Course Description:

Women’s Wilderness is excited to partner once again with Lifes2Short Fitness to offer a challenging conditioning hike for women and non-binary adventurers! This course is open to those training for Kilimanjaro 2025 Hike Adventure Retreat with Lifes2Short Fitness, as well as anyone looking for a rewarding hike while connecting with a supportive, like-minded community. This approximately 12-mile hike will find us exploring and summiting three of the five notorious peaks of Boulder’s Skyline Traverse: Green Mountain (8148’), Flagstaff Mountain (6983’), and Mount Sanitas (6863’).

This challenging route features a 4,380’ elevation gain, designed to strengthen both physical and mental endurance. Our team will be by your side, providing nutritious food, electrolytes, guidance, trail safety insights, complimentary gear rental, and a water refill station before the ascent up Mount Sanitas.

Peak Ready hikes are focused on providing participants with distance and elevation change to support aerobic fitness, as well as a community to support social networks and positive relationships.

Details:

👥 Who: Adult women and non-binary people

🗓️ When: 6:30am-4pm, Sunday, June 22, 2025

📍 Where: Boulder, CO

🎟️ Price: $45/55/65 sliding scale

⛰️ Activity level: This route is rated Intermediate, and prior experience with extended hikes, hiking in the heat, and significant elevation gain is recommended. Throughout the day, we’ll ascend a total of 4,380 feet, starting at an altitude of 5,300 feet and reaching a peak of 8,148 feet at Green Mountain.

➕ Included: Professional and experienced guides, snacks, lunch, electrolytes, and water refill station, transportation back to Women’s Wilderness after descending Mount Sanitas, gear rental – including clothing, trekking poles, backpacks.

What to Wear & Bring:

Registered participants will receive a detailed hiking checklist, including guidance on what to wear. We recommend bringing a daypack with a 22L to 30L capacity to carry water, snacks, lunch, and extra layers. Additionally, we recommend carrying ½ liter of water for each hour we’ll be hiking (suggested amount is 3L (100 ounces); we will have a water refill opportunity around mile 8.5).

FAQ:

No pets are allowed on courses, with the exception of ADA service animals being welcome.

For any questions email support@womenswilderness.org

Your Instructors:

Kriste (she/her) is a passionate outdoor enthusiast who loves being in community while in nature. She’s all about bringing mindfulness and storytelling into the mix in ways that heighten the inner and outer adventure by teaching us more about ourselves and our surroundings. She’s also a trail runner, writer, and Wilderness First Responder.

Marley (she/her) has spent over 25 years engaging communities in wildlife conservation education, as well as evaluating environmental education programs and measuring impact. Working for Women’s Wilderness is a meaningful intersection of Marley’s passion for outdoor recreation and her commitment to equity, access, and inclusion for individuals and communities historically excluded from experiences in and with the natural world.