This is a listing of resources you should check to help you with travel, planning, and preparing before going into the wilderness. Activity specific links are under the "Locals Only Area" section to the left.
Information Links
Penrose Library- The Alpine Club over the years has invested in outdoor guides and books for the DU library on campus. Want to check out someplace new, check the library as there is most likely a book set there.
Travel Links
COTrip.org- A must if you plan on ever going into the mountians. The single most comprehensive updates on all the roads in Colorado, they are by far the most accurate weather predictors. You can even get real-time camera views of many spots all over the state.
TopoZone.com- A pretty good site for you to print out Topo maps of the places you are going.
Colorado State Parks- The State's offical website for all of Colorado's State Parks.
General Links
University of Denver- The School that makes us possible.
IOCA.org- Intercollegiate Outing Club Association, links to other outing clubs at other schools.
Avalanche Safety Links
Avalanche Safety- Check the Latest Snow Conditions and Avalanche Danger across the state. The main page for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
Avalanche Center Info Number 303-275-5360
Outdoor Safety
Outdoorsafety.org- An awesome resource in looking at how to be safe in the wilderness
OutdoorED.com- Another good resource for outdoor education.
Wilderness Medical Institute- The best professional training in the US.
If you have any good links please send them along to us and we will post them here.
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