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Rocky Mountain Ascent provides accessible nature-based experiences for youth, families, and young adults in crisis. By entering into reciprocal relationships with land and community, we support our guests in restoring their sense of personal sovereignty.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DAY

Saturday, June 27 | 12pm - 4pm | Families Welcome

We invite all of our local businesses and organizations to come see our mission firsthand! This is an opportunity to meet our team and get a taste for the experiences we offer our community. Families are welcome! Our property is located near Victor, CO.

To RSVP, please email yourfriends@rmascent.org or fill out our RSVP form. We look forward to meeting you!

Our 2025 Impact:

200+ individuals served
11 weekend retreats
4 day trips
5 interns

WHO WE SERVE

RMA partners with local agencies and organizations to provide our services to youth and families in crisis. Here are some examples of organizations we work with:

Join Us

WHAT WE DO

We provide free nature-based experiences that focus on community-building, environmental education, holistic health, life skill development, and self-challenge.

TRIPS

(weekend retreats and day visits)

All ages!

Activities include ropes course, kayaking, environmental education, community building, and wellness.

INTERNSHIPS

(month-long on-site position)

Ages 18-21

1-on-1 mentorship, life skill-development, community support and resource connection.

The Experience

WHY WE DO IT

Nature is for all

with the money

with the knowledge

with the transportation

with the gear

We believe that connection is the foundation of healing; connection to Earth, connection to Other, and connection to Self. All people deserve access to these forms of connection, regardless of life circumstance. Our organization seeks to provide nature access and education to the members of our community facing the highest barriers to these services.

The Team

OUR HISTORY

Rocky Mountain Ascent is the successor of the Knights of Heroes Foundation (KOH), a nonprofit organization that was started in 2007 in response to a growing need for positive adult mentorship for Gold Star Children. In 2018, KOH began hosting day and overnight trips for children from group homes in Colorado Springs. These visits sparked a passion in KOH volunteers and graduates, who committed to expanding the program working with local youth in the foster care system. Rocky Mountain Ascent was officially established in 2022, growing each year since.

Dana, Volunteer 2025

My son and I volunteered here last summer and it was, without question, an extraordinary, life-altering experience for both of us. We were complete strangers and the team welcomed us with the widest open arms we've ever met. We had volunteered at other places so we understood that dynamic but what we didn't know was how much it would change the way we give and experience the flow of love and respect.

To watch the team work together with one goal was beautiful.. to watch the families take sighs of relief because of the joy and laughter their kids were experiencing was beautiful.. to watch the walls melt away and smiles grow bigger and fist bumps grow more frequent from kids who saw love and acceptance in action was beautiful.

The mountains, adventure, challenges, new friendships, home cooked meals - they all have a way of bringing people together. And the facilitates that through a strong sense of community, togetherness, team building activities, and the ultimate desire to be of service to those who need a safe place to relax, explore, and enjoy time away from the often exhausting realities of life. They are a gift in more ways than one, and our hearts are bigger because of them.