical sites, archeological sites, and other natural sites. The Yampa is the only undammed tributary of the Colorado River. Oar boats, inflatable kayaks, and paddle boats will be utilized.
To see all adventure travel trips go to www.cmc.org/AdventureTravel
Founded in 1912 and designed to unite adventure, education and preservation, we represent the Colorado lifestyle and everything that is great about Colorado.
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Begins Tuesday, January 27 Avalanche Level 1 (Pikes Peak Group)
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Thursday, February 5 Backcountry Film Festival - Boulder
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Friday, February 6 Climb & Intro Class (Alpine Start)
Begins Tuesday, February 10 Technical Ice Climbing School (Denver Group)
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Friday, February 13 Backcountry Film Festival - Leadville
Thursday, February 19 2nd Annual Ouray Ice Climbing Extravaganza (Trailblazers)
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Begins Wednesday, February 25 Winter Wilderness Survival Skills (Pikes Peak Group)
Wednesday, February 25 Backcountry Film Festival - Grand Junction
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Friday, March 6 Climb & Intro Class (Alpine Start)
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Begins Monday, March 9 Navigation Level 1 - Session A (Denver Group)
Begins Wednesday, March 11 Intro to Climbing - Session A (Denver Group)
Begins Wednesday, March 11 Basic Mountaineering School - Colorado Wilderness Fundamentals (Pikes Peak Group)
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