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🎿The Blackpackers ski/ride program is in its se $🎿The Blackpackers ski/ride program is in its second year. Through our partnership with @arapahoe_basin and organizations like @skinoir5280 we provide free 1/2 day lessons, free lift tickets, free gear rentals, and even base layers and merino wool socks!  🏂Last year we took 94 people over three separate events— and this year we’d like to take even more!  ⛷We opened up registration yesterday and received a record number of registrations! That tells me that there are SO many more people out there who want to try skiing and snowboarding and either can’t access it or afford it. I don’t want to turn anyone away. I want to get every single person on the mountain who wants to ride! With this, we are asking for 30 of our friends, followers, and supporters here on IG to donate $10 this #givingtuesday   This is a life changing experience and impacts a great reach, and can only be accomplished with YOUR support!👐  If you cannot give, please share this post to help spread the word about what we’re doing over here at Blackpackers. We are so grateful to be able to provide this programming but it wouldn’t be possible without the contributions of our community. 🎉  🔗{Use the link in our bio to donate}  🍾🪩If you are in Colorado Springs this Saturday, Dec 3rd, and want to contribute a larger amount - consider accepting our invitation to the first annual Blackpackers’ Hiker Trash Prom!   🎉We will be spending the evening with our friends, dancing in our finest cocktail attire, eating delicious food ( heavy appetizers from @eatluchals *chefs kiss*), clinking our beer cans from @upslope , and making magical memories! This is the holiday party you don’t want to miss! ❄️$

👐Blackpackers is proud to be part of Giving Tue

👐Blackpackers is proud to be part of Giving Tuesday 2022!   #givingtuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.   We explore numerous avenues in our efforts to bring equity to outdoor spaces and systems, and it simply would not be possible for us to do this alone.

It is only from the generosity of our community that we have found strength and support to provide the programs and connections that fuel our mission.   We hope that sharing some of the memories that participants have had in our programming will relay just how life changing these experiences can be, and we warmly invite you to pay it forward by either donating or sharing this post.
 The current best support opportunities are to join our invitation to Blackpackers’ first annual Hiker Trash Prom (who needs a reason to dress up?!) or donate through our @givepikespeak campaign. Proceeds from these donations fund the one of a kind Blackpackers Outdoor Academy opening in summer of 2023 at @camp_shady_brook)   Thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts. None of this is possible without YOU!

🎉Blackpackers is back at @arapahoe_basin for th

🎉Blackpackers is back at @arapahoe_basin for the 2022/2023 season! ⛷  Registration is officially OPEN for our highly anticipated winter program - Skiing and Snowboarding at Arapahoe Basin. 🏂  ❄️Each year we are able to provide this program FREE of charge to participants on one of America’s most beautiful mountains. ❄️

☃️ Please register using the link in our bio, filling out the registration form in its entirety. Incomplete registration forms will not be accepted due to the high volume of interest.   🎿Swipe Right for the 2022/2023 Blackpackers’ Ski Program Dates!   We can’t wait to see you on the slopes! ❄️

Today, Blackpackers joins @rei in the mission to u

Today, Blackpackers joins @rei in the mission to unplug from the consumerism that often consumes people’s time and energy the day after Thanksgiving.   Instead we choose to focus on the impact that time spent outside makes on our overall well being. We recognize that spending time outdoors makes a monumental difference in the way we feel both physically and mentally.   REI has been closing their doors on Black Friday since 2015 and now they have committed to continuing that tradition.  We here at Blackpackers have been given a multitude of opportunities to get hundreds of BIPOC outdoors thanks, in part, to our partnership with REI.   Since yesterday was Thanksgiving and today is Black Friday, we would love to hear some things that you’re feeling thankful for this year, and ways you were able to #optout of Black Friday shopping to spend some time outside.   One of the things Blackpackers is feeling particularly thankful for this year is the unanimous passing vote by the Colorado Geological Naming Advisory Board to remove the name Mount Evans and change it instead to Mount Blue Sky.  This name change honors peoples from both the Cheyenne and Arapahoe, whose lives were lost during the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864 under then Gov. John Evans.   We look forward to seeing the progress of this change and the recognition it brings to the disparities that this nation has brought to affect BIPOC.

We are officially 10 days away from Blackpackers’ First Annual Hiker Trash Prom!   We have the opportunity to come together to support an amazing cause AND win some cool swag in the process!   The Blackpackers’ Outdoor Academy is opening Summer 2023, and YOU can help us build this dream from the ground up. A BIPOC led outdoor educational resource provided at a sleep away camp with incredible lodging and facilities, this is one of the first of its kind in the nation!   We have silent auction items from your favorite outdoor brands like @fjallraven_na , @patagonia , @katabaticgear , @rovrproducts , @sheflyapparel and many more! There will also be certificates from SnowMass and Desert Mountain Medicine with some amazing experiences! You don’t want to miss the chance to snag some stellar holiday swag to keep or to give as an amazing gift!  You still have time to grab your ticket, but they’re moving quickly- so grab some friends and secure your table, today!   The Blackpackers’ Hiker Trash Prom wouldn’t be possible without these Sponsors. A huge thank you to COSSA , @entcu , @merecyclers , and @fjallraven_na

Repost from @insideoutys • We are absolutely dev

Repost from @insideoutys
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We are absolutely devastated by the horrific act of violence at Club Q in Colorado Springs last night. Our community is mourning the loss of five loved ones today, along with their friends and family.

Here in Colorado Springs, Inside Out Youth Services works with young people every day to build community, and the youth we serve deserve better -- they deserve to be safe from fear, threats, and violence. We call on Colorado's leaders to step up and condemn this hateful attack and condemn the anti-LGBTQIA2+ rhetoric that fueled it.

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, when we mourn the lives of transgender people who have been killed. This mass shooting has compounded the pain already felt so keenly by our community.

Blackpackers is back again with Give! Pikes Peak f

Blackpackers is back again with Give! Pikes Peak for 2022!

Did you know that YOUR donations have created the foundation and possibilities for Blackpackers’ programs? Because of your contributions we have been able to accomplish bringing HUNDREDS of people from underserved Colorado Springs communities into the outdoors and provide adventure experiences that are transformative.

We are coming to you once again as we lay the foundation to open our NEW Blackpackers Outdoor Academy in Summer 2023!   Our next goal is to hit $3000 this weekend and we can only do that with your help! Can’t donate? Please share this with your friends and family- You never know who is looking to give back to the community and gift adventure!   The campaign ends January 1st, so there is still plenty of time to make an impact! Your donation could be doubled or tripled (looking at you Young Donors under 35) and we here at Blackpackers are beyond grateful to be able to take these donations and turn them into experiences that last a lifetime, and truly make a difference in the lives of our community!   We have only succeeded and strengthened from the support of our community and individual donors, none of this is possible without YOU! Use the QR code to donate today, and from all of us here at Blackpackers — Thank You!

📣Fun mid week event alert!! 🎉 @kinshiplandi

📣Fun mid week event alert!! 🎉

@kinshiplanding and @fjallravenofficial (Colorado Springs) are hosting a Fall Social to help you find people who want to get outside and join you on your next adventure. Come see us and warm up with a 5k run (*optional) with Aravapia at 5pm and then head to Kinship Landing’s Greenhaus at 6pm for live music, beer samples, yard games, and a chance to hang with other people who know that what’s in your pack is just as important as who you pack in with.

Highlights:
* Live music with Patchwork Jack
* Free beer tastings from Goat Patch (while supplies last)
* Smore's kits from @homacafebar
* Pre social 5k run at 5pm with Aravaipa
* Giveaways and raffles
* Yard games
* Local vendors include:
* @fjallraven_na
* @aravaiparunning
* @upadowna
* @coloradorunningcompany
* @pikespeakalpineschool
* @pikespeakoutdoorrecalliance
* @pikespeakbiketours
And of course— @coblackpackers

Did you miss your invitation? Not to worry- we sti

Did you miss your invitation? Not to worry- we still have some tickets left for the best party of the year!   Blackpackers first annual Hiker Trash Prom is going to be at the beautiful CLAY venues in Downtown Colorado Springs. At this year’s “Hiker Trash” prom you can expect a live DJ, dancing, heavy appetizers from Chantal at the Black-owned Luchals, Beer sponsored by Upslope Brewery + wine from local wineries, a rad selfie wall from Fjällräven, and an amazing silent auction lineup that you do not want to miss! Proceeds benefit the NEW Blackpackers Outdoor Academy , opening summer 2023!

Get your ticket today - link in bio!

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🧗🏿‍♂️Climb Night with @coblackpackers

🧗🏿‍♂️Climb Night with @coblackpackers is back!   This Saturday, November 12th from 4-6 pm join Blackpackers at CityRock (Colorado Springs) for our first climb night of the holiday season, led by @herna24k!

Get together with friends, family, or both — and come climb with us!   All gear and climbing fees are covered by Blackpackers so this event is FREE to participants!

Please sign-up using the link in our linktree on our IG bio.   (Please note that this event is in Colorado Springs)
Email admin@coblackpackers.com with questions only.

We’re closing registrations! Sign-ups for our

We’re closing registrations!

Sign-ups for our Aquatics Program are closing in a few days and the form is live. Sign up while you still can!

This is a FREE scholarship program for swim lessons at SafeSplash Swim School in Colorado Springs. You can sign up by either using the link in our IG bio or by visiting our website under the Programs>Swimming tab!

This is a very popular program for us and spaces are almost gone. The next opportunity for our free swim lessons will not be until 2023, so make sure you get that form filled out now!

We will have a Wed class and a Thurs class, starting Wednesday November 2nd & Thursday November 3rd.

If you have any questions please email admin@coblackpackers.com Once you sign up, someone will contact you shortly with more information.

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