BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Mountaineers.org//ICalendar Support VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260524T220527Z UID:ATEvent-84724ab6289946818004eaf76e6ba301 LAST-MODIFIED:20260530T204830Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes - Endurance – Handies Peak DTSTART:20260623T060000Z DTEND:20260624T055900Z DESCRIPTION:The Handies Peak from Silver Creek/Grizzly Gulch trail off ers stunning views of the surrounding San Juan Mountains. As you journ ey along the trail\, we'll pass through woodlands and alpine meadows. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260524T213845Z UID:ATEvent-2083e00244c948988114aafe8098b35b LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T201015Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes - Endurance – Sunshine Peak via Redcloud Peak DTSTART:20260624T060000Z DTEND:20260625T055900Z DESCRIPTION:This classic San Juan linkup climbs Redcloud first\, then follows the airy ridge to Sunshine before returning over Redcloud. Exp ect a long day at altitude on a well-used trail with talus and some lo ose footing near the summits. There is nothing harder than Class 2 hik ing. Watch out for standard San Juan summer hazards like storms and ex posure. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260606T174725Z UID:ATEvent-6d7917f1a64e49baa27cf49fde9ccb31 LAST-MODIFIED:20260614T021625Z SUMMARY:Single Tall Pole – Mt Galbraith DTSTART:20260626T060000Z DTEND:20260627T055900Z DESCRIPTION:This clinic will cover the basic techniques for improving your efficiency ascending and descending on trails and peak climbs usi ng a Single Tall Pole (STP). The STP enables you to reduce impact on j oints\, reduce excess muscle strain and eliminate the damaging plunge step. You will feel the enhanced stability and balance as the STP enab les you to concentrate on effective solid foot placements (i.e.\, bett er traction)\, which makes your backcountry travel easier\, safer\, an d more enjoyable. CATEGORIES:Ascending Hike Series, BPX, Backpacking Section, Boulder Group, Boulder, Denver group, Pikes Peak Group, begining hiking, Bobcats, Wilderness Trekking School, Roaring Fork Group, Western Slope Group, Gore Range Group, Friend of Colorado, Mile High Mountaineer CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260527T180930Z UID:ATEvent-bea9dc507512499290e5269647c7c964 LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T225620Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes - Skill Building – Three Mile Creek DTSTART:20260627T060000Z DTEND:20260628T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Ascending Hike Section (AHS): a 7 mile and 1800 ft elevat ion gain out and back. Skill Building Ascending Hike open to all CMC m embers with preference for those for who these activities are a new ex perience and/or who joined the club since January 2025. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260425T225458Z UID:ATEvent-09851ac0293f480ca520245a8a10f973 LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T212403Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes – East Portal TH - Heart Lake DTSTART:20260703T060000Z DTEND:20260704T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Ascending Hikes Section (AHS): a ~9 mile and ~2200 ft elev ation gain out and back hike along South Boulder Creek to two alpine l akes: Rogers Pass Lake and Heart Lake. This is the tenth in a summer s eries of AHS hikes. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series, Denver Group, Pikes Peak Group, NoCo Group, Boulder Group CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260619T183113Z UID:ATEvent-cf8cf187a4e349e6a6a43bdb692d5ff8 LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T204812Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes – East Portal TH - Heart Lake DTSTART:20260703T060000Z DTEND:20260704T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Ascending Hikes Section (AHS): a ~9 mile and ~2200 ft elev ation gain out and back hike along South Boulder Creek to two alpine l akes: Rogers Pass Lake and Heart Lake. This is second trip (same locat ion\, same day) to accommodate most of the waitlist from the first tri p. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260611T202418Z UID:ATEvent-90976b552ac04b229928fb75562ae4c7 LAST-MODIFIED:20260621T203516Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes - Skill Building – Upper Straight Creek TH DTSTART:20260704T060000Z DTEND:20260705T055900Z DESCRIPTION:This is a Skill-Builder Ascending Hike open to ALL CMC mem bers WITH PREFERENCE for those for whom hiking the Continental Divide is a new experience and/or who joined the club\, since January\, 2025. If this experience is NOT NEW for you\, please wait until Tuesday\, J une 30 at 6:30pm to sign up. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260426T020100Z UID:ATEvent-40619dcb0ab04387b3c405852cf9e0d7 LAST-MODIFIED:20260426T032056Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes – Crosier Mountain DTSTART:20260705T060000Z DTEND:20260706T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Ascending Hikes Section (AHS): This reverse lillipop route \, starting at the Devil's Gulch Road\, ascends via the scenic H Bar G Ranch Trail\, winding through forests and meadows with expansive view s toward the Front Range. After meeting the Crosier Mountain Trail\, w e'll climb steadily to reach Crosier Mountain's summit\, rewarded with panoramic vistas of Estes Park and the surrounding peaks. On the retu rn\, a side hike up Knapps Knob offers additional sweeping views befor e we descend along the Crosier Mountain Trail back to the trailhead. T his is the eleventh in asummer series of AHS hikes. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series, NoCo Group, Denver Group, Boulder Group CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260527T231407Z UID:ATEvent-605e852858b7462b8abb185bcad0f3a8 LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T110518Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes - Skill Building – Chihuahua Lake DTSTART:20260711T060000Z DTEND:20260712T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Ascending Hike Section (AHS): a 6 mile out and back and 1 500 ft elevation gain. Skill Building Ascending Hike open to all CMC m embers with preference for those for who these activities are a new ex perience and/or who joined the club since January 2025. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260426T022153Z UID:ATEvent-d31543a50e2849048bddb6652af32a32 LAST-MODIFIED:20260524T022750Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes – Ben Tyler Trail DTSTART:20260713T060000Z DTEND:20260714T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Ascending Hikes Section (AHS): From the Rock Creek TH this beautiful trail meanders through forest and tundra and ascends to an open landscape. We will have the option to ascend another 450 ft to an unnamed high point\, depending on how the group is doing. Minimum rou nd trip ~11 miles and ~2400 ft elevation gain. Pace around 2.0-2.4 mph at lower elevations. At higher altitudes pace may drop to 1.6-2.0 mph . This is the twelfth in a summer series of AHS hikes. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series, Pikes Peak Group, Denver Group, Boulder Group CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260421T214807Z UID:ATEvent-63f76c1ecae44a72877f4957f107756c LAST-MODIFIED:20260518T181036Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes – Mount Morrison DTSTART:20260714T060000Z DTEND:20260715T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Ascending Hikes Section (AHS): Mount Morrison is the bigge st\, baddest\, rough and tumble\, slog of a hike in the Denver Mountai n Park system. It also may be the most exciting\, most fun\, and most scenic trail in the system as well. This relatively short hike up to the summit of Mount Morrison includes about 2000 ft of elevation gain. Mount Morrison is one of the most prominent peaks of Denver’s Front R ange and its summit and foothills offer awesome vantage points of the other snowcapped mountains to the west and the Denver Metro area to th e east. This is the fifth in a summer series of AHS hikes. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series, Denver Group, Boulder Group, Pikes Peak Group CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260426T023845Z UID:ATEvent-aa86ed826b4040ea9774e83f3da57649 LAST-MODIFIED:20260426T023845Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes – Boreas Pass TH - Boreas Mountain DTSTART:20260716T060000Z DTEND:20260717T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Ascending Hikes Section (AHS): This off-trail hike to Bore as Mountain from Boreas Pass involves navigating rugged terrain with s weeping views of the Continental Divide. Starting at the pass\, the ro ute ascends through alpine tundra\, requiring route-finding skills as there are no marked trails. We'll be rewarded with panoramic vistas fr om the summit\, where we can enjoy the solitude of the less-traveled b ackcountry. This is the thirteenth in a summer series of AHS hikes. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series, Pikes Peak Group, Boulder Group, Denver Group CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260527T182648Z UID:ATEvent-06091d23ecc84e8499cac9d0cba8d74f LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T110706Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes - Skill Building – Berthoud Pass - Second Creek TH to Twin Cones DTSTART:20260718T060000Z DTEND:20260719T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Ascending Hike Section (AHS): a 6 mile out and back and 1 500 ft elevation gain. Skill Building Ascending Hike open to all CMC m embers with preference for those for who these activities are a new ex perience and/or who joined the club since January 2025. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260426T024919Z UID:ATEvent-a3c67af3c62b4330a5deb1fe108949ab LAST-MODIFIED:20260426T024919Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes – Pennsylvania Mountain DTSTART:20260720T060000Z DTEND:20260721T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Ascending Hikes Section (AHS): a ~5 mile and ~1500 ft elev ation gain out and back hike to the summit of Pennsylvania Mountain al ong the southeast ridge. Pennsylvania Mountain is a prominent peak loc ated in the Mosquito Range of Colorado\, reaching an elevation of 13,0 06 feet (3,964 meters). It lies near the towns of Fairplay and Alma\, within Park County. The mountain is part of the larger Rocky Mountains and offers scenic views of the surrounding alpine landscapes\, includ ing other peaks like Mount Sherman. This is the fourteenth in a summer series of AHS hikes. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series, Pikes Peak Group, Denver Group, Boulder Group CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260524T230342Z UID:ATEvent-f5d15c30acab463ea87641902d7be182 LAST-MODIFIED:20260524T230342Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes - Endurance – Mt. of the Holy Cross via North Ridge DTSTART:20260724T060000Z DTEND:20260725T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Mount of the Holy Cross is a high and prominent summit in the northern Sawatch Range. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260426T030315Z UID:ATEvent-c1bd8a0463d84cd9a0797bdb20311b40 LAST-MODIFIED:20260426T030315Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes – Mount Machebeuf DTSTART:20260805T060000Z DTEND:20260806T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Ascending Hikes Section (AHS): This is a hike to the summi t of Mount Machebeuf using an on-trail and off-trail route. We'll sta rt along the Watrous Gulch trail\, then exit off-trail\, heading north east and ascending to the summit of Mount Machebeuf. We'll continue he ading northest along the ridge to the Jones Pass Trail descending to t he Herman Lake Trail and returning to our cars. This is the fifteenth in a summer series of AHS hikes. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series, Pikes Peak Group, Denver Group, Boulder Group CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260607T174028Z UID:ATEvent-72c727a9c59940f78478a3682c50bf0a LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T110839Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes - Skill Building – Square Top Mtn DTSTART:20260808T060000Z DTEND:20260809T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Ascending Hike Section (AHS): a 7 mile out and back and 2 400 ft elevation gain. Skill Building Ascending Hike open to all CMC members with preference for those for who these activities are a new e xperience and/or who joined the club since January 2025. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260426T031629Z UID:ATEvent-1295b8d158864e2b854ddb9055b1df5d LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T212639Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes – Horseshoe Mountain - Horseshoe and Peerless Mountain DTSTART:20260810T060000Z DTEND:20260811T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Ascending Hikes Section (AHS): This is an ~8 mile\, ~2300 ft elevation gain out and back hike that gets us to the summits of two 13ers: Horseshoe and Peerless Mountains. We'll also experience some o ff-trail hiking as we descend from the summit of Peerless. Both summit s are in the Mosquito Range of Pike National Forest. This is the the c apstone (sixteenth) hike in the summer series of AHS hikes. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series, Pikes Peak Group, Denver Group, Boulder Group CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T081422Z CREATED:20260607T174607Z UID:ATEvent-462d0bd4b42d43289a61e0523626ca55 LAST-MODIFIED:20260607T174607Z SUMMARY:Ascending Hikes - Skill Building – Lily Mountain DTSTART:20260822T060000Z DTEND:20260823T055900Z DESCRIPTION:Ascending Hike Section (AHS): a 4 mile out and back and 1 300 ft elevation gain. Skill Building Ascending Hike open to all CMC m embers with preference for those for who these activities are a new ex perience and/or who joined the club since January 2025. CATEGORIES:Ascending HIkes, Ascending Hike Series CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR