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This Year's Elevated Journey
This Year's Elevated Journey
The 2026 Climb is more than a mountain ascent — it is a structured growth experience designed to expand your capacity as a leader, strengthen your metabolic health, and clarify your personal “why.” If you are ready to move from your current level of performance to your next level of impact, The Climb provides the structure, accountability, and guide support to get you there.
The 2026 Climb is more than a mountain ascent — it is a structured growth experience designed to expand your capacity as a leader, strengthen your metabolic health, and clarify your personal “why.” If you are ready to move from your current level of performance to your next level of impact, The Climb provides the structure, accountability, and guide support to get you there.
This is not accidental growth.
This is intentional elevation.
This is not accidental growth.
This is intentional elevation.
Workshops
Workshops
Preparation begins in May. You will engage in a series of structured, Pinnacle-style workshops designed to vertically develop you — physically, mentally, and purposefully:
Preparation begins in May. You will engage in a series of structured, Pinnacle-style workshops designed to vertically develop you — physically, mentally, and purposefully:
- Metabolic Reset led by Susan Spear
- Fitness & Gear Preparation led by Chris Spear
- Discover and Develop My Why facilitated by Will Craghead and Erik Huso
This preparation phase builds discipline, resilience, clarity, and strength over several months of focused accountability. You will not arrive in Colorado hoping you’re ready — you will arrive prepared.
This preparation phase builds discipline, resilience, clarity, and strength over several months of focused accountability. You will not arrive in Colorado hoping you’re ready — you will arrive prepared.
When we gather in Colorado, immersive face-to-face workshops will deepen the work. Reflection, alignment, and integration ensure the mountain is not just climbed — it becomes a catalyst for lasting transformation.
When we gather in Colorado, immersive face-to-face workshops will deepen the work. Reflection, alignment, and integration ensure the mountain is not just climbed — it becomes a catalyst for lasting transformation.
How Big is The Climb?
How Big is The Climb?
The 2026 challenge is Mt Harvard, with the option to continue on to Mt Columbia — two Colorado 14ers in a single day.
The 2026 challenge is Mt Harvard, with the option to continue on to Mt Columbia — two Colorado 14ers in a single day.
Both peaks rise above 14,000 feet.
Both peaks rise above 14,000 feet.
The full experience is a demanding, high-alpine push covering significant elevation gain and mileage. We will begin in the pre-dawn darkness and finish near dusk.
The full experience is a demanding, high-alpine push covering significant elevation gain and mileage. We will begin in the pre-dawn darkness and finish near dusk.
This is a deliberate stretch — physically and mentally.
This is a deliberate stretch — physically and mentally.
The mountain does not care about titles, accomplishments, or intentions. It responds to preparation, discipline, and perseverance. That is precisely why we climb it. Under the leadership of Chris Spear, you will train for both the physical demands and the mental fortitude required to summit.
The mountain does not care about titles, accomplishments, or intentions. It responds to preparation, discipline, and perseverance. That is precisely why we climb it. Under the leadership of Chris Spear, you will train for both the physical demands and the mental fortitude required to summit.
You will be ready. And you will discover you are capable of more than you think!
You will be ready. And you will discover you are capable of more than you think!
Integrated Personal Development
Integrated Personal Development
The Climb 2026 is designed as an integrated transformation model — not fragmented growth. Rather than optional add-ons, your preparation includes structured development in:
The Climb 2026 is designed as an integrated transformation model — not fragmented growth. Rather than optional add-ons, your preparation includes structured development in:
- Metabolic health optimization
- Physical performance and endurance
- Purpose clarity and vertical leadership growth
- Each element reinforces the others.
When your body is strong, your thinking sharpens.
When your purpose is clear, your discipline strengthens.
When your capacity expands, your leadership elevates.
When your body is strong, your thinking sharpens.
When your purpose is clear, your discipline strengthens.
When your capacity expands, your leadership elevates.
This is what it means to climb — not just the mountain but to your next level..
This is what it means to climb — not just the mountain but to your next level..
Get ready to expand your capacity.
Get ready to elevate your standard.
Get ready to climb!
What Participants Say About The Climb...
What Participants Say About The Climb...
Where We'll Be Staying
Where We'll Be Staying
Experience the Power of Place
Nestled at the base of Colorado’s Collegiate Peaks in Nathrop, Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort is more than a destination — it is a strategic environment for renewal, reflection, and recovery. Surrounded by high alpine terrain and anchored by natural geothermal hot springs open year-round, the resort offers restorative waters ranging from 70 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. After long training days and a demanding summit push on Mt Harvard — with the option to extend to Mt Columbia — the hot springs become part of the process: recovery for the body, space for clarity, and margin for meaningful conversation. Every amenity is intentionally positioned within walking distance, allowing you to transition seamlessly between challenge and restoration. With immediate access to trails, mountain air, and expansive views in every direction, this setting reinforces the central principle of The Climb 2026: growth requires both disciplined exertion and deliberate recovery.
Here's What You Get
Here's What You Get
Pre-climb guided workshops (beginning May 2026) — Structured preparation to strengthen your health, fitness, mindset, and purpose.
Face-to-face workshops in Colorado — Integration, reflection, and alignment before and after the summit.
Leather-bound Field Guide — Frameworks and space to capture insights and commitments.
Three nights at Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort — Rest, recovery, and connection in the Collegiate Peaks.
Hot springs, fireside conversations, and mountain community — Deliberate recovery and meaningful connection.
Chef-prepared, performance-focused meals — Fuel for the climb and the work.
A true capacity stretch — Summit Mt Harvard, with the option to extend to Mt Columbia.
Your Guides
Your Guides
All of us will be there as you prepare for The Climb... and we'll all be with you in Colorado!
Chris Spear
Chris Spear
The Climb Leader
Life-long entrepreneur and business coach. Chris grew up at the foot of Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs and has loved the Colorado mountains for as long as he can remember. Chris is an experienced endurance athlete -- completing multiple double-century (200 miles +) single day cycling events, climbing a growing list of Colorado's 14ers, and working part time as a group fitness instructor. Chris works with leaders of entrepreneurial companies. He knows what it means to stretch for big business and fitness goals. He's ready to help you expand your capacity and do bigger and better things!
Erik Huso
Erik Huso
Leadership Guide
Erik is a leadership coach and human development expert who helps leaders elevate their thinking, strengthen relationships, and unlock the potential already within them. He believes leadership is a love affair with people and performance. With over twenty years of experience in education, executive development, and organizational leadership, Erik brings both depth and practicality to growth. A certified Habit Finder coach and Prosci change practitioner with graduate training in Human Nutrition, he integrates mindset, performance, and well-being. Erik is ready to help you expand your capacity from the inside out.
Will Craghead
Will Craghead
Leadership Guide
Will works with leadership teams who desire real growth—using foundational principles and honest dialogue to uncover and overcome the barriers within themselves and their organizations. As a Pinnacle Guide, he brings curiosity, discernment, and steadiness to help leaders clarify where they are going and why it matters. With experience as both an operator and facilitator, including launching and growing a healthcare organization, Will understands how systems and leadership shape outcomes. He is ready to help you gain clarity, align your team, and lead at a higher level.
Susan Spear
Susan Spear
Nutrition Guide
Nutrition Coach, Author and University professor. Susan Spear, MS Nutrition is the author of "Mission Nutrition - Calories Matter But They Don't Count." Her book provides insight on her own health journey and invites you to take yours. She is the founder of Nutritious Insight, a nutrition clinic, where she consults with patients from all over the world. Susan helps people overcome chronic health challenges and optimize their physical wellbeing. She is a scientist and loves to share the latest research to help you understand how to optimize the way your body works to support your exciting life!
Integrated Health &
Vertical Development
Integrated Health &
Vertical Development
Metabolic Reset
Metabolic Reset
Led by Susan Spear, the Metabolic Reset strengthens the physical foundation required for The Climb 2026. You will receive practical, science-based guidance to optimize metabolic health, improve energy, and build sustainable nutrition habits that support both performance and longevity. This work sharpens discipline around how you fuel your body so you arrive in Colorado strong, steady, and physically prepared for the demands of Mt Harvard — and the optional push to Mt Columbia.
Discover and Develop My Why
Discover and Develop My Why
Facilitated by Will Craghead and Erik Huso, Discover and Develop My Why strengthens the internal foundation required for The Climb 2026. Through guided reflection and honest dialogue, you will clarify what drives you, identify what may be limiting you, and define the deeper purpose fueling your next level of growth. This work builds conviction and clarity so you arrive in Colorado mentally focused, aligned, and ready for the stretch ahead. You leave Colorado with new confidence in your ability to do things you never thought were possible.
Program Schedule & Fees
Program Schedule & Fees
Required Team Zoom Sessions
Required Team Zoom Sessions
- May 12 (Meet & Greet + Program Overview)
Program 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. (MST) - May 26 (Metabolic Reset Framework)
Program 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. (MST) - June 9 (Fitness & Gear Preparation)
Program 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. (MST) - June 23 (Discover & Develop My Why – Part 1)
Program 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. (MST) - July 7 (Metabolic & Fitness Check-In)
Program 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. (MST) - July 21 (Discover & Develop My Why – Part 2)
Program 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. (MST) - August 4 (Bringing It All Together)
Program 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. (MST) - August 18 (Final Preparation & Climb Readiness)
Program 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. (MST)
The Climb Colorado Event
The Climb Colorado Event
September 1st
September 1st
- Travel to Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort in Nathrop, Colorado
- Team Welcome Dinner
- 1-Hour Workshop
September 2nd
September 2nd
- 1-Hour Workshop #1
- Acclimatization Hike
- 1-Hour Workshop #2
September 3rd
September 3rd
- The Climb – pre-dawn start
- Climb Mt Harvard — option to continue to Mt Columbia
- Finish near dusk
- Recovery dinner
- Relax in the Hot Springs
September 4th
September 4th
- Final Thoughts
- Travel
Your Commitment
Your Commitment
Time
Time
- Eight pre-climb Zoom workshops (beginning May 2026)
- Consistent physical readiness preparation
- Show up ready to learn, stretch, and grow
Investment
Core Program - $7000 - Includes workshops, swag, food, and accommodations.
Investment
Core Program - $7000 - Includes workshops, swag, food, and accommodations.
Apply for Your Spot
Team positions are capped at 12.
The Climb 2026 will sell out.
If you want to be part of it, don’t wait — apply now.
Mt Harvard & Mt Columbia
Mt Harvard & Mt Columbia
In the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
Mt Princeton Resort and Spa
Mt Princeton Resort and Spa
Nathrop Colorado
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