Outdoor
Challenging and Rewarding Experiences
Fall Trip
A common theme is addressed in our school trips. For example, in past years we explored the concept of “conscious-impact living” and how this relates to other aspects of CRMS life. Fall Trip in particular is an opportunity for the whole school to celebrate the Rocky Mountain region in all of its autumn splendor. Trips are designed to provide challenging and rewarding experiences that impel students and faculty to work together, enjoy each other’s company, and learn new skills while exploring some of the myriad public lands that surround CRMS. Fall Trip also allows students to integrate skills learned in the afternoon active program on an outdoor trip. Participants typically bring journals and write on various themes.Emphasis is placed on acquiring skills and competency in an outdoor setting. Participants also learn about their own abilities and limitations and how to work in a group setting to accomplish a common goal.
Sample Fall Trip offerings include:
- Service trips throughout the Alfred Braun Hut System
- Rock climbing: Penitente, Unaweep, Shelf Road
- Beginning kayaking: Ruby and Horsethief canyons
- Intermediate/advanced kayaking: Gates of Lodore
- Backpacking: Colorado National Monument, Mount Sopris expedition
- Fourteeners expedition (climbing mountains that are 14,000 feet or more in elevation)
- Mountain biking: Crested Butte
- Mountain biking: White Rim Trail
- Emphasizing skills and ethics designed to minimize our impact and maximize our appreciation for the natural world
- Teaching competency with outdoor skills, mastery of camp craft, ability to care for oneself and others in wilderness settings, and technical skills associated with varying trip disciplines
- Reinforcing the enduring value of teamwork and service to others
- Offering unique opportunities for participants to learn about the natural and/or human history of the locations visited
- Inspiring students to develop the skills and passion for lifelong engagement with the natural world
