Fall desert departures usually have two or three seats open until the week before. The last ones leave in mid-November.
Per person, with camp meals, permits, and group gear included. The Alpine Traverse is done for 2026. 2027 dates open in January.
Desert trips meet at the trailhead, not the office. Directions, a carpool list, and the forecast go out the Monday before.
The office stays open all winter. That is when next summer gets planned, and the 2027 Alpine Traverse dates go up in January.
Canyoneering leaves Saturdays near Hanksville and Backpacking Basics leaves Thursdays, through mid-November. Six guests, two guides.
Tell us which trip and roughly what shape you are in. We would rather talk you into the right trip than take a deposit for the wrong one.
2140 Spruce Street, Boulder, CO 80302
Before you book
Fitness, gear, getting to the desert, and the weather.
