Incline Friends
2018 Manitou Incline Calendars
2018 Manitou Incline calendars are now available for ordering. $3 from each calendar will be donated to the Incline Friends.
For more information and to order now, go to the 2018 Manitou Incline calendar order page.
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Join Incline Friends at Manitou Brewing Company
Join the Incline Friends Board of Directors at 6 PM on Tuesday, January 31 at Manitou Brewing Company at 725 Manitou Ave. This is your chance to ask the Incline Friends board any questions you might have. There will be chances to win prizes and MBC’s special that night is a pint of beer and three tacos for $9!
Manitou Brewing Company is a big supporter of the Incline Friends. They donate a portion of the sales of their brand-named glasses to Incline Friends. They recently donated $624 from the pint glasses.
Incline Friends will also be thanking the folks from Timberline Landscaping for their work on Phase II of the Incline restoration. Come out and talk to the Incline Friends and raise a toast to Timberline Landscaping.
Incline Closing for 2016 Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon
Update from the Iron Springs Melodrama mid-morning on Saturday: The incline is open the rest of the day today and will be open from 3:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. tomorrow. That is from the El Paso County Sheriff Deputy who is sitting at the bottom and it’s fixing to leave, once again nobody puts out the right information about this thing.
The 2016 Pikes Peak Ascent is August 20th and the Pikes Peak Marathon is August 21st. Unlike past years, Colorado Springs Parks and Rec has decided to close the Incline for the entire weekend. This is an extra bummer since the Incline closes for repairs the following day.
Friday August 19th will be the last day to hike the Incline until early December. Members of the Incline Friends Board of Directors will be at the bottom of the Incline on the 19th at 7 AM and again at 6 PM to answer questions. They’ll be handing out free popsicles. Rumor has it they’ll also have tissues for those shedding tears over the Incline closure.
Incline Friends General Membership Meeting
The Incline Friends is having their annual General Membership Meeting on Wednesday February 17th, 2016. Incline Friends is the official friends group for the Manitou Incline. Colorado Springs Park and Rec uses friends groups to help manage many of the large parks and open spaces throughout the city.
You don’t need to be an Incline Friends member in order to attend. This is a great opportunity to meet with the Incline Friends Board of Directors, voice your thoughts, concerns and opinions. You can learn how you can help out with the Incline.
The meeting is from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at the Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services offices at 1421 Recreation Way.
2016 Manitou Incline Calendars
2016 Manitou Incline calendars are now available for ordering. $3 from each calendar will be donated to the Incline Friends.
To order now, go to the 2016 Manitou Incline calendar order page.
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“100: Head/Heart/Feet ” Movie Fundraiser for Incline Friends
100: Head/Heart/Feet – Trailer from Hammer & Saw Films on Vimeo.
The Incline Friends are showing the “100: Head/Heart/Feet” movie as a fundraiser that will help with additional repairs on the Manitou Incline. The showing is Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 at Stargazers Theatre & Event Center. Doors open at 6 PM and the movie starts at 7 PM.
Tickets can be purchased online for $10 or if seats are still available tickets will be $13 at the door.
About 100: Head/Heart/Feet Movie
If you thought 26.2 miles was tough, lace up your running shoes for a journey into the world of ultrarunning.
From Hammer and Saw Films, “100: Head/Heart/Feet” follows Ultrarunner Zak Wieluns as he attempts to run The Vermont 100 Endurance Race. The film focuses on Zak’s intensive training regiment and its impact on his relationships while exploring the reasons he was singularly dedicated to completing the Vermont 100 Endurance Race, one of the original 100 mile runs in the USA.
Filmed on the race’s 25th anniversary, “100: Head/Heart/Feet” records the stories of handlers, pacers and crew members while exploring the friendships that motivate their preparation for this grueling race over Vermont’s paved streets, gravel back roads and wooded trails…in daylight and darkness… all within a 30 hour time limit. A well-trained few complete the race; many will never cross the finish line.
2015 Manitou Incline Calendars
2015 Manitou Incline calendars are now available for ordering. $3 from each calendar will be donated to the Incline Friends. I expect for the calendars to be available for shipping around December 5th.
Keep an eye on the Manitou Incline Hike Facebook page or InclineHike on twitter if you prefer to buy in person. I plan to be near the Incline and/or at a local merchant a couple times before Christmas.
To order now, go to the 2015 Manitou Incline calendar order page.
Iron Springs Chateau Incline Friends Fundraiser
This Saturday, November 8th, the Iron Springs Chateau is holding a fundraiser for the Incline Friends. The Incline Friends is the official friends group for the Incline and play a huge rule in creating a sustainable Incline. All of the night’s show proceeds are being donated directly to the Incline Friends.
There will be an update on the Manitou Incline repairs. The Incline Friends will also be announcing an EXCLUSIVE chance to have a sneak peek at the repairs on the Incline.
The show is “The Pigskin Perils of Old PU” a football melodrama set in 1915. Alisha Scott, local radio celebrity from the Cutter and Alisha morning show on CAT country 95.1, joins the Iron Springs Chateau Players and Incline Friends in a community fund-raising kick-off event for the 2014 “Indy Give!” campaign.
For $40 you get a three course meal with dinner salad, main course (4 entrée choices, including gluten free pasta) and dessert, coffee and/or hot or cold tea, and a show pass. Dinner is at 6 PM and the show begins at 8 PM There will be a cash bar available.
Get the details on the fundraiser here or call (719) 685-5104 for reservations.
Incline Friends at Incline Base May 17-18
Members of the Incline Friends Board of Directors will be at the base of the Incline this Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18 to sell memberships. I’m not sure exactly the times they will be there this time but they’re typically there from about 7 AM until noon.
Memberships are $35 and they’ll take cash or credit car. Memberships support Manitou Incline maintenance. It also includes a pair of running shorts with the IF logo and a Manitou Merchants Card, good for special deals at a bunch of shops in Manitou Springs.
Incline Friends Membership Party 2014
The Incline Friends are having their 2014 membership drive on Wednesday April 30th from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Manitou Brewing Company. Go support the Manitou Incline and learn what the Incline Friends have planned for this year.
Incline Friends membership supports the maintenance of the Incline. Annual memberships are $35 and include a pair of Incline Friends shorts. They are nice and light-weight shorts, perfect for trimming time off your Incline ascent. In addition you’ll receive a merchants card good at many locations around Manitou. The merchants are offering great discounts for patronizing their establishments.
Manitou Brewing Company is at 725 Manitou Avenue. It’s up an alley, just off Manitou Avenue, on your left as you’re entering the Manitou business district.
