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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

The Black Diamond Store is located @
2092 East 3900 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
(801) 278-0233
email: bdstore@bdel.com

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!

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.

Check out SprayMovie.com for more info.

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.

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

More here….

First is the California comp at the Front Climbing Club, more info here: http://www.frontslc.com/website/comps/intro2.htm.

Second is the Adult National Championships at Momentum Indoor Climbing Gym, info here: http://www.momentumclimbing.com. Registration here: http://www.scsnationals.org/.

Salt Lake City, Park City, Provo & Utah’s High Country Resorts: Great Destinations by Christine Balaz

Pick up your copy here: http://www.countrymanpress.com/titles/GDSaltLake.html

Second is a book of beautiful photographs by Jansen…

Fine Art Landscape Photography, A New View of the American Landscape by Jansen Gunderson

Pick up your copy here: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/161773

You should ask yourself this question - “why would I want to give my hard earned dough to some author I might see at a book signing, when I can harass these authors via private message on utahclimbers?”

For more information, please see:

http://www.tubbsromptostomp.com/utah.asp

Commence your Holiday Crushing at Crux-mas on December 8!

Petzl, Backcountry.com, Revolution, Asana, Sterling Ropes, Pro Bar, Evolv, Salt Lake Running Co., Desert Edge Brewery, Rock and Ice

• Two sessions - 4PM and 7PM
• Dinner from Barbacoa
• Prizes from Backcountry.com and others
• Minimum age of 12 years old
• Cost: $25 pre-registration, $30 the day of the comp
• Rockreation members receive a $5 discount
• More info to follow

Profits from this event will go towards sending the Scorpions to different regional competitions and covering equipment expenses. Think you went though a lot of tape the last time you taped up for that Indian Creek classic? Well.. try going through two rolls a week practicing rugby! So come help out the team, hang out with friends you only see at the crag (or in my case the gym) and contribute to a great cause!

Come support the Utah Scorpions at Club Vegas on Thursday, November 15th at 8:00PM!

-Deric

PDF Poster for the event can be found here.

THE FRONT CLIMBING CLUB

Pre-registered climbers are guaranteed a screamingly rad t-shirt.

The Salt Lake Climbers’ Alliance (SLCA) is pleased to announce that the next local Adopt-a-Crag Day will take place on October 20, 2007 in lower Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC). Working with the Wasatch Cache National Forest Salt Lake District and the Access Fund, we will be focusing on improving and cleaning up the climbing areas and trail network from lower LCC and all the way up to White Pine. The event is being sponsored by The Front Climbing Club and Momentum Climbing LLC. Additional sponsorship by Revolution, Black Diamond, Petzl, Backcountry.com, Exum, ProBar and Solid Rock.

Adopt-A-Crag Day is part of a national effort promoted by the Access Fund which unites local climbing communities, encourages partnerships with local land managers and landowners towards the conservation of climbing areas.

This year’s Adopt-a-Cray Day marks the first of several future projects that will focus on climbing infrastructure improvement in LCC. These projects will not only benefit climbers, but all groups that enjoy the LCC trails and open space.

Projects for this year’s event tentatively include:

• Trail improvement and slope re-vegetation at the park and ride
• Trail improvement around the Pipeline trail
• General, area clean-up
• Restoration of the bridge leading to the Pentapitch area, Great White Icicle and the Hidden Forest area
• Graffiti removal in various areas in the canyon
• Replacing old climbing hardware

Volunteers are needed to help make this event a success. This is your chance to give back to this important climbing resource and help make it a better place. This event will help the climbing community self manage public resources; build good-will with land owners, managers, and other user groups as well as strengthen the climbing community.

The work will be organized in two shifts, from 8am to noon and from 1 to 5pm. Snacks and drinks will be provided and there will be a raffle/give-away with tons of great prizes from our sponsors.

• Meet at the park and ride at the base of LCC at 8 am for the morning shift.
• Meet at the park and ride at noon for a lunch break.
• Meet at the park and ride at 1 pm for the afternoon shift.

Volunteers should dress appropriately (long pants and sturdy boots are recommended) and they should bring their own water. Please car pool as there is limited parking in the canyon.

Please click the link below to sign-up as a SLCA Adopt-a-Crag volunteer:

http://www.saltlakeclimbers.org/volunteer/volunteer.html

The SLCA is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, volunteer run organization which exists to promote climbing opportunities, preserve local access and encourage stewardship of the environment.

The Access Fund is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment. Preserving the opportunity to climb and the diversity of the climbing experience are fundamental to the mission of the Access Fund.