About the Summit Hike
The Crested Butte Summit Hike is a fund raising event to benefit people living with cancer and their loved ones. Money raised from the hike helps recipients pay medical bills and alleviate the stress of daily living expenses during their cancer treatments.

The Mountain
Mt. Crested Butte is situated in the heart of the West Elk Mountains in southwestern Colorado. At the summit of Mt. Crested Butte (12,162 feet) participants will get a 360 degree view of the West Elk Mountains, the Raggeds, the Snowmass/Maroon Bells Wilderness and the Gunnison National Forest.

The summit of Mt. Crested Butte is accessible to a wide variety of fitness levels and ages. Participants have the option to hike the challenging 11.5 miles (round trip), or modify the hike by riding the chairlift, which covers 2000 vertical feet in 15 minutes. From the top of the chairlift, participants hike a high alpine trail to the peak (2 miles round trip, 762 vertical feet.) Everyone is encouraged to take their time, have fun and honor those whose lives have been touched by cancer.

How To Participate
Registration fee for each participant is $50.00*. In addition, each hiker is encouraged to raise pledges. Pledges raised by hikers are our primary source of funds, therefore we encourage every hiker to raise at least $100.00 in pledges to be turned in the day of the hike. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 individual fund raisers and the top fund raising team.

* Registration fee will be waived for each individual who raises at least $500 in pledges. Those who register in advance will be reimbursed.

NOTE: Due to limitations in the trail system, participation will be limited to the first 250 who register in advance.

Summit Hike Registration Form (58k pdf file)

Summit Hike Pledge Form (51k pdf file)

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Team Registration
Consider registering as a team. Groups of friends, companies and organizations can gain visibility at the hike for their team's efforts. Team registration is limited to 10 participants per team.

Incentive Prizes
Prizes donated from our sponsors will be awarded to the top 3 individual fundraisers and the top fundraising team.