Climb It For Climate
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Event overview
Climb It For Climate is a trail running event on August 16, 2026 at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in Highmount, New York (181 Galli Curci Rd). The event offers two distances and includes an option to hike the longer course. Registration includes a small fee to offset carbon emissions for participant travel, and monetary donations are collected for The Catskill Center. The event lists multiple sponsors and is described as a USATF sanctioned event for 2025. Dogs are not permitted on the course.
Course and logistics
- 25K
- 8K
The longer course is described as roughly 15 miles with about 5,000 ft of climbing and descending on technical terrain; the shorter course is roughly 5 miles with about 1,400 ft of climbing and descending and runs on ski slopes. The 25K includes two on-course aid stations plus start/finish water and electrolyte support; the 8K has at least one on-course aid station. This is a cupless event, so participants are asked to carry their own hydration. Cutoffs are in place at several points on the 25K. All finishers receive a race finisher pin and there are awards for top male, female, and non-binary finishers; the longer distance also has sponsor-provided prizes for top finishers.
Additional weekend activities include a shakeout run, bib pickup and a pre-race dinner, a live podcast, and a spring training camp offered separately. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
