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The Hardscrabble Humper is a series of bicycle challenges starting and finishing in Eagle, CO.

The Hardscrabble Humper was founded and developed by former Eagle, CO resident Larry Grossman in 2005. The Hardscrabble Humper started as a gran fondo style self-navigated and self-supported backcountry mtb tour of Eagle’s expansive network of singletrack. This aspect of the Humper still takes place to this very day, in September or October. In recent years, Larry made the move to Denver to peruse

work and family. Along with this move came the inability to organize the Hardscrabble Humper. With Eagle’s loss of Larry came the gain of cyclist, racer, and bike industry veteran Jeff Kerkove. Larry passed on the duties of Hardscrabble Humper to Jeff and he has been organizing the Humper for the last 4 years. In 2018, with Larry’s permission, Jeff decided to expand the Hardscrabble Humper into 2 different events to showcase the cycling and adventure opportunities in and around Eagle, CO: the Hardscrabble Humper Mixed-Terrain and the Hardscrabble Humper MTB. The goals of the Humper events are to showcase Eagle’s cycling opportunities, give cyclists an unforgettable backcountry experience, as well as raise funds for area non-profits.

04/29/2021

You could say the Humper Mixed-Terrain is the anti-gravel gravel race 😈 It's time to cinch down that BOA on your bicycle shoes 🔄

04/20/2021

Show of hands, who is ready to return to Hu***ng in 2021? 😈

08/31/2020

Beast mode activated! A tip of the helmet to Ken Dammen for knocking out the 170+ mile Humper Rando this past weekend 🙌🏼 Who’s got next? 🤔

07/13/2020

Looks good to us! 😈🤩

06/12/2020

Tried out some potential "alternate" course options for the Humper Mixed-Terrain. We might add it in. We might not. Who knows. It’s fun when your legs are fresh, but they won’t be 😎😈

06/03/2020

We are excited to announce that the Humper Bikepack route is open for the season! There are a few sections of snow, but they are very short and easy to walk through. With the lingering snow, this also allows you to go lighter on water...as you can filter from streams or boil snow.

Just a heads up, fire restrictions are ever changing, so know before you go! Also, be bear aware with food storage. There were bear tracks on the trail. It's June and they are hungry!

As featured on Bikepacking.com! NOTE: This ride does not have a group start. Please enjoy this adventure on your own time. Designed as a sub 24-hour bikepacking adventure, experienced bikepackers a…

05/11/2020

Good things happen when you go up. So we’ll continue to focus our energy there when it comes to Humper course design 😈

05/07/2020

Needs some fresh ride ideas? We are always adding new Humper challenges to our Ride with GPS page. Have a look...go take a ride....curse our name to the heavens...thank us later, maybe 😈

https://ridewithgps.com/events/50639-hardscrabble-humper

04/21/2020

The Humper Mixed-Terrain is a tough 69-miles in length. Now is a great time to daydream about that last mile as you roll back into Eagle Outside 😍

04/13/2020

Sorry. Not sorry. 😈 😁 We’ve added another Humper! Introducing the Humper Rando. At 175-miles long with 12k of climbing, this mostly paved challenge promises much soul searching and snacks. Lots of snacks. 🙌🏻

Learn more and plan your ride at https://hardscrabblehumper.com/humper-rando/

03/25/2020

We hope everyone is staying healthy, safe and practicing social distancing. Due to the current health situation gripping the world, the Humper Mixed-Terrain as an official event has been put on hold for 2020. Our friends at the US Forest Service are suspending permit issuing until the health crisis has flat lined. This is the right thing to do on their part. With that said, we are currently entertaining the idea of a Humper "lite" this Fall, which would be run in similar fashion to the Humper Mixed-Terrain the past 2 years. This will only happen if it is safe to do so. We'll keep everyone post. In the meantime, take care of yourself and those around you!

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The Hardscrabble Humper was founded and developed by former Eagle, CO resident Larry Grossman in 2005. The Hardscrabble Humper started as a self-navigated and self-supported backcountry mtb tour of Eagle’s expansive network of singletrack. This aspect of the Humper still takes place to this very day, typically in the Fall.

In recent years, Larry made the move to Denver to peruse work and family. Along with this move came the inability to organize the Hardscrabble Humper. With Eagle’s loss of Larry came the gain of cyclist and bike industry veteran Jeff Kerkove. Larry passed on the duties of Hardscrabble Humper to Jeff and he has been organizing the Humper ever since.

In 2018, with Larry’s permission, Jeff decided to expand the Hardscrabble Humper into a handful of various rides to showcase the cycling and adventure opportunities in and around Eagle, CO.