All Colorado Mountain Club Events, Trips, and Courses

Field Component - Day 2 – Course Venue TBA
Sat, May 2, 2026

Field Component - Day 2 – Course Venue TBA

Fly Fishing Field trip: Fly Fishing School
Field day two is designed to teach you water safety, entomology, reading the river, learning
No Prerequisites
0 participants 11 instructors
Registration closes Apr 12
Denver
Laurence Hoess
Advanced Snow - Field Day
Sat, May 2, 2026

Advanced Snow - Field Day – Winter Park Ski Resort

Climbing Field trip: TCS Advanced Snow
This is the field component for Advanced Snow
No Prerequisites
18 participants
Registration closes Apr 30
Denver
Sheryl Lampert
Field Component
Sat, May 2, 2026

Field Component – Winter Park Ski Resort

Mountaineering Field trip: TCS Glacier Travel
This is a field component for Glacier Travel.
No Prerequisites
113 participants
Registration closes Apr 30
Technical Climbing Section
Jennifer Bealer
Boulder Mountaineering School - Rock
Sat–Sun, May 2– 3, 2026

Boulder Mountaineering School - Rock – Boulder Canyon

Climbing & Mountaineering Lecture: Boulder Mountaineering School
Rock climbing, anchors, self rescue
No Prerequisites
0 participants
Registration closes Apr 30
Boulder
Sean Allison
Trad Lead Climbing Field Day 1
Sat, May 2, 2026

Trad Lead Climbing Field Day 1 – North Table Mountain

Climbing Field trip: ARC Pro Traditional Lead Climbing
We will review and practice trad gear placement and anchor building, then move into leading
No Prerequisites
3 participants
Registration closes Apr 30
Pikes Peak
Scott Kime
ARC Pro Traditional Lead Climbing - 2026
Sat, May 2, 2026 - Sun, May 3, 2026

ARC Pro Traditional Lead Climbing

This class will equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to start leading single-pitch

No Prerequisites
0 participants
Registration closes Apr 28
Pikes Peak
Scott Kime
Student Skills Field Day (Snow/Rock)
Sat, May 2, 2026

Student Skills Field Day (Snow/Rock) – Winter Park Ski Resort

Scrambling Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course
This is the Snow Skills Field Day for students enrolled in Alpine Scrambling Course Denver.
No Prerequisites
23 participants
Registration opens Apr 15
Denver
Genna Morton
Wilderness First Aid - WSG -  May 02-03, 2026
Sat, May 2, 2026 - Sun, May 3, 2026

Wilderness First Aid

Location: Montrose, Colorado

No Prerequisites
7 participants
Registration closes May 24
CMC State
Ashley Kramer
Hiking – Mount Morrison
Sat, May 2, 2026

Hiking – Mount Morrison

Hiking Trip
This is a steep, ~4-mile hike, gaining some 2,000 feet. It's an excellent conditioning hike,
No Prerequisites
5 participants
Registration opens Apr 20
Bobcats Section
Michael Rees
Hiking & Education
Sat, May 2, 2026

Hiking & Education – Betasso Preserve

Hiking Field trip: Outdoor Unidos Cohort
This is a one day event for all participants focusing on hiking & education
Prerequisites
49 participants
Registration closes May 1
Outdoor Unidos
Sat, May 2, 2026

Out & Back Outdoor Fest

The Out & Back Summer Kickoff Sale is a fresh take on the traditional gear sale — designed to make it more fun, relevant, and efficient for reps to move samples with ease.

York Street Yards Turf
3821-3893 Steele St Denver, CO 80205
Trad Lead Climbing Field Day 2
Sun, May 3, 2026

Trad Lead Climbing Field Day 2 – North Table Mountain

Climbing Field trip: ARC Pro Traditional Lead Climbing
Continued practice doing mock trad leads and learning/practicing improvised aid climbing.
No Prerequisites
3 participants
Registration closes May 1
Pikes Peak
Scott Kime
Hiking – Cheyenne Mountain State Park
Sun, May 3, 2026

Hiking – Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Hiking Trip
Casual paced moderate-rated 4.7-mile day hike (613ft elev gain) in Cheyenne Mountain State Park (CMSP)
No Prerequisites
5 participants
Registration closes May 1
Pikes Peak
Glenn Barr
Quandary Peak
Sun, May 3, 2026

Mountaineering – Quandary Peak

Mountaineering Trip
Mountaineering trip up Cristo and down the West Ridge. This trip is for mountaineers looking
No Prerequisites, Leader's Permission Required
1 participant on standby
Registration closes May 1
Pikes Peak
Roger Kilcoyne
Sun, May 3, 2026

Pikes Peak Group Picnic and Celebration of 107 years.

The PPG became part of the CMC in May of 1919. This will be an opportunity to gather with members, make new friends, share your adventures and trip planning experiences and more.

Cheyenne Mountain State Park
410 JL Ranch Heights, Colorado Springs, CO
Hells Hole
Mon, May 4, 2026

Ascending Hikes - Seasonal Fitness – Hells Hole

Hiking Trip
This is usually a straight forward out and back from West Chicago Creek Campground to
No Prerequisites
19 participants on standby
Registration closes May 2
Ascending Hikes Section
Mark Wolf
South Table Mountain
Mon, May 4, 2026

Bike – South Table Mountain

Biking Trip
After work beginner mountain bike/gravel ride around the perimeter of South table mountain
No Prerequisites
2 participants 1 leader
Registration closes May 4
Mountain Biking Section
Gregory McVie
Tue, May 5, 2026

Exploring Nature – CMC Book Club Meetup

Exploring Nature Trip
CMC Statewide Book Club - inaugural event! Join us to discuss "A Place Among Giants"
No Prerequisites
10 participants
Registration closes May 3
Denver
Hannah Korrell
PPG BMS - Basic/Intermediate Rock Climbing Classroom Session – CMC Zoom Lecture
Tue, May 5, 2026

PPG BMS - Basic/Intermediate Rock Climbing Classroom Session – CMC Zoom Lecture

Climbing Lecture: Rock Climbing
Classroom sessions for this course will be conducted via two Zoom sessions. Links to the
No Prerequisites
14 participants
Registration closes May 4
Pikes Peak
Sara Gordon
PPG BMS - Basic/Intermediate Rock Climbing - 2026
Tue, May 5, 2026 - Sat, May 16, 2026

Rock Climbing

This course is the second course in the Pikes Peak Group's Basic Mountaineering School (BMS)

Prerequisites
11 participants
Registration closes May 4
Pikes Peak
Sara Gordon
Quito and The Galapagos Islands Multi-Sport Adventure
Tue–Wed, May 5–13, 2026

Adventure Travel – Quito and The Galapagos Islands Multi-Sport Adventure

Adventure Travel Trip
CMC Members: $6,900.00 Non CMC Member: $7,579.00 Single Supplement: $1345.00 Minimum Deposit: $2200.00 Final Payment
No Prerequisites, Leader's Permission Required
4 participants on standby 1 leader
Registration closes May 4
Adventure Travel
William Blazek
Tue, May 5, 2026

CMC Mountain Voices - Notions of Grace // Jason Kolaczkowski

Author Jason Kolaczkowski shares from his recent publication, Notions of Grace: A Memoir of Climbing, Cancer, and Family IF YOU WERE TO LEAVE THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE BEHIND FOR THOSE YOU LOVE THE MOST, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? WHAT LESSONS WOULD YOU LEARN IN THE TELLING?

CMC Basecamp
15605 West 32nd Golden, CO 80401
TCS Basic Climbing - CMC Denver - 2026
Wed, May 6, 2026

Basic Climbing

The class will run from 6PM-9PM at the CMC Climbing Wall in Golden at 15605

No Prerequisites
2 participants
Registration closes Apr 28
Denver
Jane McManus
TCS Basic Climbing Equivalency Waiver - CMC Denver - 2026
Wed, May 6, 2026

TCS Basic Climbing Equivalency WAIVER

The waiver will take place between 6PM-7PM at the CMC Climbing Wall at 15605 W

No Prerequisites
10 participants
Registration closes Apr 28
Denver
Jane McManus
BPX 6-Day:  South Kaibab TH to Clear Creek Trail (Grand Canyon National Park)
Wed–Wed, May 6–13, 2026

BPX Trip – BPX 6-Day: South Kaibab TH to Clear Creek Trail (Grand Canyon National Park)

Backpacking Trip
This trip is for BPX members only. Join us for a special 6 day/5 night
Prerequisites, Leader's Permission Required
3 participants 1 leader
Registration closes May 4
Backpacking Section
Timothy Musil
Rolling Creek Trail
Thu, May 7, 2026

Octo Hike – Rolling Creek Trail

Hiking Trip
We will hike on the trail toward our nominal destination for two hours or so,
Difficulty: Easy
No Prerequisites
8 participants on standby
Registration closes May 6
Octogenarian Hikes
Norm Arlt
Cedar Mesa/Bears Ears National Monument UT
Thu, May 7, 2026

Hiking – Cedar Mesa/Bears Ears National Monument UT

Hiking Trip
Brown's Canyon near Blanding UT, WSG's multiday event participants only
No Prerequisites, Leader's Permission Required
0 participants
Registration closes May 6
Western Slope
Anne Keil
Thu, May 7, 2026 - Sun, May 10, 2026

Blanding/Cedar Mesa multiday hiking

WSG's Spring multiday hiking trip is in SW Utah!

Blanding UT area
TBD
Thu, May 7, 2026

Backpacking Section (BPX) Educational Series - Managing Wildfire Risk in the Backcountry (Zoom Event)

Learn best practices for managing wildfire risk, wildfire notification, and wildfire evacuations when recreating in the backcountry. This event is for BPX members.

Zoom Presentation
Boulder Open Space
Fri, May 8, 2026

Rise and Grind – Boulder Open Space - Bear Peak

Hiking Trip
Sunrise hike
No Prerequisites
9 participants
Registration closes May 8
Boulder
Dorothy Kucar