Our Mission
Nurture—Inspire—Preserve
Founded by Bruce McClintock in 2018, Hike for Life is a local social impact business that exists to nurture community, inspire exploration and preserve the great outdoors by providing information and carefully curated guided hikes for residents and visitors to the Pikes Peak region.
Hike for Life helps increase the number of hikers with the knowledge and motivation to safely enjoy the outdoors. We provide and support education initiatives & offer affordable guided day hikes emphasizing stewardship.
Our hikes are designed to be educationally enhanced, environmentally aware, and safety-conscious. We believe that teaching and helping others explore safely with an emphasis on stewardship strengthens our community and helps protect our limited natural resources.
What is a social impact business?
A social impact business is a for-profit business with the same goals as a non-profit. We exist to provide much-needed support for large-scale societal issues, such as environmental, mental health, and animal welfare concerns. A social impact business integrates itself within their community, parsing out problems and looking for ways to help solve those issues. Unlike non-profits, social impact businesses are not constrained to the limits of grants, allowing them to allocate their resources and time to various pressing issues in the community.
Hike For Life gives back
To honor our commitment to being a social impact business, we donate a portion of each hike’s revenue to our guide’s preferred non-profit. Several non-profits we donate to include:
Colorado Mountain Club
Tri-Lakes YMCA
Guardians of Palmer Park
Big City Mountaineers
Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center at the Mark Reyner Stables in Palmer Park
Trails and Open Space Coalition
