Slug Fest is BACK and it is going to be bigger and better!
This year we have a Title Sponsor: Inside Moves Climbing Gym!!!!!!
Registration includes Slug Bluff Pint Glass!, Slug Fest Sticker, Clinics, shoe demo, yoga, camping, and other activities.
Refunds: This event is a fundraiser to support UP Climbing. In the spirit of a fundraiser, registration is not refundable. If the weather isn't conducive to climbing, we will still have camping, clinics, silent auction, frivolity, and plenty of other activities. If you register and cannot attend, and if you purchased a shirt or poster, we will be happy to mail them to you, or they can be picked up from Down Wind Sports. Also, please note that there may be slight changes to the t-shirt design, but it will be very close to above photo!
Note about Clinics: Clinics will be capped. Sport Anchor Cleaning, Rappel Extensions and Backups, Stick Clips, Top Rope Anchors, and self rescue clinics can accommodate 30 participants. The Learn to Lead, Intro to Sport Climbing, and Trad Clinics will be capped at 12. Once a clinic is full, it will not be selectable on the registration page. So, if you can select it, it is still open. Last year, due to no shows, there were spaces available the day off in many clinics.
Vendor Area: New this year will be a vendor area similar to Michigan Ice Fest! So far, we know the following will be here with demos and swag: Petzl, Black Diamond, Trango, Camp, La Sportiva, Scarpa, Big Agnes, Down Wind Sports, Michigan Ice Fest, UPCC, and others!
Other Changes From Last Year: More parking! More bathrooms! More camping space! Vendors! Trivia contest Friday Night at the Cade! WAY better silent auction prizes! Bonfire sponsored by Big Agnes! Other surprises!
Tentative Schedule For Slug Fest:
Friday
3PM -6PM socialize and climb at Slug's Bluff
4PM - 7PM - Meet and Greet and Registration at the Cade
7PM - Big Rock Trivia Contest at the Cade and Dinner
Saturday
8AM - Climber Yoga Provided By Yoop Dog Yoga
10AM - Clinics Meet
9AM-10AM - Shoe Demo Checkout
4PM-5PM - Shoe Returns
6:00PM - Climber Social at the Cade
7:00 -8:00PM - Silent Auction
9PM - Bonfire Sponsored by Big Agnes
Sunday
8AM - Climber Yoga Provided By Yoop Dog Yoga
10AM - Clinics Meet
9AM-10AM - Shoe Demo Checkout
2PM - Shoe Returns
This year we have a Title Sponsor: Inside Moves Climbing Gym!!!!!!
Registration includes Slug Bluff Pint Glass!, Slug Fest Sticker, Clinics, shoe demo, yoga, camping, and other activities.
Refunds: This event is a fundraiser to support UP Climbing. In the spirit of a fundraiser, registration is not refundable. If the weather isn't conducive to climbing, we will still have camping, clinics, silent auction, frivolity, and plenty of other activities. If you register and cannot attend, and if you purchased a shirt or poster, we will be happy to mail them to you, or they can be picked up from Down Wind Sports. Also, please note that there may be slight changes to the t-shirt design, but it will be very close to above photo!
Note about Clinics: Clinics will be capped. Sport Anchor Cleaning, Rappel Extensions and Backups, Stick Clips, Top Rope Anchors, and self rescue clinics can accommodate 30 participants. The Learn to Lead, Intro to Sport Climbing, and Trad Clinics will be capped at 12. Once a clinic is full, it will not be selectable on the registration page. So, if you can select it, it is still open. Last year, due to no shows, there were spaces available the day off in many clinics.
Vendor Area: New this year will be a vendor area similar to Michigan Ice Fest! So far, we know the following will be here with demos and swag: Petzl, Black Diamond, Trango, Camp, La Sportiva, Scarpa, Big Agnes, Down Wind Sports, Michigan Ice Fest, UPCC, and others!
Other Changes From Last Year: More parking! More bathrooms! More camping space! Vendors! Trivia contest Friday Night at the Cade! WAY better silent auction prizes! Bonfire sponsored by Big Agnes! Other surprises!
Tentative Schedule For Slug Fest:
Friday
3PM -6PM socialize and climb at Slug's Bluff
4PM - 7PM - Meet and Greet and Registration at the Cade
7PM - Big Rock Trivia Contest at the Cade and Dinner
Saturday
8AM - Climber Yoga Provided By Yoop Dog Yoga
10AM - Clinics Meet
- Sport Anchor Cleaning
- How to Rappel Utilizing Extensions and Backups
- Women’s Learn to Lead
- Intro to Sport Climbing
- How to Use a Trango Stick Clip
- How to build Top Rope Anchors
- Self Rescue Part One: Rigging a Simple 3:1
9AM-10AM - Shoe Demo Checkout
4PM-5PM - Shoe Returns
6:00PM - Climber Social at the Cade
7:00 -8:00PM - Silent Auction
9PM - Bonfire Sponsored by Big Agnes
Sunday
8AM - Climber Yoga Provided By Yoop Dog Yoga
10AM - Clinics Meet
- Sport Anchor Cleaning
- How to Rappel Utilizing Extensions and Backups
- Trad Anchors
- How to Use a Trango Stick Clip
- How to build Top Rope Anchors
- Intro to Trad Climbing
- Self Rescue Part Two: How to switch from a rappel to ascension
9AM-10AM - Shoe Demo Checkout
2PM - Shoe Returns