
Trip
Ascending Hikes - Endurance – Boulder Open Space
Baseline hike on the Gregory Canyon Loop, training for 2026 climbs in the Cascades and beyond.
- Thu, Oct 23, 2025
- Boulder
- Hiking
- Adults
- Moderate
- Mileage: 4.6 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,400 ft
- Pace: 1000 ft/hr.
- FULL, 2 on waitlist (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Please join me on a Green Mountain hike to establish a fitness baseline for upcoming training. This hike will be at a slow-moderate pace (to maintain Zone 1 heartrate) with a pack that weighs approximately 10% of bodyweight. Goal is to determine a baseline for vertical ascent speed (aiming towards 1,000ft/hr) that will then be used for training over the next eight months to build up speed with increasingly heavy packs with an eye towards multi-day Cascade volcano climbs. I plan to offer this hike approximately once a month in order to measure progress.
Each participant should carry the 10 essentials appropriate for a day hike. Appropriate footwear (approach shoes or hiking boots) is required. Please note that there is a short ladder section.
Meet at the Gregroy Canyon trailhead (39.99747, -105.29271) at 9am for a 9:05 departure.
Required Equipment
10 essentials