At the core of adventure sports, climbing combines all the skills of the mountain athlete into a cohesive, exciting and life-altering activity. Stay on top of developments in product, personnel and technology related to the youthful climbing marketplace during Outdoor Retailer and our Open Air Demo.

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Central gathering point for the climbing community featuring relevant advocate groups, Product demos, Athlete meet and greets and testing facilities. Test product or just blow off some show steam with a bouldering session in the climbing zone. Stay tuned for a complete zone event schedule as the event nears. Stay tuned for a more comprehensive zone event schedule.

Climbing Tours at Open Air Demo

Utah Mountain Adventures will conduct Climbing Clinics at the OR Open Air Demo. Beginner through expert-level climbers will be shuttled to various crags along the Ogden River, offering short approaches to high-quality Quartzite climbs from 5.6-5.13. UMA guides will equip the routes and oversee belaying, knots, etc. with safety and fun as the primary goals. Any gear needed will be provided by UMA, including shoes, harnesses, helmets, ropes and hardware. Shuttles leave from the Open Air Demo entrance.

Bouldering Championships

The world’s best climbers will compete for a huge cash purse at The Front Climbing Club, where a field of over 150 pro climbers are narrowed to the top 10 men and women for the Big Show just across the street from the show.  Bouldering Championships at Summer OR has always been the biggest stage for competition climbing in our industry featuring star climbers including Chris Sharma, Daniel Woods, Anna Stoehr, Alex Johnson, Alex Puccio and many, many more. The Bouldering Championships are the high point of every Summer Market. DON’T MISS IT! More information at www.boulderingchampionships.com. Questions? Hit us up at info@ne2cproductions.com.