Climb and Punishment

Please join us for our tenth annual CLIMB & PUNISHMENT—a 66.6-mile unsupported ride that covers all kinds of terrain. It includes paved roads, dirt roads, and single track. It gains approximately one bazillion feet of elevation. Start time for 2025 will be 7am. The Start/Finish line is in the Yawp! Cyclery parking lot. The route includes the Clear Creek Path, North Table Mountain, White Ranch, Drew Hill, and Mountain Lion Trail in Golden Gate Canyon State Park. There is a lot of bike path as well as some of the most technical singletrack terrain on the front range. A mountain bike is strongly recommended for this ride. This is a ride and not a race. There's nothing to prevent you from using a computer, though, if you want to time yourself. There will not be prizes for first place. You must: carry a 500+ page Russian novel with you for the entire ride. It must be made of paper. No pages may be torn out. Ukrainian novels are also allowed. Registration for 2025: Forget it. Just show up. We’ll provide a patch if you finish and beverages at the finish line. Full event description.