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CMC Upcoming Winter Courses and Activities for the 2022-23 Season
Where is your adventure taking you this winter? As the snow starts to fly, consider what you can learn with CMC this season.
CMC Trusted Gear: Communications – Rocky Talkie
When you find yourself needing to stay connected in the backcountry, know that CMC staff, instructors and trip leaders trust using Rocky Talkies.
Biden Administration Designates Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument
October 12, 2022: the Biden administration announced they were designating their first National Monument—Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument.
A-Frame Renovation 2022
The A-Frame built in 1964 by the Forest Service as a refuge for Barr Trail hikers seeking an ascent of Pikes Peak. The Pikes Peak Group has been maintaining the A-Frame for the Forest Service since 1999, and it has gotten much use over the years. The A-frame will serve as a refuge for Pikes Peak summitters for years to come.
How to Add a Trip Report
Explore our most recent trip reports for our Routes & Places. Learn how to post your own trip report to share your adventures.
2022 Roder Fund Recipient Reflections
Learn how the Eckart Roder Education Fund impacted the Colorado Mountain Club community through funding projects focused on mountain safety, responsibility, and courtesy. Eckart's legacy lives on through these contributions.
A week working in the Flat Tops
CMC's Stewardship Crew cleared and maintained trails in a remote part of the White River National Forest
CMC Stewardship Crew 2022 Intro
We laughed and joked and enjoyed the work even on days where the heat was almost unbearable and the sand was blowing dust into our every crevice
Public-Private Partnership Keeps 14er Peaks Open in Park County
CMC secures the re-opening of the Decalibron 14ers for the 2022 climbing season but there is still work to be done
A Walk through Colorado National Monument
Colorado National Monument: Free Chapter from New Guidebook, Guide to Western National Monuments
Lessons in Resiliency from the Mountains
The Bark of the Cony follows the tale of the 1960s local legends, the Climbing Smiths—a father and four sons who together climbed all the Colorado 14ers, finishing while the youngest, Tyle, was just eight years old.
Genesee Mountain Park: Denver's Birding Treasure
Sneak Peak at CMC's First Birding and Hiking Guide: The Best Front Range Bird Hikes
Three Apostles: In the Midst of Giants
A sample from CMC's newest pack guide, The Best Buena Vista and Salida Hikes
RIMS - A New Tool for Land Management Planning and Stewardship
The CMC RIMS app puts the power of data collection into your hands to help improve trail maintenance and public land management!
New Comprehensive Climbing Guide to the San Juans Range
Free chapter excerpt from new guidebook, Climbing Colorado's San Juans: A Comprehensive Guide to Hikes, Scrambles, & Technical Climbs
Rocky Mountain Wildflowers
Enjoy this free teaser from the bestselling CMC Press title, Rocky Mountain Wildflowers.
Backcountry Gems: Seven Utes Mountain & Mount Mahler
An exclusive sneak peak into CMC's bestselling title, Ski Touring Routes: Colorado's Front Range
Step into Joshua Tree
A free chapter from 140 Great Hikes in and near Palm Springs
Exploring Utah's Zebra Canyon
A free chapter from The Best Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Hikes, the newest CMC Press guidebook.
A New Guidebook to the Lakes and High Country of Colorado
Free Chapter from New Guidebook, Classic Colorado Hikes: Lakes, Loops, and High-Ridge Traverses
Snowshoe Route: Lost Lake Trail
A COMPLIMENTARY CHAPTER FROM SNOWSHOE ROUTES: COLORADO'S FRONT RANGE, 2ND EDITION.
Help Save a CMC Boulder Group Hut
Since 1969, the Colorado Mountain Club’s Årestua Hut (aka Guinn Mountain Hut) has provided a welcome winter respite at 11,000 ft. for Nordic skiers, backcountry skiers, and snowshoers and a shelter for hikers from those pesky afternoon rainstorms in summer.
Peak Crushers Program is Open for 2023
This program is aimed at competent runner-scramblers wishing to improve their speed and efficiency in higher altitudes and on ridges...
Alpine Climbing School – 2022 All Women Team
CMC’s Technical Climbing School Director, Sheryl Lampert shares about her experience as a female mountaineer and climber and her asperations for shifting the landscape from what has been seen as a heavily male dominated activity...
Volunteer Leadership Opportunities
More information on ways to get involved at the CMC.
Big Fish, Small Skis
The Snow Rangers have been busy stewarding Red Mountain Pass and the Grand Mesa, which have both seen consistent streams of happy visitors.
Highlighting the 2021 Colorado Mountain Club Foundation Fellowship and Grant Recipients
In 2021, the CMCF Fellowship and Grants committee was able to support 10 worthy students...
Colorado Mountain Club Fly Fishing School is Back in 2022
Catch and release is our motto! If you have ever wanted to learn to fly fish or improve your existing skills, this school is for you.
Colorado Mountain Club Hosts the 2022 Banff Mountain Film Festival at Paramount Theatre
Get stoked for our return to live screenings and the 2022 presentation of the most outrageous, adventure-packed films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival. Follow along as some of the world’s best adventurers and film makers hike tough trails, paddle wild waters, ski …
Meet the 21/22 CMC Snow Rangers
The Snow Ranger program is a partnership between the Colorado Mountain Club and the U.S. Forest Service Ouray & Grand Valley Ranger Districts...