How Colorado Mountain Club Helped Shape Rocky Mountain National Park
Happy 111th birthday to Rocky Mountain National Park!
Upcoming Events
Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Advanced Snowshoe – East Portal TH - Forest Lakes
This is an ~8 mile, ~1800 ft elevation gain out and back hike that gets us to both Lower and Upper Forest Lakes in the James Peak Wilderness. We'll leave from the East Portal Trailhead and follow the South Boulder Creek Trail to the Forest Lakes Trail that will take us to both the Lower and Upper Forest Lakes.
Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Orientation – ViVe Wellness
A fun informational event to discuss everything a participant and leader would need to know about the program.
Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Hiking – Boulder Open Space - Flagstaff Mountain
Hiker Happy Hour is a 2 - 4 mile social hike somewhere in Boulder's numerous Open Spaces. We move at a moderate pace, to allow for meeting new people and group conversation. 2/19 - Flagstaff Mountain Loop. Sunset is 5:44, so let's meet at the trailhead 4:30.
Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Feb Meeting of the Noco Book Club
The Way Out is the story of an unforgiving blizzard that transformed a quick jaunt of two skiers into a thirty-hour ordeal that would end in tragedy, as the community raced to find them. An almost unbelievable event that shook a tight-knit mountain community around Salida, CO and raised difficult questions about life and death, guilt and redemption, and the pursuit of adventure. Why, when we know that the wilderness can kill, can’t we stay away? When the unthinkable happens, how does a community forgive the survivors? And how do the survivors forgive themselves? Drawing on firsthand interviews with those closest to the tragedy, including the key eyewitness, and written with the gripping intensity of classics such as Into Thin Air and Touching the Void, O’Neil recreates that fateful day. The Way Out is a thoughtful investigation of the allure of the mountains and the aftermath of trauma, and an unforgettable look at life at its very edge. Available at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Way-Out-Story-Survival-Rockies/dp/0063375540
Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Open Climb Night at CMC
CMC Members and guests can come for a night out and climb on the CMC Basecamp Climbing Wall. This is a great chance to meet new people, try something new, or show off your climbing skills!
