You may have wondered what the large gathering is by the park’s overflow lot. The American Alpine Club’s Annual Smith Rock Craggin’ Classic moved down the street for its annual 3-day climbing festival the weekend of September 30- October 2, 2022.
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Didn’t snag a ticket to this year’s sold-out Smith Rock Craggin’ Classic brought to you by the American Alpine Club? Fear not. While Smith Rock TV won’t be streaming all of the clinics and hours of events, we have a line-up of interviews with climbing icons such as Tommy Caldwell and Alan Watts, on a wide range of issues from advocating for climbing resources at a state level to the existing “climbing culture.” Plus we’ll give you a taste of the 3 days of the gathering where climbers come together to celebrate, learn new skills, and give back to the crag.
After a one-year hiatus, the American Alpine Club’s Annual Smith Rock Craggin’ Classic is back with their 3-day “celebration of the Pacific Northwest’s climbing and climbers” the weekend of October 1-3. With a full line-up of clinics taught by professional climbers and local guides from Chockstone Climbing Guides, plus presentations by EDELRID athlete Tommy Caldwell and Yosemite young buck Jordan Cannon, it’s just a short walk from on-site camping and down into the park. And if you’re dying to hear all about the climbing history at Smith Rock from the guy who had just a bit to do with it, join our own Alan Watts on his Smith Climbing History Walking Tour on Saturday morning.
Guest blogger Sarah Wolfe didn't learn to climb as a teenager, not even in her 20s. The passionate climber and organizer of the American Alpine Club’s Smith Rock Craggin' Classic and founder of the popular Oregon Climbs e-news got hooked in her mid-30s when it clicked with her core values. Read more about Sarah in "Climbing: The Bigger Picture”. We asked Sarah to try to sum up this year’s American Alpine Club Smith Rock Craggin’ Classic. It was a tough assignment, given all that went on.
If you were here for last weekend’s American Alpine Club’s Smith Rock Craggin’ Classic, you may have notice it step outside its comfort zone of white male and female “rock stars” in feature films and clinics.