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Hiking & Climbing
The San Juan Mountains are a beautiful place to hike during the summer, and Telluride is the ideal place to base your mountain vacation. Wildflowers are at their height beginning early-July. Year-round mountaineering, trekking, and climbing schools provide backcountry and technical skills for outdoor enthusiasts of all levels. There are trails of every difficulty available from town and an abundance of magnificent options in the region.


  • Hiking

    The San Juan Mountains are a beautiful place to hike during the summer, and Telluride is the ideal place to base your mountain vacation. Wildflowers are at their height beginning early-July. Year-round mountaineering, trekking, and climbing schools provide backcountry and technical skills for outdoor enthusiasts of all levels. There are trails of every difficulty available from town and an abundance of magnificent options in the region.
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  • Ice Climbing in Telluride Colorado

    Great ice climbing is found throughout Colorado, from single-pitch cragging, to mixed testpieces, mulitpitch and alpine. Telluride contains several exceptional (and easily accessible) ice climbs - Bridal Veil Falls, and Ingram Falls being the most classic - and many routes are within a short drive. Telluride is truly a Colorado ice climbing destination. If you've never ice climbed before, it's time to give it a shot. Gear (read: safety) has come a long way as of late, and it's now more fun than ever. If you're interested in whacking your way up a frozen sea, contact one of our local Telluride vacation specialists today. It's hard to believe, but ice climbing is fun for the whole family.
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  • Rock Climbing in Telluride Colorado

    The Telluride region has excellent year-round rock climbing. From high-altitude conglomerate and granite routes to sun-baked sandstone, Telluride has it all, at every angle, type (trad, sport or bouldering), length and difficulty to satisfy the first timer or seasoned hardman (or hard-woman). Not interested in rock climbing? Try a hike through the San Juan mountains during your next Telluride vacation.
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