The Mountain Club ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Annual Report 2010 1 From the Chief Executive Officer

s I look back on my past working internally and externally to strengthen our brand, to three years as the Colorado inspire people to join the CMC as members and to support the Mountain Club’s CEO, one club as donors. Athing that pleases me tremendously After two years of discussions, the CMC signed is our consistent commitment to the largest-ever partnership agreement between the major educating the outdoor, human- clubs of the U.S. As a member of the CMC, powered recreationists of our you will now receive the member rates of the Adirondack state, while working to protect our Mountain Club, the American Alpine Club, the Appalachian beautiful Colorado landscapes. Mountain Club, the Mazamas, and the Mountaineers on a I am proud of the adaptations host of their perks and benefits, including huts. I encourage all the club has gone through this past of you to plan a trip to Seattle or to the Appalachians and stay year in order to meet the changing in some of the great lodges and cabins offered by our partners. needs of our community. One Lastly, I am very pleased to announce that the CMC of the strengths of the CMC’s finished the 2010 fiscal year with a healthy cash surplus. Over mission and values is that they can the past two years of the recession, we have worked even more be carried out in a variety of ways, efficiently to fulfill our mission, grow the organization, and to which has allowed the organization build a savings account for future projects. I assure you – our to remain relevant over the past 98 closest and most loyal supporters – that your gift of time and years of the club’s history. I give a money is greatly valued and responsibly used. great deal of thanks and appreciation for the thousands of volunteers, members, Thank you for your support, volunteerism, staff, and friends of the CMC who make the decision to continue our mission in dedication, and friendship to the Colorado Mountain Club. the most efficient and impactful way every day. In 2010, the CMC went through an extensive rebranding process. A brand is more than a logo or a look – it’s the set of perceptions that people have about the Colorado Mountain Club. After surveying many of our members, as well as partners and people outside of the club, we learned what we need to focus on to build positive perceptions of the CMC. Our look and communications Katie Blackett have been updated so that our message is getting out more clearly, and we are Chief Executive Officer

From the President

his past year, the Colorado Mountain Club board of directors has been sion perspective of conservation, education, and recreation. www.cmc.org hard at work leading the organization in order to sustain, build, grow, The Colorado Mountain Club is extremely fortunate and oversee the CMC’s work. The board balances the immediate organi- to have many dedicated staff and volunteers who are commit- Tzational needs with an overarching strategic focus to make governance decisions ted to carrying out the CMC’s rich, multi-faceted mission. It on how to best implement the club’s mission. takes dialog to collaboratively plan and implement the thou- When the CMC was first organized in sands of outdoor-related activities the club offers annually. As 1912, there were less than one million residents in you’ll see in the following pages, much has been accomplished Colorado; today there are over five million. The over the past year. Denver Post recently reported that half a million people are bagging Colorado’s Fourteeners each year. All around us, there are changes in outdoor equipment technology, demographics, commu- nications, transportation (and congestion), and recreational opportunities. The CMC plays an Wynne Whyman important role in Colorado from our unique mis- President of the Board of Directors

Cover Photo: Indian Peaks and Shoshoni Peak Tracks. Chris Case 2 Colorado Mountain Club ANNUAL REPORT 2010 giving back The Colorado Mountain Club

This annual report describes the activities of the Colorado Mountain Club during fiscal year 2010: October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010 CMC Staff Katie Blackett, CEO Sarah Wood Blair, American Mountaineering Museum Director Lisa Cashel, Land Partnerships Manager Chris Case, Editor / Director of Photo & Design, Trail & Timberline Chun Chiang, Director of Finance Kristin D’ Epagnier, Membership Services Representative Lisa Flynn, Membership Services Representative Sarah Gorecki, Development Director Jay Heeter, Central Mountains Conservation Coordinator “I have been and Colorado’s Bryan Martin, Director of Conservation Shelby Mattingly, Accounting & Human Resources Manager Juliebeth Pelletier, Development Assistant mountains for more than forty years. It hardly Martha Perantoni, Base Camp Manager Brenda Porter, Education Director seems possible that I am getting to be ‘one Heidi Potter, YEP Manager Rachel Scott, Marketing & Outreach Manager Alan Stark, CMC Press Publisher of the old guys,’ but even in my early years David Twiggs, Website Developer Stacy Wolff, YEP Manager I always tried to give something back to

We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of past staff: the mountains that have given me so much Anya Byers, Dana Dillow, Samantha Moyer, Jake Norton, and Bill Smith. pleasure. This is increasingly important to The CMC is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Marlene and me now as we think about

www.cmc.org preserving our mountain heritage for our CMC Officers and Directors Wynne Whyman, President grandchildren, but it should be important Alice White, Vice President Dana Miller, Treasurer to everyone—no matter what your age—to Nancie Biery, Secretary George Barisas Lee Rimel give something back. That’s why I have Jim Berryhill Lauren Schwartz Dale Hengesbach Edward Seely Nickie Kelly Ray Shem supported the Colorado Mountain Club for Carol Kurt David Tabor Paul Raab Vern Twombley decades with volunteer time and financial John Raich Debbie Welle-Powell Jim Riddell contributions and will continue to do so.” © 2011 Colorado Mountain Club All Rights Reserved

Please recycle this magazine. Printed on 10% post-consumer waste recycled paper. Walt Borneman

Annual Report 2010 3

Must haves for your next hike CMC PRESS

In 2010, the CMC Press published four new books, including The THE COLORADO THE COLORADO MOUNTAIN CLUB AIN CLUB Colorado 14ers: The Standard Routes; The Best Front Range Hikes; MOUNT GUIDEBOOK GUIDEBOOK Comanche Peaks Wilderness Area; and Colorado Wildflowers: THE COLORADO MOUNTAIN CLUB Montane Zone. GUIDEBOOK 2010 was a good year for the CMC Press. We ended the year THETHE BEST with $245,692 in book sales, an increase of 16% over last year. Unit FRONTFRONT THE COLORADO The MOUNTAIN CLUB sales increased 14% from 23,695 in 2009 to 27,063 units sold in 2010. ColoradoRANGE PACK GUIDE The top sellers were the Colorado Springs and Denver pack guides, Colorado which sold 6,500 units and generated $51,500 in revenue. HIKES ersRoutes COLORADO 14 d 1The Standar Our plans for the coming year are to continue to publish The Standar Wildflowers Comanche pack guides for major towns in Colorado and wilderness areas, field MONTANE ZONE Peak WILDERNESS HIKING & oundation HIKING & guides, and guide books. We are also pleased to announce that we will Club F SNOWSHOEING AREA untain do Mo GUIDE Colora publish 100 Years Up High: Colorado Mountains & Mountaineers in The Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins, and Pikes Peak Groups, CMC November of 2011 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the club. The ANN KURZ CHAMBERS book will be a large format, four-color book. In 2011 we will publish two new books and three revisions: Joe and Frédérique Grim The Colorado Trail, eighth edition; The Colorado 14ers Pack Guide, third edition; Rocky Mountain Flora Field Guide, second edition; The Best Durango Hikes Pack Guide; and 100 Years Up High: Colorado Mountains & Mountaineers.

Curing nature deficit disorder youth education The CMC’s commitment to leading youth outside is more important as America’s youth are more and more “plugged in” to electronic devices and screen time. Since 1999, we have introduced 58,196 youth to Colorado’s mountains! Last year, the CMC’s Youth Education Program (YEP) provided opportunities for 5,435 kids to experience the natural world through active learning adventures volunteers, who received training and coaching instruction. – essential opportunities to help YEP is committed to getting feedback from participants and combat childhood obesity and prevent “nature deficit disorder.” measuring the outcomes of our youth programming. For example, last Imagine learning about Colorado’s geology while rock year a graduate student’s research thesis found that 80% of middle climbing, taking a math class to measure slope angles and avalanche school students reported improved social competency skills as a result danger, or learning about human physiology and the effects of altitude of CMC and team-building classes. during a hike. CMC’s unique program connects math and YEP demonstrates that the mountains provide great science with the school curriculum for elementary, middle, and high classrooms for math and science, as well as personal growth. An 8th school students. Students with special needs or from disadvantaged teacher from North Middle School said, “We have been working backgrounds also benefitted from the personal challenge and inter- on the affects of altitude on the human body. This experience provided relationship skills they developed on mountain adventures. excellent connection to our objective. I would highly recommend this Last year’s YEP classes included Mountain Safety, Mountain program.” Weather, Orienteering, Science of Rock Climbing, Intro to Rock And, Jalena, a summer participant, summed up her Climbing, Team-Building, Avalanche Science, Physiology with an evaluation by writing, “I want to thank you for helping me try to face Altitude, Climbing through Colorado Geology, and Life Balance my fears and understand how to climb. I learned that when things are through Slacklining. hard you just keep trying.” We couldn’t do this all without the dedication of 174 The Colorado Mountain Club, through our Youth Education volunteers who contributed more than 903 hours of service to youth Program, is dedicated to creating lifelong outdoor enthusiasts and education. We also had the help of 780 adult chaperones and parent educating the environmental stewards of tomorrow.

4 Colorado Mountain Club For the next hundred years Logo & Marketing

In 2010, the Colorado Mountain Club worked tirelessly to strengthen the club’s brand, attract members, and improve the member experience. After a year of in-depth research and member involvement, including brand awareness studies, polling of the CMC membership and non- members, and the development of target market profiles, the CMC Today updated our look and communications with a new logo and tagline. For nearly 100 years, the bighorn sheep and the “More Than a Great Hiking Club” tagline have served us well. But the tagline says more about what we are not than about what we are and aspire to be; and the sheep logo does not convey – instantly, powerfully, and in a contemporary way – that our club is about the mountains of Colorado, or enjoying, celebrating, and preserving them.

our mission The CMC has retired the bighorn sheep with honor, although he will reappear from time to time in recognition of his long service to The Colorado Mountain Club is organized to our club and his place as part of our heritage. Our new logo is a strong, ▶ unite the energy, interest, and knowledge of the students, simple image based on the silhouettes of two of Colorado’s most explorers, and lovers of the mountains of Colorado; recognized and photographed peaks – the Maroon Bells. Our new ▶ collect and disseminate information regarding the Rocky tagline is “A Passion for the Mountains.” Mountains on behalf of science, literature, art, and recreation; A brand is much more than a logo or tagline – it’s the sum total of user impressions and experiences. We’ve taken steps to make ▶ stimulate public interest in our mountain areas; the CMC website more user-friendly, with further improvements in the ▶ encourage the preservation of forests, flowers, fauna, and natural works. We’ve hired a full-time marketing and outreach manager, and scenery; and we’re investing more than ever to make sure our message is getting out in ▶ render readily accessible the alpine attractions of this region. a contemporary way, and that we’re delivering a high-quality experience that will attract and retain members.

Never too old to learn Courses included camping, hiking, wilderness navigation, first aid, fly Adult education fishing, rock climbing, , backcountry skiing, high altitude mountain- eering, peak scrambling, outdoor leadership, natural history, and much more. Through these courses, the CMC educated 1,855 adult participants in outdoor mountain skills. The CMC’s annual Mountain Fest event, held on the first weekend of spring, provided 13 mountain skills clinics to members and the public. The CMC plans to continue this annual tradition of inviting the public to sample what the club has to offer and to “make this your year to get outdoors in Colo- rado’s mountains!” The Education Department works behind the scenes to assist CMC volunteer instructors, provide a variety of natural history courses, secure special use permits, and direct the annual In-State Outing. This year’s legendary In-State Outing was held at the Mountain Studies Institute near Silverton, Colorado. Participants enjoyed classes in natural history, geology, and wildflower identi- fication, and enjoyed numerous hikes and climbs in the surrounding San Juan Bruce Metcalf Bruce Mountains. Adult education opportunities are one of the unique ways the In 2010, volunteers and staff revised the statewide Trip Leader Manu- Colorado Mountain Club accomplishes our mission. Last year, al and worked across the organization to begin to lay a new framework for trip hundreds of skilled volunteers taught adult education topics leader qualifications. Last year, we also secured 2,336 permits so that fifteen through 95 mountain skills courses. CMC schools could operate on US Forest Service land.

Annual Report 2010 5 Protecting landscapes, promoting stewarship, and pioneering programs Conservation

The CMC’s Conservation Department had a successful and productive year in 2010. The department works to protect the wildlands, the habitats, and the wild experience in Colo- rado, as well as forge strong connections between people, communities, and the land. This year we took huge strides forward in every campaign we manage. The Hidden Gems Wilderness Cam- paign garnered full endorsement from all four boards of county commissioners in the counties within the proposal area – Summit, Eagle, Pitkin, and Gunnison. A bill was intro- duced for the Summit and Eagle County portion of the pro- posal by Congressman Jared Polis, which included protection for 166,000 acres of wilderness-quality lands. In 2011, we will work towards reintroduction of the bill in the House and seek a companion bill in the Senate. Smith Lisa In addition to our work on wilderness, CMC’s Con- servation Department is also a staunch advocate for Colo- In addition to growing the Stewardship Program, the CMC is rado’s Roadless Areas. As a way to create connections with committed to stewardship of our public lands through our leadership in people and Colorado’s Roadless Areas, CMC’s Conservation the Outdoor Stewardship Forum held at the American Mountaineering Department sponsored the “Roadless Recreation Week” in Center in November. The event attracted over 150 people from around August. CMC leaders led 15 trips across the state and intro- Colorado to discuss how organizations who work on volunteer steward- duced over 150 people to roadless areas. ship of our outdoors can work together more collaboratively. Moving Perhaps our biggest victory of 2010 was when the forward, the CMC’s Conservation Department will be engaged in the Colorado State Parks Board voted unanimously to implement development of a new coalition of nonprofit organizations that work on reform measures to the state-run off-highway vehicle grant outdoor stewardship to raise the profile of the work we do and the im- program. The CMC’s Conservation Department advocated pact we have. for the reforms, which will open the door for law enforce- We look forward to building on our successes in 2011. We will ment and restoration of damaged land to be funded by the continue to advocate for the Hidden Gems, work to restore quite expe- grant program. riences in places like the Rampart East Roadless Area, and regain access Beyond protecting landscapes, the CMC’s Conser- to places like Wilson Peak. Connecting our members to our work will be vation Department continues to promote and coordinate a major focus in 2011. We plan to reach out to members to help them opportunities for volunteer stewardship projects across Col- learn more about our work through department-led hikes and events. orado. In 2010, CMC’s Conservation Department coordinat- We also hope to engage groups in more stewardship projects at the local ed over 3,100 hours of volunteer service on our public lands level. – an in-kind value of over $68,000. In 2011, we will plan 15 Conservation is a fundamental part of the Colorado Mountain new projects in coordination with land managers and CMC Club. We are carrying the torch passed down to us from our found- members. ing members who helped establish Rocky Mountain National Park, the Eagles Nest Wilderness, and so many other iconic places in Colorado where we hike, climb, paddle, and fish. Our founders’ vision a generation ago motivates us to create a conservation legacy for the 21st century as we approach the club’s 100th anniversary.

The Earth Friends Wildlife Foundation presented the Colorado Mountain Club with an exciting challenge grant for new and increased gifts in 2010. Thank you! Glenn RandallGlenn

6 Colorado Mountain Club A love for the land lives on Bill Piety Creates Permanent Conservation Endowment for the CMC Long-time CMC member Hidden Gems, and engaging CMC members and youth in steward- Bill Piety recently estab- ship projects throughout Colorado. We plan to honor Bill’s gift by lished a permanent con- establishing the Piety Conservation Fellowship, which will fund one servation endowment of college student per summer to work on land protection projects with $250,000 for the CMC, the CMC and jumpstart budding conservation careers. which will help the club Bill wanted to make a difference far into the future with his continue its work to pro- gift to the CMC. He noted more than once that, “Environmental issues tect Colorado’s landscapes aren’t quickly solved.” At least 10 percent of the endowment’s earn- far into the future. ings will be reinvested into the fund each year, ensuring that the en- Bill established the Wil- dowment will provide a permanent source of funding for the CMC’s liam D. Piety Perpetual Con- conservation work. servation Endowment with Bill was a career geologist who was active as a member of the an initial gift of $100,000 CMC and as the field-trips chairman of the Denver Gem and Mineral to the club in October Guild. He was passionate about land conservation, and had been a 2010. He left the CMC an long-time donor to both the conservation department of the CMC additional planned gift of and to The Nature Conservancy (TNC).

$150,000 through his will. Bill was traveling and living life to the fullest up to the week Courtesy of The Nature Conservancy Nature The of Courtesy A member of the CMC he passed away. He enjoyed visiting TNC properties such as the Za- since the early 1980s, Bill had climbed all of the fourteeners, and was pata Ranch in the San Luis Valley. After a three-week trip to Califor- undertaking the project of climbing Colorado’s 100 highest peaks— nia to visit places he had loved while growing up, Bill passed away at the Centennial Peaks—when he was diagnosed with a rare form of ter- home on October 29, 2010. minal liver cancer in December 2009, at the age of 62. Bill wrote that he felt he was “ethically obligated to preserve The endowment establishes an enduring source of funding the outdoors for future generations,” and he wanted the CMC to tell for the CMC’s conservation work, including preserving wildlands, his story to inspire others. His love for Colorado’s landscapes lives on. working towards wilderness protection for landscapes such as the We will truly miss him.

Heroism. Culture. Spirit. American Mountaineering Museum The American Mountaineering Museum continues Blumenfeld, and Jean to inspire and educate visitors from all over the Mollicone. We celebrated world about mountaineering history and the the second anniversary mountain environment. We held our first annual of the Museum’s opening Hall of Mountaineering Excellence Gala honoring and continue to grow our four climbers for their lifetime achievements: Yvon presence in the Golden Chouinard, Robert Bates, Robert Craig, and Charles community by building Houston. Visitors came from all over the country to on our first two years of attend the event, raising funds for the museum and marketing efforts. The honoring these mountaineers for their work both on Museum has increased and off the mountains. revenues by opening up The Museum began the year with an exhibit the space for special events

on the effects of altitude on the human body titled and private rentals, and has Dan Ham “Thin Air,” and closed out the year with an exhibit made changes to its overall on mountaineering and climbing art called “Alpine business model, including closing the Base Camp gift shop. St y l es.” The American Mountaineering Museum is the first and only museum The Museum hosted in the United States dedicated to the heroism, technology, culture, and spirit of many speakers during mountaineering. With exhibits on climate, science, cultures, and the humanities as the year, including Brot- they relate to the world’s mountains, the Museum continues to attract visitors from Coburn, Rob Roach, Jeff across the globe.

Annual Report 2010 7 Exotic side of the CMC In 2010, Adventure Travel trips took 302 CMC members and For the latest information on upcoming trips, or to find out how you guests to 21 of the world’s most incredible destinations— can become an Adventure Travel leader, visit www.cmc.org and click climbing Mount Elbrus, the highest point in Europe; hiking the Adventure Travel. canyons of Death Valley; viewing waterfalls and lochs along West Highland Way in Scotland; bicycling in Vietnam; trekking the spectacular Salcantay Route in Peru; and hiking and rafting in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Adventure Travel trips are international and domestic trips planned and led by experienced CMC trip leaders. Membership in the Colorado Mountain Club offers not only educational trips to the world’s great destinations, but also the skills and training to enjoy them. Adventure Travel has added 20 domestic and international trips for 2011, including: Kamchatka, the land of fire and ice; day hiking Ireland’s Wicklow Way; traversing Dracula’s homeland of Transylvania; hiking the isolated alpine oasis of Great Basin National Park; climbing Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro; and a high-altitude ascent of the Yukon Territory’s Mount Logan. Member Demographics As of October 2010 Income Level < $25,000 - 10% Education High school or less - 3%

Some college - 12% Doctorate or equivalent - 13% > $75,000 $25,000-$50,000 40% 25%

College graduate Master’s degree 34% 30%

$50,000-$75,000 Age Breakdown 25%

Some graduate school - 8% < 30 8%

>60 - 31% 30-39 - 15%

40-49 -17%

50-59 - 29%

8 Colorado Mountain Club Financial Statistics Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue, Gains, and Support

Museum admission Expenses fees - 2% Fundraising - 4% Tuition from Other - <1% Cultural and educational schools - 4% General and activities - 31% Merchandise sales - 14% administrative - 20% Membership dues - 17%

Contributions - 27%

Other - 14%

Publications - 9% Cost of Registration fees - 28% merchandise sales - 4% Conservation - 11% Museum - 7% SCFD - 7%

Members by Group As of October 2010 Group Name (Number of Members) Gender Friends of Colorado (153)

Female Friends of Routt Backcountry (12) 49% Steamboat Springs Fort Collins (378)

Shining Mountains (214) Longs Peak (45)

Gore Range (150) Boulder (1,092) Vail Denver (3,680) & Male - 51% Colorado Wilderness Kids (169) Denver Aspen (189) $50,000-$75,000 Western Slope (97) 25% Grand Junction Marital Status Pikes Peak (609) Colorado Springs

Married El Pueblo (64) 41%

Single San Juan (59) 59% Durango

Annual Report 2010 9 Colorado Mountain Club 2010 Donors to CMC Annual Campaign [Oct. 1, 2009 - Sept. 30, 2010]

$10,000+ Dale L. Johnson Sherry Richardson Adolph Coors Foundation Julbo Raymond Shem AEC Trust Carol Kurt Glen Simpson The American Alpine Club Linda K. Lawson Jim Walkley Anonymous (2) Roger Linfield The Conservation Alliance Lowa Boots $250 to $499 Eddie Bauer New Belgium Brewing Company The Estate of Barbara Anderson National Forest Foundation Timothy J. O’Rourke George I. Bell New Land Foundation Osprey Packs, Inc. Hugh Bingham New Venture Fund Patagonia Janice M. Bradburn Recreational Equipment Inc. Charles S. Peck Don Cameron David and Jan Robertson The Pew Charitable Trusts Douglas Childs The Seattle Foundation Point6 Laurence J. Colletti Xcel Energy Foundation Glenn E. Porzak Theresa Dunn Paul Raab William E. Everheart $5,000 to $9,999 Lee Rimel Thomas Gordon Anschutz Family Foundation Smartwool Advocacy Fund Kent Groninger Colorado Environmental Coalition George N. Smith Anne E. Hale Colorado Mountain Club Foundation Holly Sprackling Mark Harris Golden Civic Foundation Giles Toll Hewlett Packard Maki Foundation Vernon Twombly Richard E. Hoffman McBride Family Foundation Verizon Wireless Isabella Horsky MillerCoors Robert K. Walker Robert E. Hutchinson Silicon Valley Community Foundation Wal-Mart Foundation Warren Johnson State of Colorado, State Trails Program Josh Weinstein Elaine Kallos WhiteWave Foods Michael J. Zyzda Robert H. Koppe The Wilderness Society William J. Kunzman Wilderness Workshop $500 to $999 Michael Leonard James C. Berryhill Peter Looram $1,000 to $4,999 Steve Bonowski Heath Mackay 10th Mountain Divison Hut Association Todd P. Bublitz Bill Markley Access Fund Lois Bueler Mike McGurkin Bent Gate Mountaineering Elizabeth Cabot Paul Morrow Dave Bentzin June D. Calkins Barbara Neary Ltd. Mitch Calkins Jake Norton Katie A. Blackett Virginia Carr James C. Patrick Bill Brown Tim Casey David Pellegrini Robert W. Burns Grover L. Cleveland Margaret Rabel Gerald and Betsy Caplan Columbia Sportswear Ardis Rohwer Malinda P. Chouinard Stuart L. Cummings George H. Saum Colorado Mountain Club, Boulder Group James M. Curtin Amber Sayle Community Shares of Colorado Echoserve Lauren Schwartz James S. Davis Martha Flessner Denise Snow Jackson D. Dennis Mark Harvey Matthew Stevens Earth Friends Conservation Fund Art W. Hogling David H. Street Bob Folkert Barbara Hoover Stephanie Sundheim Rory Fuerst Dale Johnson David Tabor James Gehres Melissa Mclean Jory Timex Linda Goldstein Jennifer D. Kuske Peter Townsend Dale Hengesbach Liberty Gives Foundation Debbie Welle-Powell Herbert Parker Foundation Marilyn K. Logan Wynne Whyman Highpointers Foundation, Inc. Dana Miller Kevin Wilson David Hite Terri Morrow Wrapitecture, LLC Home Depot Foundation NightRays Your Cause Sports Robert and Ellen Hostetler Ed Norton Thomas C. Zeiner IBM Corporation Dorothy Phinney

10 Colorado Mountain Club $100 to $249 14erworld.com James Gallagher National Ski Patrol Systems John Aldag David A. Garrison Claude Neumann Michael G. Anderson Jennifer J. Gear Tricia Nichols Cheryl K. Annett Jill Gelbspan Donald F. Oatley Anonymous Jan Gold Judith Oge Russell Atha Thomas Gordon Chuck Ogilby William “Biff” Baird Kathleen Gresh Al and Dorothy Ossinger Kenneth H. Barber Fred A. Griest Deborah Ostergard B. George Barisas Richard S. Griffith Jeffrey C. Parsons Vern Bass Samuel P. Guyton Pepsi Center, Colorado Avalanche David F. Bebell Stuart Habel Wayne Peters Tom Beckett Anne Han Karla J. Pifer Dave Belin Benjamin Harrison Randy K. Pletzer Carolyn Benoit Jean Herman Arthur Porter Lyndon Berry James Hightower Margaret Porter Julie Vehrenkamp Berryhill J. Edwin Hill Janet Prehn Nancie Biery Deirdre Hills Susan Rhea Peter Birkeland Stuart M. Hiser Timothy Riley Andrews D. Black Mary T. Hopper Craig L. Roberts John Blair House Restaurant and Bar Hans M. Roder Jo Boatright Earl Hughes Anthony Romeo Peter Bond Carol B. Ilvonen Phyllis Rose Virginia Boucher InJoy Productions Inc. David F. Rule James Bradburn JustGive.org Rebecca S. Ruttenberg Benjamin Brown Jennifer Kamper Larry Sanders Virginia Brown Casey Kaptur Karleen Schofield Thomas R. Buchanan Richard L. Kautz Ed Shattuck Rosemary Burkholder Donald J. Kava Greg Sievers Patricia Butler Nickie Kelly John A. Slattery Barbara Campbell Kay Kenfield David R. Smith Minerva Canavan Hugh Kingery Vera A. Smith Cindy Carey Walter Kingsbery James Spadaro Crystal Carollo-Babos Paul A. Krauser Pat Spitzmiller Thomas Cecil Christy D. Kriznar Richard J. Stenmark Blake Clark Amy L. Lange Lauren Stewart David Corbin Donald Langmuir Ann B. Thomas Ronald L. Cunning Ellen V. Lapham David Thomas Christine Dalena John Layman David H. Thomas Wheeler Daniels Timothy E. Leddy David E. Thornton Scott E. Davis Hope Leighton Wright S. Travis Sanjay Desai Jean M. LeJeune Margie Valdez Larry W. Desaules Alison Levine Bert VanEssen John L. Devitt Jim Long Kenneth J. Vogler Richard D. Dietz David U. Longenecker Beverly Walter Linda Ditchkus Mark Lund Adelaide Waters Andy Dolan Charley Mace Paul E. Weis Kristyn Econome John Manzione James L. Weist Sandy Elliott Randy Martin Sarah R. Werner Julie Emo Donald Martinusen John R. Werning Clemmie Engle Crystal Marty Alice White Daniel L. English Thomas F. Mayer James A. Wilkerson IV James W. Espy Daniel J. McCasky Nancy Williammee Anne Esson Donald P. McCourt Steven Williams Barbara Evert Sara A. Michl Tim Winkler Scott M. Farquhar Valerie Z. Miller Daniel K. Wolfe Janet Farrar Gary Mintz Frederick L. Wolfe Marilyn Fellows Laura A. Mitchell Harry J. Workmon John Fielder Bob Moore Kenneth R. Wright Ellen Flannelly Ann J. Morgan Wido Wundt Matthew Fleming Leila Murphy Zanin Family Foundation John F. Futcher Erick M. Naar James D. Zimmerman

Annual Report 2010 11 giving back

“My devotion, commitment, and loyalty to the Colorado Mountain Club is all about growing a 100-year-old organization into its second century of providing backcountry trips, outdoor schools, and protecting our environment for current and future members. Serving the CMC as a board member is my way of expressing gratitude for the magnificent experience of Colorado’s mountains the club has facilitated for me. Giving back is my way of saying thank you.” Lee Rimel

Recurring-Gift Donors to Backcountry Snowsports Alliance Board Leatherman Annual Campaign Tom and Julie Beckwith Life-Link Anonymous Bent Gate Mountaineering Marmot Lyndon Berry Big Stone Publishing MillerCoors Katie A. Blackett Chuck Bird Mountain Hardwear / Montrail Peter Bond Black Diamond Equipment Mountainsmith Janice M. Bradburn Boa Energy Drink National Geographic Maps Todd P. Bublitz Steve Bonowski Gary Neptune William E. Everheart Eric Braden Never Summer Nordic Janet Farrar Elizabeth Cabot Nikwax North America Marilyn Fellows Carve Designs Nuun Kent Groninger Cascade Designs Ortovox Mary T. Hopper Chris Case Photography Osprey Packs Timothy E. Leddy CEAVCO Audio Visual Outdoor Research Marilyn K. Logan Chaco Patagonia Bill Markley Chums / Beyond Coastal Planet Bluegrass Mike McGurkin Clif Bar Point6 Sara A. Michl Colorado Mountain School Prana Terri Morrow Columbia Sportswear Recreational Equipment Inc. Leila Murphy Cushe Lee Rimel Erick M. Naar Dakine Janet Robertson Claude Neumann Darn Tough Vermont Santiago’s Judith Oge Downtown Therapy Scarpa Jeffrey C. Parsons Dynafit John D. Shackford James C. Patrick Eagle Creek Shrine Mountain Inn David Pellegrini Virginia Ellis Sierra Designs Margaret Rabel Flylow Sigg USA Sherry Richardson G3 Smith Optics Ardis Rohwer Gaiam Sole Lauren Schwartz Golden Paisley Photography SportHill Denise Snow GoLite Steele Photography Steven Williams Tom Gordon Summit Huts Association GV Teko In-kind Donors to Annual Campaign Catherine Hansen-Stamp Thorlos 10th Mountain Divison Hut Association Hestra Thule Susan Alonzi Horny Toad Timex AlphaGraphics Ibex Outdoor Clothing Upslope Brewing Company American Backcountry Icebreaker Dale Vodehnal Antlers at Vail International Mountain Biking Association Voile - USA Arvada Army Navy Surplus Javernick Family Farms Alice White Atlas Snowshoe Company Keen Whole Foods Avery Brewing Company Woolrich Babes in the Backcountry Larabar Backcountry Access Leadville Backcountry Thank You 12 Colorado Mountain Club u mmit The 21st Century Circle OCIETY Donors who have designated a legacy gift in their will or estate plan. Donors who contribute $1,000 or more to the Annual Campaign. Rolf G. Asphaug Tom Kurt Anonymous Dale L. Johnson Vern Bass John W. Lacher Dave Bentzin Carol Kurt Julie Beckwith John Layman James C. Berryhill Tom Kurt Tom Beckwith Tom Maceyka Katie A. Blackett Linda K. Lawson Lyndon Berry Loraine Mandelko Steve Bonowski Roger Linfield James C. Berryhill Mary D. Marshall Bill Brown Terri Morrow Chan Boettcher Rich A. McAdams Robert W. Burns Timothy J. O’Rourke Steve Bonowski Karen E. Miller Betsy Caplan Al Ossinger Marlene M. Borneman Terri Morrow Gerald Caplan Charles S. Peck Walter R. Borneman Judith Oge Thomas Carr Glenn E. Porzak Rosemary Burbank Bob Olson Malinda P. Chouinard Paul Raab Alma F. Burger Al Ossinger Thomas F. Cope John Raich Robert W. Burns David Pellegrini James S. Davis Sherry Richardson Gerald Caplan Susan Pellegrini Jackson D. Dennis Lee Rimel Thomas Cecil Paul Raab Philip Ferranti David Robertson Blake Clark Sherry Richardson Bob Folkert Janet Robertson Thomas F. Cope Ardis Rohwer Rory Fuerst George N. Smith Beckie Covill John R. Ross James Gehres Holly Sprackling Dave Covill George H. Saum Linda Goldstein Tyler Stableford Larry W. Desaules William F. Schoeberlein Dale Hengesbach Donna Stumpp Linda Ditchkus Marilyn Self David Hite Giles Toll Barbara Evert Bea Slingsby Ellen K. Hostetler Robert K. Walker Roger Fuehrer Helen Stiles-Wainwright Robert D. Hostetler Josh Weinstein James Gehres Giles Toll Bill Houghton Michael J. Zyzda Cathleen Groninger David Waddington Kent Groninger Art Wainwright Samuel P. Guyton John Wallack Memorials Margaret Hartman Kris Wallack In Memory of Mitch Barlow - Nancy Williammee Janice K. Heidel Av West David Hite Alice White In Memory of Bart Calkins - June D. Calkins and Mitch Calkins Kristy Judd Truman Young In Memory of Cormac Murphy - Elizabeth Dunn, Robert E. Kinter Linda Zaparanick Patricia Lynch, and Eloise Ross Carol Kurt Robert Zaparanick In Memory of Don Thurman -Mary Anne Maddox In Memory of Ron Vigil - Anne Beck and Sherry L. Eckert In Memory of Truman Young - Myron Dunn Join the Circle... By designating either the CMC or the CMC Foundation in your will, you can reduce estate taxes and make a meaningful gift to the club you love. Help build a legacy. Join the 21st Century Circle today.

Consult your attorney for bequest language, or call the Development Director at 303.996.2752 to join our planned giving circle.

Annual Report 2010 13 The Colorado Mountain Club Statement of Financial Position Presented in Cash Basis September 30, 2010

Assets 2010 2009

Cash and cash equivalents $ 438,972 $ 338,338 Accounts receivable 129,058 141,669 Contributions receivable 92,350 30,000 Inventory 133,976 130,061 Assets held by Colorado Mountain Club Foundation 24,229 22,859 Investment in American Mountaineering Center, LLC 2,005,615 2,086,846 American Mountaineering Museum, net 705,479 705,479 Furniture and equipment, net 212,039 212,039 Total assets $ 3,741,718 $ 3,667,291

Liabilities and net assets

Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 158,640 $ 126,893 Notes payable 247,449 274,702 Total liabilities 406,089 401,595

Net assets Unrestricted $ 3,102,896 $ 3,098,932 Temporarily restricted 207,668 143,362 Permanently restricted 25,065 23,402 Total net assets 3,335,629 3,265,696

Total liabilities and net assets $ 3,741,718 $ 3,667,291

14 Colorado Mountain Club The Colorado Mountain Club Statement of Activities Presented in Cash Basis September 30, 2010

Revenues, Gains and support 2010 2009 Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total Contributions $ 127,854 459,086 1,663 588,603 507,438 Scientific and Cultural Facilities District support 157,376 — — 157,376 168,281 Registration fees 610,661 — — 610,661 534,373 Membership dues 371,880 — — 371,880 381,910 Tuition from schools 92,674 — — 92,674 106,771 Merchandise sales 297,466 — — 297,466 250,072 Museum admission fees 43,944 — — 43,944 18,804 Other income 745 — — 745 29,865 Net assets released from restrictions 394,780 (394,780) — — — Total revenues, gains and support $ 2,097,380 64,306 1,663 2,163,349 1,997,514 expenses Program services: Cultural & educational activities $ 613,471 — — 613,471 642,183 Publications 174,134 — — 174,134 193,044 Conservation 221,895 — — 221,895 211,152 Museum 139,591 — — 139,591 116,371 Cost of merchandise sales 84,750 — — 84,750 142,868 Other 288,743 — — 288,743 203,954 Total program services 1,522,584 — — 1,522,584 1,509,572 Supporting services: General and administrative 409,136 — — 409,136 311,130 Fundraising 80,465 — — 80,465 110,964 Total supporting services 489,601 — — 489,601 422,094 Total expenses $ 2,012,185 — — 2,012,185 1,931,666

Investment Gain/(Loss) (81,231) — — (81,231) (70,488) Change in net assets 3,964 64,306 1,663 69,933 (4,640) Net Assets, beginning of year 3,098,932 143,362 23,402 3,265,696 3,270,336 Net assets, end of year $ 3,021,665 207,668 25,065 3,254,398 3,195,208

Annual Report 2010 15 6,911 Colorado Mountain Club members in 2010

CMC groups 850 active volunteers 14 2,788 backcountry trips organized by CMC members, serving 15,827 participants 302 participants on Adventure Travel 2 new Mountaineering Museum exhibits trips to 21 exotic destinations 5,435 youth educated through CMC’s Youth Education Program 58,196 youth educated through CMC’s Youth Education Program since 1999

2,336 permits secured from the US Forest Service for CMC schools

3,100 hours of volunteer service on public land stewardship projects 1 wilderness bill introduced in Congress to protect 166,000 acres of wilderness-quality lands 4 climbers honored for their lifetime achievements at the Hall of Mountaineering Excellence Gala 1,855 adult students educated in outdoor skills through 95 educational schools and seminars 4 new books published by the Colorado Mountain Club Press Photo: Near the Sangree Froelicher Hut above Leadville, Colorado. Chris Case

The Colorado Mountain Club 710 10th St., Suite 200 Golden, CO 80401 www.cmc.org

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