Running Up for Air Mt Sentinel

Running Up for Air | Mt Sentinel

Running Up for Air Mt Sentinel is a winter endurance event held on Mt Sentinel, with activities based at Phyllis Washington Park in Missoula, MT. The event turns laps up the mountain into fundraising for local air quality and climate work. Mt Sentinel is listed at 5,158 feet elevation.

The event offers multiple timed options:

• 3 hour event
• 6 hour event
• 12 hour event
• 24 hour event

Participants attempt to summit the mountain as many times as possible during their chosen time window. With each registration a fundraising page is created and participants are encouraged to collect pledges from supporters for each completed lap. All proceeds from the event go to Climate Smart Missoula to support local efforts on air quality and climate solutions.

Climate Smart Missoula is described as a Missoula based nonprofit with over ten years of local climate work. Examples of their activities include helping keep indoor air clean during wildfire smoke, planting trees, transitioning methane gas powered systems to more efficient electric systems, and supporting solar projects.

Safety measures note that organizers reserve the right to cancel, delay, or shorten the event if conditions are unsafe. Possible triggers for changes include temperatures below zero, windchill below minus ten, impaired visibility from snow, or other unsafe course conditions. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.