Gays and Theys Mountain Days
Author: Beau Toepfer[1]
Formation: March, 2026
Founders: Pikes Peak Pridefest
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Purpose: To bring LGBTQ+ people of all ability levels into the outdoors.
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History
Although this Pikes Peak Pride event just started in March 2026, it was a success and brought members of all ability levels into the outdoors. They plan on hosting hiking, trail building/cleanup, rock climbing, and ziplining meet-ups, and other ways of getting people outside based on feedback from the community.[2]
They hope to go out every third Saturday of the month, weather permitting, and hope to foster more community and access to the outdoors.[2:1]
A poster made to advertise the event.[3]
References
Written as a part of Beau Toepfer's research through the Spring 2026 LGBTQ+ Social Movements class taught by Rushaan Kumar. See more by Beau here. ↩︎
Pikes Peak Pride, “Gays & Theys Mountain Days - First Hike : Mount Cutler,” Facebook, March 21, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/events/933480689057439/?acontext={"event_action_history"%3A[{"surface"%3A"external_search_engine"}%2C{"mechanism"%3A"attachment"%2C"surface"%3A"newsfeed"}]%2C"ref_notif_type"%3Anull} ↩︎ ↩︎
Pikes Peak Pride, “Advertisment Poster,” Facebook, March 13, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=931428536136102&set=gm.933480732390768. ↩︎