Save the date!

• What: Annual SLCA Adopt-A-Crag day
• Where: Little Cottonwood Canyon
• When: Saturday September 25, 2010 at 7:30 AM
• Info: Coming soon, rumor has it the first 50 volunteers to sign-up will receive free gym passes, everybody that attends will also be entered in the awesome SLCA gear raffle.

• What: Black Diamond 17th Annual Fundraiser for the Utah Avalanche Center
• When: Thursday 9/16/2010, 6-10PM
• Where: Black Diamond Equipment, 2084 East 3900 South; Salt Lake City
• Info: http://utahavalanchecenter.org/

It’s time for the unofficial precursor to the ski season in the Wasatch – Black Diamond’s 17th Annual Fundraiser for the Utah Avalanche Center.

Join Black Diamond, Uinta Brewing Company, Redwood Creek Wines and the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center for our annual pre-season fundraiser bash complete with Mexican food, beer & wine, the live tunes of Herban Empire, good people and a great cause. There will also be the legendary silent auction to support the UAC and hook you up with gear as well as grand giveaways for those who purchase an advance ticket.

HERA Climb4life!

• When: Thursday 9/16/2010 – Sunday 9/19/2010
• Where: Black Diamond Salt Lake City, Utah and the surrounding canyons
• Info: http://www.herafoundation.org/

HERA Climb4Life Utah is an incredible weekend of hiking and climbing in beautiful Salt Lake Valley with professional athletes and guides, as well as others like you who support ovarian cancer research and awareness initiatives.

So far, HERA has been able to send over 85 percent of the money from Climb4Life events to scientific and community grants as well as awareness initiatives.

• What: Rad climbing and adventure films
• When: Wednesday 9/29/10 at 7:00 PM
• Where: Tower Theatre, 876 E 900 S SLC
• Tickets: $12 at The Front, 1450 S 400 W
• Info: http://www.reelrocktour.com/

Adventure enthusiasts and climbing junkies alike must not miss The Fifth Annual REEL ROCK Film Tour on Wednesday September 29th, at the Tower Theatre, 7pm.

The REEL ROCK Film Tour brings the best in climbing and adventure films to local audiences across the globe. REEL ROCK shows are spirited events where climbers and outdoors lovers come together to celebrate and sample the ultimate in adventure filmmaking. Prize giveaways, appearances by top climbers, and fundraising for non-profit organizations are always part of the party at REEL ROCK events.

I received an email detailing a potentially hazardous anchor setup that is proliferating in Maple canyon and in particular the Zen Garden and Pipe Dream areas.

The anchors in question utilize quicklinks and (hopefully not a self-fulfilling name of) “slip hooks”:

Hooks

If you are placing these anchors please discuss pros/cons of these hooks with Jeff at Momentum, on Mountainproject, or in the Utahclimbers.com forums.

What: Mountaineering in the Middle Kingdom by Kyle Dempster and Bruce Normand, Winners of 2010 Piolets d’Or Award

Where: Black Diamond Retail Store 2084 E 3900 S, Salt Lake City, UT.

When: Thursday July 15th, 7PM

At 7:00pm on July 15, Piolets d’Or winners Kyle Dempster and Bruce Normand will present a slide show on their climb in China’s Middle Kingdom. Dempster, Normand, and Jed Brown did the first ascent of Xuelian West (6,422m). The three men completed an alpine-style ascent of the 2,650-meter north face during a five-day round trip. Their route, the Great White Jade Heist, went at M6 WI5 5.7 R. Xuelian West is a satellite of 6,627-meter Xuelian, which has only been climbed once.

Join us this Saturday, June 5, when the SLCA will host the third Stewardship Project for the 2010 project season. We will be meeting at the Ferguson Canyon Trailhead at 8:30am for a light breakfast and then hike into the canyon to finish up the construction of the final rock retaining walls/belay pads that we worked on last season. We will also accomplish some general trail maintenance and possibly work on other erosion issues above the belay pads.

We are pleased to announce Black Diamond’s 1st Annual Salt Lake Climbers Alliance Fundraiser. This year we are celebrating the alpine spirit of Seth Shaw with a night of music, food, slide shows, friends and fun.

The SLCA would not exist without the generous support of the climbing community, our sponsors and individual climbers like you! Please help us continue our efforts to protect access and maintain crags by attending this fun event.

From an email:

You do NOT want to miss this weekend at Momentum! Not only are we holding our annual 5.14 membership sale, but we are hosting a weekend of ridiculously awesome events! Come check it out!

Friday 5.14

Fast and Fit Competition:
You may be a climber, but are you a Fast and Fit climber? Our first annual Fast and Fit Climber Competition will give climbers of all ability levels an opportunity to compete in events that will test their balance, coordination, speed, and strength. You may climb 5.14, but how fast can you rodeo clip? How about jugging a fixed line? Can you campus a short route? Come test your skills and see if you are the Fastest and Fittest Climber. Register here. http://www.rockgymonline.com/gyms/momentum/comps/

Time: 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Price: Free

Late Night Climb:
We will be climbing the lines and pumping the tunes till the early morn. Open climbing begins after the Fast and Fit Climbers Competition and goes until 2 a.m.

Time: 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Price: $5 for non-members. (rental equipment included)

Saturday 5.15

Barbeque:
The Climbers Café boys will be grilling up some buffalo burgers and brat’s all afternoon!

Time: Noon to 6 p.m.

Shoe/Gear Demo:
5.10, LaSportiva, Red Chilli, Evolv and Black Diamond will be at Momentum letting you test drive their latest gear. Hike your favorite route in the new 5.10 Team shoes or take a few falls in the BD Chaos harness.

Time: 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Price: Trying on demo shoes is free

BYO Brew Movie:
Vertical Limit is one of the greatest stories ever told…..well not really, but it is one of the funniest climbing/mountaineering movies ever made. Bring your own Brew and watch Peter Garrett run around K2 with nitro glycerin strapped to his back in a wild attempt to save his trapped sister, Annie. Remember, “Every good climber wears a belt and suspenders.”

Time: Movie starts at 10:30 p.m. Run time: 124 min
Price: Free

Sunday 5.16

Barbeque:
The Climbers Café is back for round 2 of their famous BBQ food. More buffalo please!

Time: Noon – 4 p.m.

5!4 Sale Special Membership Prices – 4 month summer memberships
Membership Price
Individual $179
Couple $299
Couple + Child* $339
Couple + 2 Children* $379
Youth** $99

*(under 18) **(18 and under)

What: Outlet Sale
When: May 19-22nd
Where: Liberty Mountain, 4375 W. 1980 S. Salt Lake City, UT
Info: HERE!

Catch up on the latest SLCA news here.

On Thursday, April 22 the Salt Lake City premiere of Chuck Fryberger’s CORE will include two showings at Brewvies. (677 South 200 West.) Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door.

The first show is at 7pm, second show is at 9pm.

What:  BD Gear Swap
When:  March 20th, 8 AM
Where:  BD Store

Saturday March 20th 8am – noon
* Flea Market style gear swap Saturday Morning, Black Diamond Parking Lot
* Bring your old toys to sell or trade, then come into the store for great
deals on new gear

Guidelines for Buyers:
* Any Purchase or trade made in the swap is between individuals and not with Black Diamond

What:  Mike Libecki Slideshow
When:  March 25th, 7 PM
Where:  BD Store, 2084 E 3900 S
Info:  Here

Mike Libecki will be taking the audience to some of the most remote, untouched areas of the planet to find beautiful culture, flora and fauna alien to the human eye, and of course what it is like to climb some of the most remote rock walls and towers on the planet. Libecki has explored all of the continents a few times over and will take us to two areas where rescue is not possible and magic truly exists. First we will go to the Gran Sabana in Venezuela, to climb overhanging tepui walls where tarantulas and scorpions are the crux. We will then go to the Socotra Island off the coast of Yemen, one of Earth’s last mysterious and unknown places to seek out granite towers and endemic species found no where else on the planet. This is a show not to miss, and his style of story telling and humor is guaranteed to bring laughter and inspiration.

What: Moes Valley Comp and Trail Building
When:  March 27
Where:  Moes Valley, Saint George
Info:  Here

The Continuum Project Tour comes to SLC

Where: Brewvies Theater, 677 S 200 W
When: March 10, 2010 at 7:30 pm
What: Movie premiere and the nationwide kickoff for the Continuum Tour
Info: http://www.alstrinfilms.com/

As spring rolls in just around the corner we have a special edition of “Movie Night” that should be guaranteed to get you stoked on the season. Join us March 10th, 2010 at 7:30 pm at Brewvies to check out the premiere of Chris Alstrin’s latest film, “The Continuum Project.”

“The Continuum Project” follows some of the world’s best climbing talent around the globe to document bold new routes and daring repeats on ice, rock, and in the alpine. Shot entirely in High Definition, watch as Guy Lacelle, Audrey Gariepy and Mathieu Audibert establish terrifying new ice routes in Norway and Rob Pizem and Mike Anderson crush brawny off-widths and delicate face climbing in Zion. Get on route with Ines Papert and Cory Richards as they blitz Kwangde Shar in Nepal and witness Majka Burhardt and Sarah Watson free the Beckey Route on Elephant’s Perch in the Sawtooths. Discover the rewards and risks of exploration with Jon Walsh and Ian Welsted as they establish a beautiful new mixed line in the remote Icefall Brook range of British Columbia and cool down on the difficult sport routes of Lions Head in Ontario with Sam Elias, Emily Harrington, Leslie Timms and Lauren Lee.
http://www.alstrinfilms.com/TCP-trailer.html

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance at The Front Climbing Club, Momentum, and IME. Paid SLCA members can get tickets at half price, so log in, sign up with the SLCA and get the discount.
http://www.saltlakeclimbers.org/membership

What: Backcountry race
When: Saturday, March 13, 2010
Where: Brighton, UT
Info: http://wasatchpowderkeg.com/