CLIMB & PUNISHMENT 

CLIMB & PUNISHMENT is a 66-mile unsupported ride that covers all kinds of terrain. 2015 was its inaugural year. It includes paved roads, dirt roads, and single track. It gains approximately one bazillion feet of elevation. Start time for 2019 will be 7am. The Start/Finish line is in the alley behind Yawp! Cyclery.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.

There might be prizes for costumes.

You must: carry a 500+ page Russian novel with them for the entire ride. It must be made of paper. No pages may be torn out.

There will be a party afterward with free beer until the beer runs out. Bring money for food (there are food trucks and US Thai nearby).

Registration for 2019: We've always been proponents of riding bikes for free, but the cost of our events has increased every year, and we'd rather ask for help than stop doing them.

 Register Here

CLIMB & PUNISHMENT FAQ

Will the course be marked?

No. You can see the route here as well as download the .gpx track. The course is not marked, and despite being luddites ourselves, we begrudgingly admit that using a GPS device for navigation might be a good idea. The route is almost entirely off of streets, so cue sheets won't be of help. If you don't have or don't want to use a GPS device, we'll have Singletrack maps for sale at the bike shop that we'd be happy to mark the route on for you. To download the .gpx file from MapMyRide, click on the orange "Actions" button, and then "export map."