CLIMBING
Oct. 18
Colorado Mountain Club’s Mountain Fest; at the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St., Golden; outdoor skills and conservation clinics, rock climbing, photo exhibit, silent auction, dinner.
CYCLING
Saturday-Sunday
Last weekend for Winter Park’s extended summer sessions for mountain biking and adventure activities.
Sept. 29
Video presentation by New York City-based StreetFilms, which promotes creating a safe street environment for pedestrians and bicycles; fundraiser for Community Cycles; at Full Cycle, 1795 Pearl St., Boulder; $5 admission; 7:30 p.m.
303-564-9681.
Ongoing
HIKING/BACKPACKING
Ongoing
RUNNING
Sunday
Run for a Reason; at Clement Park in Littleton; 5K run at 10 a.m., 2K family walk at 10:30 a.m.; registration and kids carnival activities at 8:30 a.m.; kids 10 and younger free, other participants $25. 303-296-4166
Sept. 27
or 970-925-2849
Sept. 28
Oct. 4
Waterton Canyon 10-miler;
part of Rocky Mountain Road Runners Trophy Series; handicap system, with slower runners starting first, so everyone finishes at about same time; free for members, $5 for nonmembers; 9 a.m.
Oct. 11
Backcountry 10-mile and 5-mile runs; at Rocky Heights Middle School, Highlands Ranch; preregistration ($25 for 5-miler, $35 for 10-miler) and race day ($35 for 5-miler, $45 for 10-miler) fees; 8:30 a.m.
Oct. 24
Scream Scram 5K; at Washington Park, Denver; 6 p.m.
Oct. 20
Holy Family Hallelujah 5K; at Holy Family School in Grand Junction; 9 a.m.
970-256-7227
Oct. 25
Denver Gorilla 5.6K; run, walk, ride, rollerblade and skateboard in Denver; start and finish at Wynkoop Brewing Co., 18th and Wynkoop downtown; everyone participating wears a full gorilla costume and helps raise money for the Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund, an international charity working in Central Africa for the protection of endangered mountain gorillas; $99.95 (includes gorilla suit); 11 a.m.
Nov. 1
Harbert Lumber Fall 5K; at Canyon View Park in Grand Junction; 10 a.m.
or 970-257-9267
Nov. 2
Nov. 8
Mesa State 37K Rim Rock Run; starts at east entrance (Grand Junction side) to Colorado National Monument, finishes near Fruita; limited to 400 runners because of park rules; fundraiser for Mesa State College cross country team scholarships; $60; 8 a.m.
or 970-464-9040
SKIING/SNOWBOARDING
October-December
Ski conditioning fitness camps; in Boulder and Longmont; five-week program; for adults of all abilities;
indoor/outdoor clinics; includes fitness assessment and nutritional guidance; child care available; $195-$270.
or 303-443-8141
MISCELLANEOUS
Sept. 26
Films for Fourteeners; three short films from the Boulder Adventure Film Festival’s award-winning 2008 tour; fundraiser for The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, with proceeds benefiting trail building and education programs; $14; 6:30 p.m.; at the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St., Golden. or 303-278-7650
Calendar submissions
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