Wanted!!!

This Sunday August 23, from noon-4pm we are looking for volunteers to help take down and wash holds on the West Slab and Vert Wall. In return you will receive a 2 week membership.

There is a sign up sheet at the front desk or call 801-466-7625

Dirt Tours is Back

Have you ever wanted to check out the foothills of Salt Lake or run the trails of Millcreek Canyon? Well now's the time check out www.frontdirttours.blogspot.com for weekly trail runs. Your guide Nate D. will take you on a tour of classic trails in the valley. Just starting out? That's OK just come on out and join the crew, all levels welcomed.
Come on out and get your dirt on!!

Mammut Bouldering Championships!

I know two weeks have passed since the big comp week during the OR Show, but I think it has taken this long for things to finally slow down to our normal, non-frantic pace here at the Front SLC. So...now that it I have a moment, I want to update you all a bit on how everything went.

It was fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The qualifying round here at the gym was exciting and the gym looked absolutely amazing, if I do say so myself. THANK YOU to everyone - Front staff, NE2C staff, and all our volunteers that made the countless hours of hard work not only possible, but fun.

You can check out lots of great photos of the Mammut Bouldering Championships (including the qualifying round) at www.boulderingcomps.com. Congrats to Daniel Woods and Alex Johnson for their exciting first place finishes!

The Redpoint Citizens' Comp at The Front was a huge success with over 100 competitors! We had a great BBQ followed by a presentation by Josh Lowell and Chris Sharma on their new film Progression. You can find the results for the Citizens' Comp on our website www.frontslc.com.

Thank you to our sponsors for the event! The Front is known for our fantastic bouldering events and awesome prizes - none of which would be possible without you! Thank you to Mammut, Black Diamond, Nutriex, Redpoint Nutrition, Native, Nemo, Evolv, Madrock, So Ill, Etch, Sanuk, Asana, ClimbIt, Five Ten, and NE2C!

Eye of the Tiger!

I am sitting at the Front desk and putting together a To Do list for this upcoming comp that begins...in two days! There is still so much to be done! In advance, I want to thank all of our volunteers and the staff from NE2C for all their hard work.

But this brings me to my point. As I look into the gym, I see no less that 25 people from here in Salt Lake, the East Coast, the West Coast, and even Paris setting, cleaning, organizing and getting psyched! This is not even counting all the folks setting up for the pro finals round at the Shilo Inn (in the sun!).

Eye of the Tiger efforts are happening all over the place and it's exciting!

Come on Monday to watch the pro qualifiers! From what I can see already, the problems are going to be fantastic! Tuesday is the finals round downtown at the Shilo Inn and Wednesday holds our Citizens' Redpoint Comp and BBQ.

Members of The Front Climbing Club: even if you do not climb in the comp, you are invited to the party and BBQ. We want you to know we appreciate you all! So come and enjoy!

New Bathrooms Coming Very, Very Soon!

The members have spoken! New bathrooms inside the gym are a PRIORITY!

The Front staff is absolutely positive that you will be delighted at the plans we have underway for bathroom improvements.

If you haven't heard, we are hosting the pro qualifying event for this year's Mammut Bouldering Championships on Monday, July 20th - in addition, of course, to our awesomely fun Citizens' Comp and BBQ on Wednesday, July 22nd. We want the gym to sparkle - and the new bathrooms will be a welcome upgrade!

In the short meantime, please excuse the bathroom closures. You can always use the toilets and sinks in the lockerooms or hold it.

Event Timeline For The Mammut Bouldering Championships

The Mammut Bouldering Championships
Event Timeline
Friday July 17: Gym Closes at 5pm for event preparation
Saturday July 18: Gym Closed for setting
Sunday July 19: Gym Closed for setting
Monday July 20: noon-7pm Pro Qualifiers free to spectators
Tuesday July 21: Gym Closed for setting and event preparations
Pro Finals @ Shilo Inn doors open 6pm
Wednesday July 22: Citizens Redpoint Comp 5:30-8pm
Competitors and Members BBQ in Parking Lot
Thursday July 23: Gym re-opens at 11:00am with 70+ new problems

Come on out and join us for some if not all of the festivities. Register now for the all abilities citizens comp at http://www.frontslc.com/

If you haven't heard by now, let us be the first to tell you. This July 20-22 we welcome back The Mammut Bouldering Championships. Come check out some of the strongest men and women huck, pull, and scream their way to the finals which are held high atop the Shilo Inn downtown Salt Lake City. Some of the live sports action worth checking out or participating in are the pro qualifiers which will be held here at The Front Climbing Club, and we will also host an all abilities Citizens Comp. So get psyched watch the pros pull down and then test your skills on the same problems and many more at the the Citizens Comp.

For information and registration go to www.frontslc.com or www.bouldercomps.com