Mountaineering Reunion

Back Together at Last: The Mountaineering Reunion

Oct 21, 2022 Comments Off on Back Together at Last: The Mountaineering Reunion
Feb 13 @ 10:43 pm

For many A/U Ranches mountaineering alumni – plus those of us on the National Alumni Board (NAB) – the Mountaineering Reunion held during Mini Camp in August was a happy reconnection several years in the making.

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My Four Peaks Trip of 1960

Aug 17, 2022 Comments Off on My Four Peaks Trip of 1960
Feb 13 @ 10:43 pm

With five summers of experimenting with program activities and overnight trips, Cap Andrews, I think, was looking for something new to challenge those campers who had already “done it all.” Thus came into being The Four Peaks Trip, an overnight at Kite Lake above Alma, CO, and a one-day ascent of four 14,000-foot peaks.

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Here’s My Mountaineering Memory. What’s Yours?

Aug 1, 2022 Comments Off on Here’s My Mountaineering Memory. What’s Yours?
Feb 13 @ 10:43 pm

Photographic proof of my first peak climb was captured on a roll of Kodak 110 film taken by a camera that looked more like a block of cheese than the sleek phones in our pockets these days. 

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Mountaineering Reunion 2022 Tentative Schedule Is Out

Apr 25, 2022 Comments Off on Mountaineering Reunion 2022 Tentative Schedule Is Out
Feb 13 @ 10:43 pm

This fun-filled week will include mountain activities like hiking, swimming, ropes course, archery, rock climbing and more. Don’t miss this special opportunity to reunite with your fellow alumni in the Rocky Mountains.

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Mountaineering Memories: Karin Peterson Heath

Feb 3, 2022 Comments Off on Mountaineering Memories: Karin Peterson Heath
Feb 13 @ 10:43 pm

One thing I always stressed with my campers was that our ultimate goal wasn’t to get to the top of a mountain, but to enjoy the journey.

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A/U Ranches Summer Update

Jan 20, 2021 Comments Off on A/U Ranches Summer Update
Feb 13 @ 10:43 pm

Regardless of changes made to the structure of residential Youth Camp, what’s most important about camp will stay the same – growing closer to God, spending time with friends and participating in awesome activities.

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A/U Ranches Mountaineering Buff and More: Your Alumni Virtual Care Package

Jul 29, 2020 Comments Off on A/U Ranches Mountaineering Buff and More: Your Alumni Virtual Care Package
Feb 13 @ 10:43 pm

The National Alumni Board (NAB) and your fellow mountaineering alumni are sending you a virtual care package this summer! It’s been a treat to connect with alumni from multiple decades in preparation for the Mountaineering Reunion, which will now take place August 22-28, 2021.

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Alumna’s Path to Peaking All Colorado’s Fourteeners

Jul 28, 2020 Comments Off on Alumna’s Path to Peaking All Colorado’s Fourteeners
Feb 13 @ 10:43 pm

She climbed Colorado’s 58 14,000-ft peaks in a year and a half while running 50-mile races and carrying a full college course load. This is Annie Hughes, a remarkable mountaineer, ultra-athlete and alumna of A/U Ranches Family Camp and Camp Kohahna, who has taken her love of the outdoors to extremes. Literally.

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Spring 2020: Get Involved from Wherever You Are

Apr 30, 2020 Comments Off on Spring 2020: Get Involved from Wherever You Are
Feb 13 @ 10:43 pm

While everyone is staying at home, we’re still planning activities for when we can come together again. There’s something here for every alum to do. Join us!

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Mine Eyes Look Toward the Mountains

Apr 23, 2020 Comments Off on Mine Eyes Look Toward the Mountains
Feb 13 @ 10:43 pm

We are getting very excited to see all of you back at the A/U Ranches this August for what is sure to be the ultimate reunion. Whether you were on staff as a guide or a camper that majored in mountaineering like me, or someone who came to enjoy hiking as an adult, this is an event not to miss. The mountains are calling. Will you answer?

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