Date: Sat Aug 09, 6:00 PM MDT - Sun Aug 10, 5:00 PM MDT
Category:
- Outdoor
Level:
- Volunteers
Gain the skills to lead youth in high-adventure outdoor activities and connect with a community that shares your passion for the outdoors as you summit Pikes Peak! Join "Wild Wanderer" and Girl Scout volunteer Laura Clark on a guided hike up the Crags trail to the Pikes Peak Summit House. Along the way, learn about mountaineering in Colorado, leading Girl Scouts on outdoor adventures, and so much more.
Spend Saturday night at Sky High Ranch, a rustic camp in Woodland Park, and get a pre-sunrise start on the Crags trail. This 14-mile out-and-back hike at high altitude is moderately strenuous, with some rock scrambling near the summit. Participants should be ready to take on this hike with more than 4,000 feet of elevation gain and spend time at the summit more than 14,000 feet above sea level. The feeling of reaching the top of a mountain by foot is like none other!
Tentative schedule:
Saturday 6-8 p.m.: Check in at Sky High
Ranch. Eat dinner before arriving, or bring dinner to have at
camp.
Sunday:
4:30 a.m.: Grab and go breakfast and depart
Sky High Ranch for Crags Trailhead. Carpooling is recommended!
5
a.m.: Begin hiking! A non-perishable lunch will be provided.
4
p.m.: Hikers return to Crags trailhead and can return to Sky High to
retrieve vehicles or depart from trailhead directly.
Please note that this hike and schedule are weather-dependent! If possible, an alternate guided hike will be provided if summiting is not safe on the day of the trip.
A detailed packing list and more will be sent to participants before this event.
About Sky High Ranch:
Located in a forested, rustic setting one hour northwest of Colorado Springs, Sky High Ranch is Girl Scouts' home away from home in the Pike National Forest. Overnight guests must provide their own linens and pillow, either a sleeping bag or twin-sized bedroll, for camp mattresses. Blow-up mattresses or cots may also be brought in by guests if preferred.
Please note that all restroom facilities are vault toilets.
Location: Sky High Ranch
30924 CO-67
Woodland Park, CO 80863
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Event capacity is very limited. Registration will close when capacity is met.
*Go to your MYGS account to view this event after you've registered to see all event details, that may include a downloadable pdf with virtual links or other requirements for this event.
Questions? Contact training@gscolorado.org
If you are having trouble completing registration, please contact inquiry@gscolorado.org or 877-404-5708.
If you cannot attend a Girl Scouts of Colorado event, please cancel to allow another Girl Scout to take your spot! Full refunds will be given up to two weeks before the registration deadline, partial refunds (minus a $5 processing fee) will be given within two weeks of the deadline, and no refunds will be given after the registration deadline. Contact registrars@gscolorado.org for cancellations or refund requests. Review the Cancellation Policy for full details.
