Chicks Giving Back

Women climbing with women for women

Chicks Climbing promotes the spirit of service and giving back to those in need. The purpose of this support is to INSPIRE the climbing community to “give back” through the spirit of community service, support of a non-profit, or charity-based organization.

Over the past decade, Chicks Climbing has donated $145,000 to local women’s shelters in the Colorado region where we hold our annual ice climbing clinics.

Supporting Women’s Shelters

Proceeds from our two public slide shows and live auctions support The Tri-County Resource Center in Montrose Colorado, a non-profit organization serving Ouray, Montrose, and Delta Counties. We passed the $108,000 mark for money raised at our most recent Chicks with Picks ice climbing clinic, and we are now their largest donor! The Center is in its 22nd year of operation and offers shelter and resources for women. They provide a safe house for women in transition, counseling programs for abuse and sexual violation issues, three crisis lines, a 24-hour crisis hot line, and more. In 2003 Chicks with Picks was awarded the “Community Partners Award” by the State of Colorado and The Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence for our dedication to service and helping local women in need. To learn more about the Tri-County Resource Center  Click Here.

Suporting Ouray Ice Park

In 2009, Chicks Climbing started the Chicks With Picks Endowment Fund to benefit the Ouray Ice Park where we hold our annual ice climbing programs. After nine years of gratefully using the park, we wanted to create a way to give back and help the park grow. A portion of our public fundraising auctions now go to benefit the Ouray Ice Park, and in 2009, with the support of our participants and the public, we raised more than $8,700 in donations!