Colorado Ruck 2025
Sat, Mar 29
|Active Adult Center
Join us for a one-day event all about long-distance backpacking. Whether you're new to backpacking, or a seasoned thru-hiker, this event will educate and inspire you for the upcoming year.
Time & Location
Mar 29, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM MDT
Active Adult Center, 6363 W 35th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, USA
About the Event
Join us for an all-day event to help you get ready for an upcoming season of long-distance hiking!
Guest Speakers:
Andrew Skurka (Founder of Andrew Skurka Adventures) - "How to plan a backpacking trip in Alaska, and live to tell about it"
Zelzin "Quetzal" Aketzalli (First person from Mexico to complete the Triple Crown of Hiking) - "Physical and Mental Preparation for Thru-Hiking: Overcoming Barriers and Achieving Goals"
Kriste Peoples (Executive Director of Women's Wilderness)- "Cultivating Community On and Off the Trails"
Highlights for the event
Jason McDonald - "Injury and Rescue on the Trail"
Drew Smith - "Eat well, hike well - why and how to dehydrate trail food"
Ron Stokley - "Lightweight Tips, Tricks, and Hacks"
Karl Ford - "Colorado Trail in Crisis: A Naturalist's Field Report on Climate Change in Mountain Ecosystems"
Pack Shakedowns (sign up at event for specific time slots)
Trail-Specific Breakout Sessions for CT and CDT (if interested in leading please send an email to m.mcclure@aldhawest.org)
Partner Tables (we have space for 2 more. if interest email m.mcclure@aldhawest.org) - BearVault, Continental Divide Trail Coalition, Karl Ford, and Symbiosis Gear
Legendary Gear Raffle really, the raffle is worth the price of attendance :)
Lunch and light breakfast included. Special requests and restrictions can be entered when registering
We are still looking for volunteers for setup and take down. If you have interest please fill out our contact form: https://www.aldhawest.org/contact or email m.mcclure@aldhawest.org
Raffle Sponsors: Backpacker's Pantry, Backpacking Light, BearVault, Bowl and Kettle, Chicken Tramper Ultralight Gear, CNOC Outdoors, Continental Divide Trail Coalition, Durston, FarOut, Gossamer Gear, Jolly Gear, Karl Ford, Katabatic Gear, Kula Cloth, Leki, Mountain Mike, Purple Rain Adventure Skirts, Sawyer, Six Moon Designs, Symbiosis Gear, Treeline Review, and Your Yuckies
If for some reason you are unable to afford the ticket and want to attend, please send a request for help via our contact form: https://www.aldhawest.org/contact
Tickets
ALDHA-West Colorado Ruck 2024
$35.00
Total
$0.00