Pikes Peak Climber's Alliance

08/21/2026

🎉 **Congratulations, Donna Hill!** 🎉

Donna is the lucky winner of our advance copy of *A Climber’s Guide to Old Stage Road*! She’ll be getting her hands on the guide **three weeks before it hits the shelves.** 📖🧗‍♀️

A huge **thank you to Donna and everyone who participated** in the raffle and helped support PPCA’s stewardship efforts. Every ticket helps us replace aging, rusty bolts and keep climbing areas in the 719 safer for our community.

Thanks for supporting local climbing and the work PPCA does! ❤️⛰️

**Enjoy the guide, Donna!**

08/19/2026

The NEW "A Climber's Guide to OLD STAGE ROAD" Giveaway ends tomorrow.

Your chance of being the lucky one to win this book is slowly fading but go to this link now: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/old-stage-road-guidebook-raffle

(Also go to Pikes Peak Climbers Alliance's instagram 'link in bio' to find this link as well.)

You'll be supporting Pikes Peak Climbers Alliance's rebolting efforts here in the 719!

The rest of the guidebooks are still in transit...and we're expecting them to arrive after the middle of next month.

Stay tuned for Mountain Chalet's announcement about when it gets here!

It'll be for sale in the shop and online soon. For all good things we must wait.

08/17/2026

Big thanks to Alpine Rodeo for inviting the PPCA to the 2nd annual patch party to celebrate some amazing climbers in our community! Congratulations to all those who completed a Rodeo in the 25/26 season, we can’t wait to see what you do next year!

08/03/2026

08/02/2026

🏔️ A huge thank you to Pikes Peak for inviting the Pikes Peak Climbers Alliance to be part of the Sesquicentennial Celebration from the summit of America’s Mountain! We’re honored to celebrate 150 years of this incredible landmark and the rich history it represents.

🧗‍♂️ We’re proud to represent the 719 climbing community and all that alpine climbing on Pikes Peak embodies—stewardship, adventure, perseverance, and a deep respect for the mountain. We look forward to celebrating alongside so many others who share a passion for this special place.

💙 Here’s to the next 150 years of protecting, preserving, and enjoying Pikes Peak!

07/31/2026

🎉 **Win an advanced copy of *A Climber’s Guide to Old Stage Road*!** 🎉

We’re raffling off an exclusive advanced copy of the highly anticipated *A Climber’s Guide to Old Stage Road*. The lucky winner will get their hands on it **3 weeks before it’s available to the public!**

Even better? Every raffle ticket helps fund the replacement of aging, rusty bolts throughout the 719 climbing community.

🗓️ **Raffle Dates:** July 31 – August 21

Don’t miss your chance to win while supporting safer climbing. **Grab your raffle tickets at the link in our bio!** 🧗

* “A Climber’s Guide to Old Stage Road” is published with no affiliation to the PPCA and all rights and images henceforth belong to Tava Mountain Publishers”*

07/26/2026

Thanks to everyone who stopped by Gearonimo Sports yesterday!

It was great meeting climbers, answering questions, sharing stories, and talking about the work happening behind the scenes to keep climbing access open across the Pikes Peak region.

A huge thank you to Gearonimo Sports for hosting us and to everyone who took the time to support PPCA. We appreciate being part of such a strong climbing community.

See you at the crag! 🧗

07/18/2026

Our voices matter.

The future of climbing access on America’s public lands is being decided now, and the public comment period is your chance to speak up. It only takes a few minutes to make a difference.

Access Fund has made it easy to submit a comment and help protect climbing access for future generations. Check the link in our bio to submit your comment.

Please take a moment to make your voice heard—and share this with your climbing partners. Link in our bio!

07/18/2026

On January 30, 2024, a climber fell while cleaning an anchor on a sport route at The Pond area in Queen Creek, Arizona. The fall resulted in her death.

In this month's Prescription, Pete Takeda shares an analysis of the incident, starting with a discussion on unusual knots, including the alpine butterfly, and how simplifying a system can reduce risk—especially for beginner climbers.

Read the full analysis, reflecting on this account from 2025's Accidents in North American Climbing 🔗 https://bit.ly/3QIBN4Q

Editor’s Note: We published this report in 2025. A good point has been made that any knot—like a figure 8 on a bight—might lead to the same result if used as a mid-rope tie-in/clip-in point. The butterfly knot is less a culprit than the location where it was tied.

📷 An example of an alpine butterfly. Image by AAC staff member Katie McGowan