Around Colorado
Our groups across the State DENVER Who Are We? Our website—www.hikingdenver.net—is where you’ll find everything about the Colorado Mountain Club’s Denver Group. With over 3,200 members, we offer something for everyone 18 years or older who loves the outdoors. The CMC leads over 3,000 trips a year into the mountains. Would you like to meet folks in your age range? Check out the Trailblazers (21–40) or the very popular Over the Hill Gang (50+). For more information, take a look at the e-version of our monthly newsletter, Mile High Mountaineer, at www.hikingdenver.net Get Involved Get involved with hiking, including wildflower and photography hikes; fly fishing; rock climbing; learn new skills at our schools; or work on a conservation project. All of our trips and schools are led by member volunteers. Learn More Send an e-mail to office@cmc.org for specific questions. Or attend one of our New and Prospective Member Orientations on January 7 or February 24, both of which start at 6:30 pm at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden. For more details go to www.cmc.org/Calendar/ Events.aspx Upcoming Schools and Programs (All held at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden). Please check out the links below: Fly Tying School Starts January 7. For more details go to http:// www.hikingdenver.net/schools/flytying Basic Mountaineering School Orientation Held January 7 and January 13. Interested Members must attend one of the sessions. Basic Mountaineering School Starts March 10. For more details go to http:// www.hikingdenver.net/schools/bms Avalanche Terrain Avoidance (two separate sessions) Starts January 9 or February 5. For more details go to http://www.hikingdenver.net/schools/avalanche-terrain-avoidance-seminar Open Climbs Indoor climbing at the American Mountaineering Center. Members must know how to belay. Bring your own helmet and harness. For more dates and details, look for “Open Climb” on the schedule: www.cmc.org/Calendar/Trips.aspx High Altitude Mountaineering School Starts January 22. For more details go to http:// www.hikingdenver.net/schools/hams
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CMC members enjoying the Via Ferrata in the Dolomites.▼
AIARE Level 1 (two separate sessions) Starts January 31 or February 26. For more details go to http://www.hikingdenver.net/schools/ aiare-i-avalanche-school Winter Camping School Starts February 4. For more details go to http:// www.hikingdenver.net/schools/wintercampingschool Wilderness First Aid Starts March 5. For more details go to www.hikingdenver.net/schools/wilderness-first-aid Fly Fishing Monthly Program Starts March 20. For more details go to http:// www.cmcflyfish.org/ BOULDER Who Are We? The Boulder Group came into existence in 1920, eight years after the Colorado Mountain Club was founded. Today, the group’s 1,100-plus members enjoy a variety of climbing, hiking, backpacking, running, and skiing activities. Boulder Group outings range from casual after-work hikes to leisurely flower photography walks to high mountain meadows. With our proximity to the Flatirons and Eldorado Canyon, it’s no surprise that rock climbing is a favorite activity. Details about Boulder Group Outings may be found at http://www.cmcboulder.org/trips/ Get Educated One of the hallmarks of the Boulder Group is the robust set of classes and clinics it offers. During the winter, the Boulder Group offers advanced mountaineering school, telemark clinic, backcountry ski clinic, ice climbing clinic, ski mountaineering, and winter camping. The list of schools and clinics can be found online at http:// www.cmcboulder.org/bms/winterSchedule. html. Online registration began October 15. Fill out the application and email it to bmswinter@ cmcboulder.org. Get Involved There are many ways to become involved with the Boulder Group, by participating in outings, taking courses, volunteering, working on conservation projects, and leading trips. New trip leaders and co-leaders are always welcome; interested persons should contact the Outings Chair and/or view the information at www.cmcboulder. org/trips/#TripCoLeaders A great way for new and prospective CMC members to learn more about the Boulder Group and its many classes, trips, and activities is to attend one of the Open Houses that take place at 7:00–8:30 pm on the 3rd Wednesday
of every odd-numbered month. Open house dates will be listed on our Meetup (http://www. meetup.com/Colorado-Mountain-Club-Boulder-Group/) and Facebook pages (https://www. facebook.com/ColoradoMountainClubBoulder). Experienced members will be on hand to share their enthusiasm and knowledge about hiking, camping, peak bagging, rock climbing, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and more. The Open Houses take place at the Boulder Group club room, in the Table Mesa Shopping Center, on the southwest corner of Broadway and Table Mesa Road. We hope to see you and a friend there! FORT COLLINS The Fort Collins Group is the fourth-largest Group in the CMC with nearly 400 members from the north Front Range area. We offer year-round activities, from monthly programs, to hiking, climbing, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, various schools, and more. This year our Annual Dinner Meeting was held on November 9 and featured keynote speaker Colorado landscape photographer John Fielder. Normally our programs are on the third Wednesday of the month ( January to June and September to October) and feature a potluck dinner in February with talks by members on topics such as lessons learned from recent trips. In addition, our annual picnic BBQ is held every June. We recently concluded our highly successful mountain hiking school with a graduation hike up Mount Mahler and a leadership session involving skill building