Greetings, Fellow Outdoor Recreationist!

Thank for your inquiry into membership into the Colorado Mountain Club. The CMC is a 90 year old organization dedicated to uniting the energy, interest, and knowledge of the students, explorers, and lovers of the mountains of Colorado; encouraging the preservation of forests, flowers, fauna, and natural scenery; and, collecting and disseminating information regarding the Rocky Mountains on behalf of science, literature, art, and recreation. Membership in the CMC offers many benefits:

ACCESS TO OUTINGS: Enjoy the beauty of outdoors Colorado in a variety of ways: hike, climb, ski, snowshoe, backpack. Receive a monthly group newsletter with information on trips, other activities, and items of importance and education. Receive the quarterly Club magazine chock full of information on conservation and outdoor recreation issues. As a CMC member your participation is not limited to the Fort Collins Group; you are welcome to join other groups across Colorado in their scheduled activities. The semi-annual statewide activity guide provides alternatives to local trips.

ACCESS TO OUTDOOR EDUCATION: Fort Collins Group runs several schools that provide education, training, and practical experience field trips that introduce you to basic, intermediate, and higher level outdoor skills. These are designed to enable you to have a fuller, more meaningful, and safer experience in the great outdoors. These include the Mountain Hiking School, Basic Mountaineering Course, Rock Leading Course, and Alpine Climbing Course

SHARE YOUR INTEREST IN THE OUTDOORS WITH OTHERS: Over 400 individuals and families are members of the Fort Collins Group. Experience the camaraderie common among participants, whether on an outdoor excursion or at one of our program nights, at our annual picnic or year-end meeting. Many of our members have found new people to socialize with outside the CMC and develop life-long friendships.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE: All our leaders are volunteers that elect to share themselves with other members. Their motivation to do so varies; many simply want companionship on the trips they like to do, others lead as a way of giving of themselves, some have a special knowledge they share. CMC also partners with the US Forest Service, Colorado State Parks, and Larimer County Parks to maintain trails and help on special projects through our Trail Days program. Regardless of your reasons for wanting to join Colorado Mountain Club, we encourage you to consider how you can make a difference. A day or two a year is all it takes.

TO JOIN COLORADO MOUNTAIN CLUB complete the membership application and waiver of liability below (or download from the Fort Collins Web site) for each person joining. Mail these, along with your check, according to the schedule below, to Colorado Mountain Club, 710 10^th St, Suite 200, Golden, CO 80401. You will receive a New Member Packet from Golden, after which your local monthly newsletter will begin arriving in your mailbox.