What is the AdAmAn® Club?

The AdAmAn® Club has been a Pikes Peak Region tradition since 1922. It is a unique group of mountaineers, who each year on December 30th and 31st, climb the icy slopes of Barr Trail on the east face of world famous Pikes Peak. Then, at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, AdAmAn members and their guests ignite a glorious fireworks display from the summit to usher in the New Year.

Our Club is dedicated to the memory of the original "Frozen Five", Ed Morath, Fred Morath, Fred Barr, Willis Magee and Harry Standley. Their idea was that each year, only one new member would be added to the Club, and as a result, the name AdAmAn (add a man) was chosen. Each year, members choose one new member from a list of applicants.

Our climbing party of thirty members and guests leaves the trailhead of Barr Trail on December 30th, with an overnight stay at Barr Camp. On December 31st, we flash mirrors from our location at timberline to friends and families in the Colorado Springs area. In the early afternoon, we finish the ascent to the summit. The climb from timberline (12,000 feet) to the 14,110-foot summit is often accomplished on icy and snow swept slopes with wind chills of -50 degrees.

At the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, we fire a spectacular fireworks display, which on a clear night, can be seen for hundreds of miles along the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies and eastern plains.

AdAmAn® Historical Statistics

101

New Year's Eve Climbs

105

Members

404

Guest Climbers

12,987

Followers

100th Anniversary Book

AdAmAn Book

The "AdAmAn One Hundred Years of Ice, Wind, and Fire" book is now available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1943829314?ref=myi_title_dp

It can also be found locally (in Colorado Springs) at Mountain Chalet, Hooked on Books, Poor Richards, the Manitou Springs Heritage Center, Old Colorado History Center, and DeWitt Enterprises Home of the "Secret Bookshop".

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Guest Climber Application

 

How do I apply to climb with the club?

If you'd like to be considered for a guest climber slot on this year's AdAmAn climb, click the button and follow the directions to fill out an application.

Many apply and few are chosen

We will go through the arduous task of selecting guest climbers and the new member on the first Saturday of November this year.  This year's guest list will be emailed to all applicants a few days after the guests have been selected.

 

Documentary Teaser

AdAmAn® - History in the Making