9th Annual Salt Lake Climbing Festival Recap

This year’s Salt Lake Climbing Festival was a great success! It was awesome to have so many sponsors and vendors join us at Base Camp at Solitude Mountain Resort to create a unique experience for all of our participants. Many thanks to Black Diamond, Momentum Climbing, The Front Climbing, Solitude Mtn Resort, Bouldering Project, Backcountry, Petzl, Kodiak Cakes, ArcTeryx, CAMP USA, Rab, Rock Garden, Blue Ice, Liberty Mountain (Cypher), Sterling, Scarpa, The Gear Room, Gnarly Nutrition, Prival, Santero, RDSH, La Sportiva, Wandervans, Moab Brewery, Yoshi’s Japanese Grill, Athletic Brewing, Alpha Coffee, SL Search and Rescue, Access Fund, Wasatch Backcountry Rescue, Ladies Climbing Coalition, Joe’s Valley Fest, Climbers for Bats, Farm to Crag, Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation, Cottonwood Canyons Foundation, Color the Wasatch, National Ability Center, Salt Lake Queer Climbers and USA Climbing.

Photo by Simon Fraser from the Women’s Climbing Extravaganza clinic.

Along with so many vendor booths we are so grateful for our local Guiding Outfitters who donated their time and resources to support this festival and facilitate educational climbing clinics for the community. Thanks Red River Adventures, Utah Mountain Adventures, Aspect Adventure, Jacksonhole Mountain Guides, White Pine Touring, Backcountry Pros, Inspired Summit Adventures, Mountain Medical Academy for their time and expertise.

We had around 170 clinic participants and 352 community members join us in the Saturday Night Party. We are so happy with the support and attendance of this year's festival which enables the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance to continue to be stewards and advocates for the Wasatch.

Festival attendees pose for Caleb Robinson at the SLCA’s photo booth.

If you haven't checked out the photos on the SLCA Facebook page, they are stunning. Thanks Jon Vickers, Louis Arevalo, Simon Fraser, Jeff Skalla and Caleb Robinson for capturing the evening.

We are looking forward to building this festival more each year and it would not be possible without our sponsors. If there are any suggestions you would like to share on how we can make this festival an even greater success please share @events@saltlakeclimbers.org  

Yours in climbing advocacy,

Cheyanne Bushman