Calling all Front Range Ice & Dry tool climbers

Our fourth annual ICE NIGHT is coming...
Save the evening of November 6 to join in on Ice Night at the Rock Climbing Center in Monument, CO. Cost is $20 and gets you access to gear demos, a slide show, free beer (for those 21+), and entry into the mini-competition. This year representatives from IceHoldz (the company that makes those cool holds you can swing your tools into) will be on hand. They're bringing a couple of their sponsored climbers to compete so sharpen up those tools and start training (one of them set the diving board at last seasons Ouray Ice Fest)! We are looking to have both Black Diamond and Petzl back again with plenty of tools to demo.
To be clear, beer will only be consumed after you have had your fill of dry-tooling and have put down the sharp instruments.
The mini-comp will consist of three routes...medium, hard, and mutant. We will have a lot more routes up this year for everyone to enjoy even if they don't compete.
Hope to see you there!

In!

I'm in!

I'm in if I have the boot off by then, otherwise I'll come watch :)

I'm in.

I spoke with Chris Alstrin alstrinfilms.com tonight at the Reel Rock Film Tour. He will be showing a 15 minute video of ice climbing in Norway at the start of Ice Night, 6pm. Don't be late...you won't want to miss it!

Anyone heading down from Fort Collins who wants to share a ride?

yeah!

Lemme know if you need some help with setting

Steven N wrote:yeah! Lemme know if you need some help with setting

Steven...would love to have your help setting. We'll probably do the majority of the setting the tuesday or wednesday before. I'll keep you posted.

I'll be there with crew! allowing fruit boots this year? Just front plates?

Phoenix wrote:I'll be there with crew! allowing fruit boots this year? Just front plates?

Unfortunately, we can't do crampons with the way our gym floor is made. Thick foam. You'll want to bring your rock shoes. In years past we set the routes with a "use any feet" rule in place. This year the routes will be set with designated feet. We are going to try to hang a log this year as well, with a route that starts on our boulder wall, transitions to the log, then transitions to our middle pillar. Should be really cool if we can pull it off.

sweet! We're psyched!
But now I need to figure out how to attach a heel spur to my Muira's.

What time does the comp start? The slide show is at 6PM sharp correct?

Jeff F. wrote:What time does the comp start? The slide show is at 6PM sharp correct?

Correct...6pm short film presentation and the comp will start up between 6:30 & 7:00. Of the 3 routes the first two (medium & hard) will be qualifiers to compete on the finals route (mutant). Each contender will get two attempts on each of the qualifier routes. Whoever completes both of those will move on to the final route. should be a lot of fun watching the elite peeps tackle the finals route.

Alex - looks like I'm going to miss this event (once again, argh!). It looks to be shaping up as your best event yet. Drink a beer for me at the end of the evening.

Senior Burton -- pass along to JediMaster Clay, I received his note but will be out of town; & thanks!!

Looking forward to the new digs; that should be really cool.

(tell him his reply-to e-mail is out of date or something else is wrong with it)

& oh yeah, BUMP

aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Missing it again!
Damn!

Have fun up there.

You know that I'll be there!! So psyced!

I'll be there. Sounds like good times!

We hung the log tonight to get ready for Friday. It's awesome! Works great...

I'm out...sorry.