Colorado Discovery

Team up with the Colorado Fourteeners to protect Colorado’s tallest peaks! This organization is dedicated to stabilizing and restoring the native plant and animal communities from the effects of erosion and trampling. Get your hands dirty with trail work, learn about fragile alpine ecosystems, and make a real impact in the mountains.

Learning the ropes at the Pump Station this time toward vertical endeavors. Spend a day learning the ropes at the Pump Station, where routes from beginner to advanced await on this granite and quartzite crag. You’ll have spectacular views of the Collegiate Peaks to the west, and Pike and San Isabel National Forests to the east. After you’ve had your fill of climbing, tie in for a unique rappelling experience!

You’ll enjoy hikes with sweeping mountain views, cascading waterfalls, and some of the area’s most beautiful alpine lakes surrounded by aspen and lodgepole pine. Keep your eyes peeled as you walk these trails, not only for wildflowers in bloom, but also the animals! Moose, elk, big horned sheep, and other Rocky Mountain National Park locals are often sighted along these trails.

Next, we’ll explore the Rockies by climbing up the mountains themselves! We will spend the day climbing using the Italian inspired climbing style for a different view of these beautiful mountains. Via ferrata, meaning Iron Climbing Path in Italian, was created as a different way to move through the mountains using iron rungs and cable lines. Students will have the chance to climb, zipline, and traverse through the Rockies to experience long-range views and vistas of Rocky Mountain National Park.

Rise and shine, it’s summit day! With an early start to beat the afternoon storms, you’ll climb above tree line into the heart of the Rockies. Feel the air thin and the views expand as you reach your high point, surrounded by sweeping peaks and endless blue sky.