Two dates announced (so far):
Date: Wednesday September 17, 2008 – 7:00 PM
Venue: The Tower Theatre
Date: Thursday October 23, 2008 – 7:00 PM
Venue: U of U – Reed Auditorium
Visit http://www.reelrocktour.com/ for more information
Get psyched to see the world’s strongest climbers compete for the $10,000 prize purse at The Mammut Bouldering Championships!
There will be heaps of big action during the weekend of August 8-9. Check out the schedule of events for climbers of all abilities:
Friday, August 8
Noon-9PM Pro Qualifiers at The Front Climbing Club
Spectator Admission is FREE
If you want to climb in the Pro Qualifiers and fight for your share of the $10,000 prize purse, you can register NOW at:
http://boulderingcomps.com/cart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=9
6PM-9PM Community Gathering
Hosted by The Front and Solid Rock Climbers for Christ
Food and beverages will be served. Enjoy a burger (meat or veg) and a cold one while watching the strong folks crush!
Saturday, August 9
10AM-2PM All Abilities Citizens’ Comp at The Front
Register NOW at
http://www.frontslc.com/website/comps/2007reg/comp_reg2.php
There will be all new problems for all abilities for your crushing pleasure. After you’ve gotten your pump on, it’ll be time to rock on down to the…
PRO FINALS!!
5:30PM-9PM on top of the Shilo Inn
Purchase tickets to the Pro Finals NOW at:
http://boulderingcomps.com/cart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=9
Enjoy delicious food and cold beverages while the top Pros battle it out on the monster new portable wall built by SLC’s Vertical Solutions.
You do not want to miss this action- live DJ, bumpin’ tunes, roaring crowd, and the best climbers in the world pullin’ like their lives depended on it. Come be a part of climbing history.
Visit www.frontslc.com and www.boulderingcomps.com for event updates throughout the summer.
The Utah 2008 HAMFF (yes, too lazy to type the title again) will be held September 18-21, 2008.
From their website:
Utah’s High Adventure Mountain Film Festival is a four-day festival comprised of film and panel discussions that will promote the spirit of high adventure mountain film in a high adventure mountain town. Sponsored and created by Ogden Climbing Parks, the festival will take place annually and all of it will be available to the general public.
See http://www.uthamfest.com/ for more information.
Perfecto – Rock Climbing Above the Sea
A Mike Call Film
Starring: Katie Brown, Ethan Pringle, Chuck Fryberger, Boone Speed and more.
Where: Tower Theater, 876 East 900 South
When: July 1st, 8PM
Schwag?: Yes!
Price: $10 in advance, $12 at the door.
Advance tickets will be sold (soon) at http://momentumvm.com and at Momentum climbing gym.
Among Mallorca’s fragrant almond groves, famed nightclubs and speedo-sporting Eurotourists, limestone cliffs rise from the sea like sentinels, their steep pockets beckoning to climbers the world over.
Whether you know it as psicobloc, bouldering or deep water soloing, you’ve no doubt seen footage of ropeless climbers throwing for tufas twenty meters above the ocean. A fall means splashing into 80° water, drying off and trying again – from the bottom.
Some call it traditional climbing in its purest form. Others call it a hell of a way to spend a few weeks.
Last season, a small group of climbers traveled to those sea cliffs to learn the intricacies of deep water soloing and to try, unrehearsed, some of the hardest – and most aesthetic – routes in the world.
Now we’re bringing Perfecto to you. Don’t miss it. Check out http://www.perfectothemovie.com for more information, the trailer can be viewed here.
Support the SLC bike collective, buy tickets here.
I believe the gear swap and BD sale is this weekend, I actually heard about this on the radio – if anyone from BD is out there, it would have been helpful to receive an email about the gear swap. I am subscribed to the Hotwire mailing list…..
Email: here, protected by recaptcha.net
Jeff Lowe and OGDEN CLIMBING PARKS announce
Cassar Jewelers ClimbFest – Ogden, Utah 2008
A Celebration of Mountain Adventure Art, Literature & Environment.
Exhibits from April 3-17
Main Events April 18 & 19
We are hosting a Literary & Arts Festival where attendees can get up close and personal with climbers, authors and artists.
CALL FOR ART, LITERATURE AND PHOTO SUBMISSION.
There will be cash and product awards for literature, art and photography. Please see our website for more information. http://www.ogdenclimbingparks.com or call us at (801) 392-9181
An example of some of the featured presentations:
Dick Dorworth will be reading segments from his latest book “Night Driving.”
There will be celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Pat Ament’s “Master of Rock,” a biography of pioneer boulderer John Gill.
Ogden Climbing Parks instructional staff will be running a clinic for the public to teach the basics of bouldering.
We will have a cocktail hour at the Grand Ballroom of the Union Station where the winning art will be on display and available for purchase (if not already sold). Books will also be available for purchase. There will also be a silent auction.
Dan Schroeder, Chairman of the Ogden Sierra Club will present an idea to preserve open space by securing designated wilderness for the mountains east of Ogden.
John Bachar, one of the world’s greatest free climbers will present a slideshow.
Get more information and tickets at: http://www.ogdenclimbingparks.com (801) 392-9181 or email anastasia “A T” ogdenclimbingparks.com
Please Join us for a free slide presentation with Mike Libecki & special guest, Jay Beyer.
When: Thursday, Feb 28th, 7:00 PM
Where: The Black Diamond Store
Admission: Free
Mike will show some homemade movies from Franz Josef Land Northern Russian Islands, Papua New Guinea, and China, all in the pursuit of virgin big walls, from the largest polar bears on Earth, to eating fresh possum, to remote culture and unexplored Earth, a sweet show not to miss.
Bad Ass Photographer Jay Beyer will serve us a dessert of skiing photography from Alaska to our own back yard in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Huge Gear Raffle!
Live Bluegrass Music!
The Black Diamond Store is located @
2092 East 3900 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
(801) 278-0233
email: bdstore@bdel.com
Climber and musician Misty Murphy CD release listening party, from a blog post:
CD RELEASE LISTENING PARTY!!! Come join me to celebrate the release of my new cd VENUS at Green Street Wednesday, February 27th from 7-9 pm. $5 will get you in the door and a free copy of VENUS! See you there!
2007/2008 Event Season concludes with St. Patty’s Pump on March 8!
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the last hoo-rah before outdoor climbing season begins. Join friends new and old for some good old fashioned plastic pulling. Wear green, or the holds won’t be the only things getting pinched!
Early registration is now open. Please! Pre-register early. This helps us plan for the event, and it will really speed your way through the check-in process on the day of the event.
SPRAY, the fourth feature film from BS Productions, captures the true spirit of climbing. Join us for the Salt Lake City Premier of SPRAY at the Tower Theater on February 13th, 7:00pm. Filmmaker Brian Solano followed Joe Kinder and Chris Lindner on their most recent journey documenting every moment in crystal clear High Definition video. The team set out to explore the treasures of California’s northern coastline. They ventured through the delicate beaches of Arcata, the stunning limestone of the Trinity Aretes, the historical shores of Mickey’s Beach, and the alpine stone of Donner Summit. The film features numerous first ascents, including Chris Lindner’s oceanside route Window of Opportunity.
When: Wednesday, February 13th @ 7:00pm
Where: The Tower Theater, 876 E. 900 S. SLC, Utah
Cost: $12 – Tickets available at Momentum Climbing Gym, The Front Climbing Gym, or The Tower Theater
Who: Anyone psyched to watch the best Nor Cal climbing ever captured on video
Check out SprayMovie.com for more info.
Via the Mountain Hardware blog.
January 30, 2008 at 7:30 PM – Our Lady of the Snows, Alta Utah
January 31, 2008 at 7:30 PM – Our Lady of the Snows, Alta Utah
This sounds like a great event, free admission, free adult grape beverages, live music and a huge raffle. Plus, you can’t beat a setting like downtown Alta.
Thursday, January 24, 2008 5-8PM at the Salt Lake City Library.
Posted in the forum by JK:
For anyone that is interested and has a chance to stop by this evening, there is a public, open house concerning this ongoing planning effort for the canyons. If you are concerned about the future of the canyons, check it out and give some feedback.
For more information, visit the project website at: http://cottonwoodsscenicbyway.webexone.com
Avalaunch has been invited to be a featured event at the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City, January 25 and 26. Avalaunch will celebrate it’s “launching” party at The Depot featuring Michael Franti & Spearhead and more.
From an email:
Commence your Holiday Crushing at Crux-mas on December 8!
The Front’s all-abilities Citizens’ Event Series continues with Crux-mas on Saturday, December 8. Come crank down on all new problems for all abilities. There’ll be over $4000 in schwag for raffle and division winners.
Just in time for the holidays, pre-register now and receive discount coupon codes for savings on sponsors’ products at Backcountry.com.
Hark! Come see what all the fuss is about. And, remember, it’s Better to Send, than to Receive!
Registration for Crux-mas, as well as the remainder of the Event Series, is now open. To register, go to http://www.frontslc.com/website/comps/intro2.htm
Register before December 6 and save $5!!
Pre-registered climbers are guaranteed a rad event t-shirt.
Schedule at The Front for December 5-9
Wednesday 12/5 Toprope area closed at 6PM. East half of wall closed at 9PM for hold stripping
*This is the last day to save on early registration and be guaranteed an event t-shirt
Thursday 12/6 The Front will close at 8:30PM for stripping and Crux-mas preparation
Friday 12/7 The Front will be closed for Crux-mas preparation and facility maintenance
*No yoga today
Saturday 12/8 Crux-mas All-Abilities Citizens’ Event
Check In is 10-10:45AM*
Climb from 11AM – 2PM
Awards, Prizes, and Raffle at 2:30PM
Registration and check in will reopen once the event has begun and will remain open until the event ends at 2PM.
Sunday 12/9 The Front will open at Noon for normal business hours
Go to www.frontslc.com for more info or call us at 801-466-7625. See you at Crux-mas!
Please be sure to support all of our sponsors without whom there would be no Crux-mas cheer!
Petzl, Backcountry.com, Revolution, Asana, Sterling Ropes, Pro Bar, Evolv, Salt Lake Running Co., Desert Edge Brewery, Rock and Ice