Think you can run the fastest time up Boulder's Green Mountain? Prove it to win $750

Denver7 · May 26, 2026 · 301 words · By Stephanie Butzer

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What to know about Think you can run the fastest time up Boulder's Green Mountain? Prove it to win $750

— If you think you have what it takes to run the fastest time up Boulder's Green Mountain, or the stamina to summit it more times than anybody else, you may find yourself in the running to win hundreds of dollars.

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Why it matters

The month-long La Sportiva Green Mountain Challenge is back for another year.

Common ground

La Sportiva, an outdoor apparel and footwear company, is challenging the community yet again to tackle this difficult uphill.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The month-long La Sportiva Green Mountain Challenge is back for another year.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple web search results confirm La Sportiva is launching/hosting the Green Mountain Challenge in Boulder.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) is an endurance racing season where adventure racing teams compete in a range of disciplines including, for example, navigation, trekking, mountain biking, pad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_Racing_World_Series

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beth Rodden (born April 5, 1980) is an American rock climber known for her ascents of hard single-pitch traditional climbing routes. She was the youngest woman to climb 5.14a (8b+) and is one of the o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Siracusa Calcio 1924, commonly referred to as Siracusa, is an Italian football club based in Syracuse, Sicily. (Italian: Siracusa, Sicilia) The club currently plays in Serie C Group C.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siracusa_Calcio_1924

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Claim 2: “A Prize Giving Party is scheduled for June 18.”

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Claim 3: “La Sportiva, an outdoor apparel and footwear company”

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Wikipedia and the official La Sportiva North America site confirm it is an Italian footwear and apparel company specializing in outdoor activities.

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web search NEUTRAL — La Sportiva is an Italian footwear brand and company founded in 1928 by Narciso Delladio in Italy. La Sportiva. Company type. Società per azioni (S.p.A).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Sportiva

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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles (LA) [b] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California.
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore the outdoors with the best technical footwear, clothing and accessories for climbing, hiking, trail running, skiing and mountaineering from La ...
https://www.lasportivausa.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoohYgey4_C1rvmsI…

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Claim 4: “While this whole route is just short of 2 miles, it gains more than 2,500 feet with an average grade of 23%.”

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Web search results discuss general hiking stats for Green Mountain (e.g., 2,360 ft gain in 2.7 miles), but do not confirm the specific 2-mile/2,500-ft/23% grade metrics for the official challenge route.

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web search NEUTRAL — green-mountain-boulder-summit-peaks-dial The summit of Green mountain gives you a panorama view to both into Boulder in the East, and to the Rocky Mountains in the West. There is a unique bronze disk …
https://dayhikesneardenver.com/hiking-green-mountain-boulder…

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web search NEUTRAL — Our 6.7 mile hike took us up 2,149 feet of elevation gain for spectacular views of Mount Saint Helens, Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount Hood, and Mount Jefferson. I waited four months for a clear day…
https://www.tiktok.com/@knowhim310/video/7555139790832717087

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web search NEUTRAL — Gaining 2000 feet over 2 miles is much harder than gaining the same height over 5 miles even though it will often take less time. Long climbs that take an hour or more have a huge energy demand that y…
https://www.livewildradio.com/post/what-is-the-hardest-hike-…

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Claim 5: “Winners must be present to receive prizes.”

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Claim 6: “Green Mountain, a 8,100-foot peak above the city of Boulder.”

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Wikipedia and other hiking sources confirm Green Mountain in Boulder has a peak elevation around 8,100-8,148 feet.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bouldering (less commonly spelled bowldering) is a form of rock climbing that is performed on small rock formations or artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or harnesses. While bouldering can…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Green Mountain is a mountain summit on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 8,148-foot (2,484 m) peak is located in Boulder Mountain Park, 4.2 miles (6.8 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Mountain_(Boulder,_Color…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pikes Peak or America's Mountain is an ultra-prominent fourteener of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Pikes Peak's summit has an elevation of 14,115 ft (4,302 m) above sea leve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikes_Peak

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Claim 7: “Participants must check in at the top of Green Mountain with a QR code found in the Green Summit Cache.”

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Claim 8: “The fastest person to ascend this hill for both men and women will win $750 cash.”

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Multiple sources (Strava/La Sportiva and YouTube) confirm that the fastest man and woman to ascend will win $750 cash each.

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web search NEUTRAL — The La Sportiva Green Mountain Challenge, open and free to the ... The fastest person to ascend this hill for both men and women will win $750 cash.
https://www.denver7.com/news/recreation/think-you-can-run-th…

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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago ... If you think you have what it takes to run the fastest time up Boulder's Green Mountain, or the stamina to summit it more times than anybody ...
https://www.facebook.com/Denver7News/posts/if-you-think-you-…

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ... ... Peak West Climb segment. The fastest single ascent (trailhead → summit) for both Male & Female during this timeframe will receive $750 cash each ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8ZCionCgL4

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Claim 9: “the official route, which starts at the parking lot of Gregory Canyon Road, and immediately starts to climb up Amphitheater Trail, which turns into Saddle Rock Trail and then Greenman Trail before reaching the summit of Green Mountain.”

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While search results confirm the existence of Gregory Canyon, Amphitheater, Saddle Rock, and Greenman trails in the area, no single authoritative source explicitly confirms this specific sequence as the 'official route' for the challenge.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Great Smoky Mountains (Cherokee: ᎡᏆ ᏚᏧᏍᏚ ᏙᏓᎸ, Equa Dutsusdu Dodalv) are a mountain range rising along the Tennessee–North Carolina border in the southeastern United States. They are a subrange of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smoky_Mountains

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-g…
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Claim 10: “To register, sign up on Everbrite for free and join the Strava Club here.”

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Multiple web search results mention registering for the challenge via Eventbrite and Strava.

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Claim 11: “The top three people who summit Green Mountain the most times will win $500, $350 and $150.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about the 'Belt and Road Initiative' and 'Analytics Summit'. No evidence was found to corroborate the specific prize amounts for the most summits.

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 10, 2023 ... Over the past decade, BRI cooperation has delivered real gains to participating countries. It has contributed to the sound development of ...
http://www.beltandroadforum.org/english/n101/2023/1010/c124-…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2025 ... The University of Cincinnati's Center for Business Analytics welcomed more than 350 attendees to its 13th annual Analytics Summit on May 6 ...
https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2025/05/attendees-follow-th…

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web search NEUTRAL — Over the years, the Heads of State and Government have recognized the importance of providing venues for civil society participation and have encouraged.
http://www.summit-americas.org/Publications/IX_Summit/Contri…

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Claim 12: “Between May 15 and June 15, runners are invited to kick off the summer trail running season by racing up Green Mountain”

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Multiple independent web search results explicitly state the challenge runs from May 15 to June 15.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Niccolò "Nico" Mannion (born March 14, 2001) is an Italian-American professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_Mannion

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Claim 13: “anybody who registers for this challenge will have the chance to win a pair of mountain running shoes from La Sportiva and other prizes.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the eligibility to win shoes or other prizes for all registrants.

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