Estes Park, CO

Registration opens February 2025. The First Descents community will be notified via email. To join the FD community and receive updates when Programs are open for registration, sign up here!

Join your First Descents community for a week of breathtaking mountain views, connection and adventure as we climb in Rocky Mountain National Park with our friends at Colorado Mountain School! Rocky Mountain National Park is truly a climber’s paradise, offering hundreds of climbs for all skill levels. Whether you’re new to rock climbing or you’ve roped up before, you’ll enjoy four days of epic rock climbing and high-quality instruction. In the evenings, you’ll recharge at an incredible lodge, be served home-cooked meals by FD Chefs, and enjoy nightly campfires surrounded by towering mountains.

There will be one week of the Caregiver Estes Park Rock Climbing programs in 2025.

WHERE: Estes Park, CO

WHAT: Rock Climbing

WHEN: August 31 – September 5, 2025

COST: Free!

FOOD: Professional chef-prepared meals

AIRPORT: Denver, CO (DEN)

TRAVEL: Participants are responsible for getting to/from the program. Travel scholarships are available through the registration form.

HEALTH & SAFETY: All Participants are required to fill out a registration form. FD will select participants based on available space on the program. Once selected, participants may be required to get a medical form from their Doctor. FD strongly recommends that all Participants are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Read more here.