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Single Tall Pole – Mt Galbraith

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Single Tall Pole – Mt Galbraith

This clinic will cover the basic techniques for improving your efficiency ascending and descending on trails and peak climbs using a Single Tall Pole (STP). The STP enables you to reduce impact on joints, reduce excess muscle strain and eliminate the damaging plunge step. You will feel the enhanced stability and balance as the STP enables you to concentrate on effective solid foot placements (i.e., better traction), which makes your backcountry travel easier, safer, and more enjoyable.

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Blake Clark
Blake Clark
Primary Leader
  • Mon, Jun 15, 2026
  • Denver
  • Hiking
  • Adults
  • Easy
  • Mileage: 1.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 300 ft
  1. This will be a 4 hour clinic until about noon.
  2. Leader will provide single tall poles to use.
  3. You must be comfortable hiking on a steep rocky trail.
  4. Each participant will receive the book (included in the fee) that fully describes the techniques presented at the clinic.
  5. The Power of the Single Tall Pole: Climb and Hike Easier, Faster, Farther, and Safer by Blake Clark (SingleTallPole.com). He has 30+ years of experience using the STP on non-technical climbing routes.
  6. The techniques are not foreign as you have been surreptitiously using many in your daily routines but have not applied them to enhance your athletic endeavors - climbing and hiking.

Date:  June 15, 2026

Time: 7:45 AM

Meeting Place: Clear Creek Canyon Park, Gateway Trailhead, Clear Creek Rd, Golden, CO 80439. Turn West on US 6 at the traffic light at the junction of US 93 and US 6. In about 100 yards turn left into the large parking area. Restrooms available. We will have preliminary instructions and then drive to the Nightbird TH on Mt Galbraith. 

Take a right out of the parking area and then a left at the next light onto US 93. At the next light take a left on to Iowa Street. Take the second left onto Canyon Point Circle. The TH street parking is on your right, 613 Canyon Point Cir, Golden, CO 80403, USA

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Route/Place

Mt Galbraith

Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Bring water, snacks and some foul weather gear. Wear footwear that you typically wear on hikes and climbs. 

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