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Climb to Colorado

IAEM 2024 Health, Wellness, and Networking Activity
to Benefit the IAEM Scholarship Program

Register by 11:59:59 p.m. EDT, Sept. 4, 2024

Online registration is live!

Join IAEM in the Climb to Colorado and have fun on our health and fitness journey. Participation will remind members to exercise daily and highlight the importance of mental health and wellness, even when life is busy.

The event is open to all IAEM members: walking, swimming, biking, household chores, shopping, and any activitiues are acceptible. Check out the vast list of activities and their conversion to steps.

Why Participate?

This event is a win-win for YOU and the organization. Other than prizes for all participants, all money raised will go to the IAEM Scholarship Program to benefit future generations and emerging professionals in emergency management. Participation will be the daily reminder to move more. There is a connection between our activity level and our mental health and wellness. In addition, members will be able to network online with other teammates and all participants during this event.  

Program Summary

The objective of this virtual program is to race or “climb” against other teams. The race is from IAEM Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, to The Broadmoor, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where the 2024 IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX will be held. You do not need to be attending the annual conference to participate! Whichever team either makes it to The Broadmoor or makes it the farthest before the conference starts will earn winners' bragging rights. The route is based on teams of 11 members and the CDC recommendation of 10,000 steps a day.

How to Track Activity

Distances will be tracked by daily steps, which will be recorded through weekly surveys sent every Friday. Participants may use any method to trac steps, with some easy suggestions being a Fitbit/Apple Watch/Pedometer, the free "Health" app on every iPhone, or the free "Google Fit" app on Android.

Don't have a tracker, or doing an activity that isn't trackable with your tracker, use our chart for conversion of activities to steps. If your activity is not included on the chart, contact Albon@iaem.com.

Registration

This is offered exclusively to IAEM members. The fee to participate is $45. Following the event, the participants will be credited for donations to the IAEM Scholarship fund.

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Rewards – Prizes! 

  • Everybody who participates wins because they will move more. The goal is to do your best, support each other, and have fun. 
  • All participants will receive the special Climb to Colorado Challenge Coin
  • There will be special prizes for the top three teams, the three individuals who travel the furthest, and the three individuals who have the most improved average. 
  • Prizes will be given to those in attendance at the Annual Conference and mailed to those unable to attend.
  • Watch this page and IAEMconnect to see the prizes!

Event Timeline

Sept. 4 Registration Closes!
Sept. 5-10 Teams will be announced, and participants will be added to the IAEMconnect Climb to Colorado Community.
Sept. 11  The Climb begins with all teams starting at IAEM HQ (virtually, of course).
Sept. 11- Nov. 13 Weekly surveys to report the week’s steps will be sent on Fridays. The results will be updated and announced in IAEMconnect on Tuesdays

Information

Contact Albon Yowell with questions.

We will see you at the finish line!